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Might be worth checking out things like fbstart or foundersgrid perks to get a bunch of vouchers and discounts off these services.

We got 6 months free Mailchimp and fee-free on Stripe for the first 60k i think, really helped at the time

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to show you the outcome out our first internal hackday, a tweetdeck style viewer for Instagram.

We had a lot of fun making it, hope you like it!

Great stuff, we also made some flat style devices in css

http://marvelapp.github.io/devices.css/

This is definitely something we have planned, our main aim was just to get this version released (it was a long painful road) but the next step is sorting out its offline capabilities

I think this might be possible, i'll look into it!

We have some plans to try and add more and more realism without needing much user input. For example on the web app you can access your iPhone prototype and add things like fixed header and footers, app icons, iOS7 transitions etc

The hardest part i've found is trying to include this all in the iPhone app design. This version is definitely our base, from here we can start adding a few more things to make your prototypes more app-like

The shame. I'll get that changed, thanks!

It's been a great insight for me and helped with putting together the deck and approach that landed us some Angel funding.

The other part of it is now we want to help people too, so we've written a few posts about our own spending and metrics. Great to be able to shed some light on early stage questions.

wow this looks great, would love to see the prototype

Hey! We're close to PDF support, i think next month we'll have it in.

It's actually a pretty common request as many people have their wireframes and visuals in PDF format and want to prototype it up so you're not alone :)

Yes that's 100% coming, we just need a bit more time to get it right.

We launched a feature in the web app where you can download your prototype as a ZIP containing html/css/js to run offline but we really want to have offline in-browser working for everyone

Very cool idea! Great design

Here you go! I made some for the site but it hasn't gone live yet https://www.dropbox.com/s/zacd5pe198irch0/iphone5x3.pdf

Thanks! We actually finished .sketch support weeks ago, however the Dropbox API doesn't recognise the format yet (it sees it as a folder) so we've got to wait until it becomes available. Soon as it does we'll push it live :)

Sadly we had to request access to your image files otherwise we wouldn't be able to allow you to use them in your prototype and keep them in sync.

It's a delicate subject I totally understand, thanks for the best wishes!

haha it's Din Pro!

Good question!

After freelancing in agencies, startups and design teams for so long I saw that everyone was using Dropbox for projects and design file storage.

With designers making hundreds of changes to their designs each day, the time it would take to keep your prototype updated is prohibative. So we figured instead of forcing the user to bring the files to our cloud solution, why don't we just go to theirs?

If we let users leave their files where they are it's one less click and thing to manage. We just keep the files in sync so the prototypes update automatically with the user lifting a finger.

On the flip-side, no everyone uses Dropbox of course and it's a barrier. But it allows us to save money on storage which we pass back onto the user and provide a great free plan (no upload or project limits)

We actually started with a single folder but the UX wasn't great. It meant that everyone had to drag their existing projects and files into a specific Marvel folder in Dropbox/apps.

After we saw that no one was doing it, we figured it would be better to go to the files, rather than force people to bring the files to us.

We only access the files you choose, also Marvel was approved by the DB API team to use the service (a bit like the App Store)

That's a great combo. We wanted to make something that fits into the full workflow, from sketches on paper to wireframes and high-fidelity visuals.

So you can easily use the iPhone app to start with sketches and then use the web app to get into more detail

Thanks! Hope you find it useful :)

Thanks!

Yes 100%, one of my co-founders is a iOS dev so made sense to get the iPhone out first but Android is definitely coming

If you use the official Dropbox app, you could upload your sketches into the web app in the mean time however :)

Thanks! I think you're right, it's about empowering anyone to bring their ideas to life, regardless of tech or design skill.

We're seeing Marvel being used to teach kids how to make apps https://twitter.com/futurice/status/449186891837890560 massively exciting!

Hey! You could give our web app a spin http://www.marvelapp.com, no iPhone needed :)

We don't have any image recognition stuff coming or pre-made elements but we are adding transitions/animations so that you can get a sense of what your apps might feel like.

Here are a few key differences:

* Our iPhone app ties in with our web app, which allows you to prototype both web and mobile. http://www.marvelapp.com. Our iPhone app is just one part of the eco-system

* We support PSD importing directly into the iPhone app

* All your images are synced with Dropbox so you can easily access them

* Our web app allows you to download prototypes as ZIPs to run offline or on your own server

* You can select dozens of different device frames (HTC One, Lumia, iPhone 5S etc)

* You can export iPad prototypes using our iPhone app

Hey all, happy to answer any questions about our new app! It's been a long road to get a stable version of this out so keen to get any feedback

We made an iPhone app that finds Instagram photos in any location you choose. Just drop the pin on the map and geo-tagged photos appear. It's also an Instagram client

150,000 downloads 1.2 million sessions Featured by Apple twice

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/instabam!-explore-instagram/...

Actually for us it was pretty long (which I don't recommend). I think what you suggested is a much better strategy.

I think it was around 3 months so it wasn't as fresh but what I did was go through email addresses one by one, picked out the companies that sounded the most promising and opened up a dialogue to get those guys in early.

Then kept the other guys informed to try and keep them excited. Although if I would have done it just before launching I would have saved a lot of effort.

http://betali.st/ got us our first 300 users for http://www.marvelapp.com, it's free to submit, I recommend it, great way to get momentum.

To get our first 1000 I used a combination of Twitter, LinkedIn Groups and my own blog and newsletter