Lessons Learned From A First-Time Appreneur

There are over 2 million iOS apps and almost as many Android apps, in a growing app economy. However, for every Flappy Bird app that gets lucky and goes viral, there are thousands of apps that take time and hard work to launch, and persistence to maintain, grow and avoid the app graveyard. While we typically hear about overnight success stories, this article explores the more typical experience of an appreneur, or app entrepreneur.

I spoke with one such appreneur, Amit Murumkar, about his journey with Canvsly over the past 3 1/2 years. Canvsly helps parents capture and store their children’s artwork for posterity and avoid the piles of paper.

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