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complete okay as you can see that tip or that person is not very realistic when it comes to
how apps are built and also to how they are executed a lot of times when we think we are
going to have this amazing idea the first thing that comes to mind is how much people we are going
to help how much money we are going to make if we're being honest with ourselves and it's
just going to be this great thing the reality is though following those emotions come the emotions
of almost getting Frozen meaning you don't know where to start it is so overwhelming how are you
ever going to build this app how is it going to be successful scalable you start thinking about
all the resources you need today we are going to cover what exactly it takes to build an app
from idea to final product to deploying it and different tools that can help you along the way
foreign to start with though let's look at the timeline of what it consists of to really build
an app from idea from beginning to end and then go through each step to start with of
course is the idea you have this great idea and it's kind of high level the next thing
you need to do is break it down step by step really think about your feature list what are
some of the features for your MVP you want to start with then comes market research who is
your target audience why is this going to be useful for you this is easier said than done
and is something that you will need to spend a lot of time on once you have achieved both
of those steps which as I mentioned sound easier than they actually are but at the end of the day
they are crucial steps to getting started it's time for the fun stuff or in some cases the most
challenging stuff which is choosing the right technology I need some coffee for this next part
because choosing the right technology that is where it really gets tricky and that's what I
want to focus in on today how do you find the right technology to work with better yet maybe
you are a developer just starting out in your career or you're a developer that maybe you're
even senior but you don't want to spend all your free hours building this application how can you
achieve that I started doing some research and wondering what would I do if I was to build an
app all over again and one of the platforms that I kept on coming back to the sap learning site has
many learning Journeys you can take courses you can take with different quizzes but one that I
really want to focus in on today is the compose and automate with sap build the no code way and
I know you might be thinking Tiff no code what are you talking about but honestly if you look
at the stats which I'll put up on screen here no code is continuing to grow so quickly in demand
and it's because it's able to scale and grow so quickly you can come in with little to no coding
experience and build these really super powerful applications okay so I have up on screen here sap
build and I specifically want to go to unit 2 which is creating a first application with sap
build apps so let's open that up here and you can see down below that this is a business scenario
they give you you're going to build an app that lets you scan the barcode on a food product then
it calls an API AI to get the calorie content and displays the product name and calorie count so you
can see if we scroll down exercise options and then also to what the prereqs are and honestly I
just want to pause here it's kind of wild to think how quickly you can build these applications with
going through courses like this that really bring your idea to application and we right
now are speaking about creating your first app so it's pretty simple in the ideation stage or
the building stage but also too they have courses for process Automation and deployment as well so
you literally take your idea your app from idea to deploying it which is wild there is no excuse
anymore if you have a million billion dollar idea or something that's going to help millions of
people even one person now is the time so as you can see here though after you are done creating
your app there's always a quiz at the end which I am a huge quiz person I love it because it really
reinforces what you are learning so this is a great way when you're going through this course to
understand if you need to go back and redo maybe the lesson or if you're ready to carry on also too
I'll share with you a little tip that I like to do when building really anything is I always take
the tutorial read the documentation whatever the case is because what that does is yes of course it
teaches you how to use the tool and build faster but also too what it typically does is a lot of
the logic that you are learning when it comes to building this application even if it comes to a
low code application you can then transfer into your own app so for example in the use case of the
barcode maybe this Sparks something in you that you want to implement our Barcode Scanner in your
application as well just a little tip it's kind of cheating this is a cheating assistant no I think
it's just being a quick learner anyways I just mentioned as well about Automation and what really
is automation what does that even mean and why is it important in the idea to final product for the
app when you are building you want to ensure you can automate as many processes as possible because
at the end of the day if you can save time where you are building and thinking and have processes
automated for you it's going to save you a lot of money as well so let's go here as you can see some
examples automate manual repetitive tasks such as copying pasting data into a spreadsheet another
one being digitalized manual and semi-automated processes such as capital expenditure and then
you can see on screen here we're actually going to go through an example of automating a process with
