Journal

Hi there,

My name is Likhwa and I'm a an African tech startup founder. I am working on building my own startup and I figured it would be a great idea to document my journey. I'm doing this mainly because when I started, I really didn't know where to find inside information on the startup journey i.e. the challenges, processes and so on. So I hope this will help someone.

This is my personal journal where I share my thoughts, opinions and progress as well as my hopes and aspirations as I build my startup. It's not meant to be a guide, just some insights into the mindset of an entrepreneur. I'm not speaking as an expert, but more as just a man pursuing his dream. As you will soon realize, I'm still finding my way and I know I still have a lot to learn. However I hope my bumps, bruises and victories will become the lessons that will keep someone going. Enjoy

Chapters

1. The Backstory

2. My biggest risk

3. My motivation

4. Bringing my A game

5. Why I had to change my startup's name

6. It's a lot harder than it seems

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How to easily create background notifications in Sketchware(original)

One of the keys to building a successful app is to find mechanisms that will keep your users engaged. You can do this by using background notifications. This tutorial will show you how to do that in Sketchware. We will cover: 1. How to create notifications in Sketchware 2. How to show these notifications even when the app is closed. We will start by creating a new project. If you do not know how to create a new project please check out this article here. Once we have created our project, let us create a more block to place our code. Navigate to the events menu and then to the moreblock section as shown in the image above. Create a moreBlock. I have created a moreblock with the name "BackgroundActivity" with a boolean variable named "run." See the image below for how to add the boolean variable. Place the following block in the moreBlock Background activity code: moveTaskToBack(_run); That will move our task to the background. Please note, that at this point we have

Building game apps in Sketchware

Last week I gave a tutorial on how to create a quiz app using Sketchware. Maybe you want to create a more complex game and that is possible using Sketchware. Today we will be looking at creating more complex games such as an endless runner, car racing or any animated game. You could even create a 3D game but that is of you can create the graphics. The first step is deciding what kind of game you want to create. This starts with the objective of the game, how the user will earn points, the various levels as well as customizations and upgrades. Once you have the concept you can then start building your app. This tutorial will show you how to create a game app like the one in the video below. Still needs work but I hope you get the idea. What you will need For a simple game app, you will need the following: 1. A sprite sheet These are images of your various characters e.g. it can be a happy face, sad face, angry face and so on. If it's a runner, you can have them at rest and th

How to save data to local storage in Sketchware

At some point you might want your users to be able to save or store data for later use. This might be when a game is paused or when recording information. There are two ways to save data in an app. One is using the Shared preferences component which saves data in the user's device storage or using online storage such as Firebase database or Firebase storage 1. Shared Preferences This saves data on the user's device or phone memory and thus it is also referred to as 'saving to local storage.' This means that when the User deletes the App, then that data is also lost. 2. Firebase Database/Storage This saves the User data on a central database managed by Google but under your control. Just like your email. This data remains in your database when a user deletes the App. It is also the platform from which messages are stored and received when chatting. Tutorial For today's tutorial we will save data to Shared Preferences Step 1 Add an *edittext* widget to your app. Ch

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