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What to do with an app idea?

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  1. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    I have, what I feel, a really neat idea for an app. What is the best route to take to get it designed, developed and marketed? I found some app developers online, but how am I assured that my idea won't get stolen? Has anybody on here actually done this themselves?

    Any advice would be appreciated.
     
  2. the_stig

    the_stig F1 Rookie

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    Google app <the OS> incubator? I see some reviews, some theft stories, etc.
     
  3. jomoyer

    jomoyer Formula Junior

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  4. Wade

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  5. becker

    becker Formula Junior

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    I write iOS/Android/etc apps myself you can do an NDA but that is no guaranteed they won't take your idea and come up before you with a similar/better app. If you have some basics on design and stuff you can get it done by modules and then glue the black boxes, ask dev guy/gal/company to give you a module that takes this input and produces that output and build from there, otherwise you just have to trust and see what happens

    Cheers
     
  6. BMW.SauberF1Team

    BMW.SauberF1Team F1 World Champ

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    Best bet is to make friends that are programmers and ask them to do it for you. I don't think there really is any other way around theft for app unless you know and trust the people you work with. I have a couple ideas myself and my brother is a programmer that said he will do it as he's interested in learning about the app world himself. If he wasn't a programmer, I'd be SOL.
     
  7. becker

    becker Formula Junior

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    FYI some devs don't play nice they pump up reviews for their App thru friends/employees and others go the xtra mile by bad mouthing a similar App. Somebody even got a wacky email trying to sue him because the App was similar, be careful out there.
     
  8. No Doubt

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  9. bhuwan

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    PM if me you're serious - I am a SW engineer and know the process and can help guide you and protect your idea.
     

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