sap build automation so they give you the scenario you will complete the first steps to create the
process and trigger a form for the process using drag and drop functionality so you can do it in
a live environment or platform simulation alright so we have kind of checked off a lot on our list
we have started from idea went to doing some user research some target market research then
we started actually working on building the app we're using sap learning to really go through
the process before we go through building our own app but actually understanding what steps to take
by following the course and documentation this is just my personal thought take that as I was
actually just editing this video I decided to pop back on camera here and share with you because I
feel like I wouldn't be doing this video Justice if I didn't at least acknowledge or speak about
money and why I think it's so important to do that is because when you are building an app oftentimes
something the thought that comes to mind is well how am I going to make money from this application
even if the pure intention is to help individuals if you are going to be continuing building this
app and where is the money coming from who is funding it and I want to share my thoughts around
how to make money with your application where does the money come from and this might be contrary to
popular belief popular to what experts are telling you but here's my biggest advice that I have found
through being a content creator and through working on a startup behind the scenes which is
more to come soon on that and many other things the reality is don't worry about it wait one
tip that sounds so silly you just said that's so important how it would even don't worry about it
the money will follow give value to people create a very valuable product
that people will find useful entertaining educational whatever that pillar is
don't focus on well I need to add this feature in because that is how I will generate money
don't worry about that at the end of the day if you are making an application a website a service
that has value once again whatever value that looks like doesn't mean it has to be educational
it could also be entertaining or a mixture of both but if you are making something that has value to
people is helping people and they are utilizing it the money will follow whether it be through
advertisements on the bottom of your application whether it be through partnering up with other
companies for collaboration Services whatever the case is I think some of the greatest apps
though have really started or greatest ideas have really started out of passion not being afraid to
take that risk and then also to just focusing on your end user and how you can provide value
versus building a product on how it will generate money now once again this is just my two cents on
it I think it's really important to note because too often we are even subconsciously driven by
if this succeeds it needs to make so much money and how will that happen focus on today focus
on getting your app on the App Store focus on getting your service on on the focus on getting
your service online whatever the case is the money will follow and just focus on one step one foot
in front of the other otherwise you are going to look too far ahead and in turn honestly probably
get nothing done all right by this point we have done a lot from ideation to actually building the
app what comes next well of course you need to decide where you're going to put this app are
you going to put it on iTunes are you going to put it on Google Play and of course that comes
into play how the app was built which we spoke about earlier but also too it's really important
to note how are you going to Market this app you might have the greatest idea ever ever to exist
but if it's not marketed in the right way that's another challenge for me I am not a marketing
expert by any means I always rely on Experts to do their job so at this point what I would do if you
are more developer focused or technical focused or big idea picture focused even I would say reach
out to a friend who's a marketer go on upwork go on one of these freelancing sites find someone
who you really trust or build that relationship with to help Market your product because it you
have to let the ego go no matter how amazing your product is if it's not marketed right there's a
very low chance that it will succeed alright as you know I have collaborated with sap on a few
other things in the past and I always get really excited about collaborating and sharing different
tools or courses with you that they produce and one of the main reasons is because sap courses or
sap having sap on your resume as a whole in any format is going to help you stand out to Future
employers to business partners to anything like that it is such a great way to really
stand out from the crowd and I think one of the biggest things that we talk about a lot
on here is how to stay ahead of Technology how to stay ahead of the curve and this is a great
way to do it so I really hope you enjoyed going through this with me going through a little bit
of the sap Learning Journey specifically the sap build journey and I'm linking it down below
so make sure to go check it out alright thank you for watching this video I hope you found it
very helpful but also too inspirational go take this course go start really understanding how to
build applications from ideation to deployment to fully getting people to use it and Beyond and all
I know I'm really curious have you built an app on your own before have you tried one of these
tools before such as a low code solution let me know down in the comments alright thank you all
make sure to hit that subscribe if you haven't and I'll see you soon thanks everyone [Music]
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