I've never built an app without doing this

Hey there,

Before I hire a designer.
Before I hire a developer.
Before I touch Figma or any design tool.

I sketch every app idea on paper.

Pen and notebook like it’s the 90s.

And it's the most important step in the entire process.

When you sketch on paper, you're forced to think simply.

You can't add gradients. You can't obsess over colors. You can't get lost in the details.

You just draw boxes and map out the flow. You need to figure out what the app actually does.

That clarity is everything.

Most founders overcomplicate their apps.

They open Figma.
They start designing 10 screens.
They add features they don't need.

Then they hire a dev and realize the app is way too complex to build.

Sketching on paper prevents that.

It forces you to ask: 

What's the MVP?
What's the core feature?
What does this app need to solve the problem?

Posted started as a sketch.

Contest page. Submission page. Wallet page. That's it.

I took those sketches to 99designs, got UI for a few hundred bucks, and built the first version.

No wasted time. No over-engineering.

Start with pen and paper. It's the cheapest way to validate your idea before you spend a dollar.

Discover how to validate ideas on paper before hiring developers.

Peace,
Steven