Ching-Mei Chen (陳慶梅)
AmCham Taichung Dinner
April 28, 2015
A Bit About me...
New Jersey
Singapore
Pennsylvania
New York
D.C.
Taipei!
Jaime & John
... together since 2003. ;-)
2008 - John on a Plane
2008-2011: Bootstrapped
... building Facebook Apps
2011: the Mobile rush
Pairs of Pair-Programming
Summer 2011
The Birth of PicCollage
The Growth Of PicCollage
90 Million Installs
Top Countries: US, UK, Australia, Japan
Building a Global Product
Think universally. (don't limit the product)
Be empathetic. (feel people's pain)
Stay humble. (you don't know best)
Really, it's not about you.
DO NOT Try to Be Perfect
(you will never be.)
Definition of Minimum Viable Product (MVP):
The MVP is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning with the least effort.
Steal like An Artist
You're Never Too Old
Building a "Culture"
good working environment
central location (convenience, food, social)
like-minded people nearby (coworking space)
host meetups (Cocoaheads, Android Taipei, etc.)
be open, and kind.
Best of Both Worlds
A Taipei-based team serving a global market.
Thank You!
@chingmei