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In today’s newsletter we’re going to see:

• Mat’s Diary

  • My biggest YouTube video has been released

  • “Built For Shopify” Badge is very close

  • Information about the future Wide Event in Paris

• Zero to Hero #2: The Shopify App Growth Blueprint

  • Validating The Problem

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Let’s go!

Mat’s Diary

My biggest YouTube video has been released

Youtube is the best way to share content.

I love Twitter but you’re limited.

With Youtube you can show, tell and people listen to you.

It’s probably the best platform but…

It takes a lot of time. The recording, the editing, etc…

Or a lot of money to hire people to do it for you.

So when I release a new video I am very happy.

And I just did it with the best video on the channel. Well, we only have 3 videos for the moment.

“How I make $57,000 per month with my Shopify App”

Watch it by clicking here

In this video, I share:

• How I found my Shopify App Idea

• How I validated it

• How I found my first 10 users

• How I scaled it

Everything you need to know is in this video.

I know I’ve been sharing my story a lot in this newsletter. But it’s always different in a video and even if you know my story, you should watch it.

“Built for Shopify” Badge is very close

We had 14 points to fix in the email Shopify sent us.

We did it and we submitted again.

They were quick to reply back. I waited only 1 hour.

And after this hour Shopify gave me 2 other points to check.

1 new point.

1 from a previous point that wasn’t properly fixed.

So we’re back into the process of handling it.

I don’t know if it will be the last submission because they usually give you points to check and once it’s done, they give you more.

Anyway, they’re really fast to give feedback!

Once it’s done I’ll tell you the impact it had on my app.

Information about the future Wide Event in Paris

We now have a date for our next Wide Event so write it down.

May 27, 2024.

We’ll all meet in Paris in a place that is still secret today 🤫

The first one was at Le Grand Rex. A mythical place in Paris 👇

And the next place will be as magical as Le Grand Rex if not more!

You’ll be able to get the tickets to that event very soon.

We’ll have:

• French e-commerce agencies (to whom you can talk to)

• Shopify merchants

• Shopify Developers

• App Founders

Everyone from the ecosystem.

New partnerships are created at these events, new businesses or friendships.

These are the events you don’t want to miss.

But it’s not enough. Successful people will talk at this event so you will also learn a lot.

Zero to Hero #2: The Shopify App Growth Blueprint

Validating The Problem

Last month I shared the first step of the Blueprint: Finding an idea.

If you didn’t read it you can do it here: https://news.matdesousa.com/p/bssa-84-shopify-app-growth-blueprint-1

But now that we have our problem (or list of problems for the lucky people) we need to validate it.

You don’t build after you find a problem.

• What if no one else has the problem?

• What if the problem isn’t big enough?

• What if they’re not willing to pay for the problem?

• What if they’re not willing to use another SaaS product than the one they’re using?