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Joshua Raphael's 2-Minute Taste-Test On Building A World Class App

Before you get stuck into the recipe, test your skills in this supa quick 10-step assessment below. Then, try again at the end to see your improvement. 

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Question 1 of 10

What is Parket?

A

A marketplace for parking.

B

A parking lot.

C

A cool mobile app.

Question 2 of 10

What was one of the surprising stumbling blocks Parket encountered in taking its product to market?

A

Open parking lots with no onsite electricity.

B

Long sales cycles.

C

Skeptical motorists.

Question 3 of 10

What do you need from a minimum viable product (MVP)?

A

Repeat transactions.

B

Feedback from the people who use it.

C

Both of these.

Question 4 of 10

What did Joshua decide NOT to do because he didn’t think that Parket was ready for the consequences?

A

A big PR drive.

B

Propose to his girlfriend.

C

Appoint a big team of developers.

Question 5 of 10

What is Joshua’s number-one requirement when recruiting developers?

A

They must own a car and use parking lots.

B

They must love what they do.

C

They must have 10 years’ experience.

Question 6 of 10

Why is Parket an easy sell to employees and investors?

A

It is a business that prints money.

B

It is based in Cape Town.

C

It solves a problem almost everybody can relate to.

Question 7 of 10

What is the founder’s job?

A

Put what the market tells him/her into the product that is being developed.

B

Find investors.

C

Appoint a team.

Question 8 of 10

A mobile app is one of the first things every business needs.

A

True.

B

False.

Question 9 of 10

The Parket server is based on _________.

A

An API.

B

Vue.js.

C

Android.

Question 10 of 10

What is the most important skill for a startup?

A

The ability to build a disruptive product.

B

Having an online personality.

C

Selling.

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