About this episode
The episode discusses the iPhone app store launch in 2008 and the subsequent rise and fall of indie app developers, featuring Panic's unique approach with a novelty app.
Most of us remember the iPhone app store launch in 2008 and the iPhone app gold rush that followed. Indie developers flocked to the platform, all determined to build a breakout app that would earn them millions. And pretty soon that gold rush… turned into a brown rush. Enter Panic, with a ridiculous novelty app and an elaborate fake backstory for a German company that didn't exist.
Topics covered
- iPhone app store
- indie developers
- app gold rush
- Panic
- novelty app
- fake backstory
Keywords
- iPhone
- app store
- indie developers
- Panic
- novelty app
- gold rush
- fake backstory
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Panic
Products: iPhone
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