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🎬 About this Video
In this interview, I talk to Mat de Sousa about what actually makes a successful Shopify app.

We cover the full journey — from getting started as a self-taught developer to building, validating, and growing Shopify apps with real recurring revenue.

We cover:
how Mat got started with Shopify apps
why he chose Shopify over other platforms
how to come up with app ideas
how to validate an app before building
what makes a “good” Shopify app
tech stack choices
team size and development timelines
user acquisition and support load
frontend vs backend app complexity
how success changed his perspective

Highly relevant if you’re thinking about building your first Shopify app or improving an existing one.

⏳ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:04 How Mat got started
02:37 Why Shopify apps
07:20 Considering other platforms
08:53 Coming up with app ideas
10:46 Validating app ideas
21:05 Characteristics of a good app
23:38 Tech stack
25:37 Team size
26:53 Time to build
30:38 Attracting users
33:05 Support volume
35:02 Frontend vs backend apps
37:15 Impact of success
40:40 Conclusion
41:57 Outro

🔎 SEO Description
In this interview, we talk about what it takes to build successful Shopify apps. Together with Shopify app founder Mat de Sousa, we cover app ideas, validation, tech stack decisions, development timelines, user acquisition, and support. Ideal for Shopify developers, SaaS founders, and anyone interested in building profitable Shopify apps.

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