Jaime (B7 Dev)
Runs B7 Dev, an app development firm that Steve P. Young has worked with since 2013. Guest on App Masters (May 2026) on the mistakes first-time app founders make before and during development. Surname not given in the source; the transcript spells his first name “Jaime” (his contact address reads as “chaim@”, so the spelling may be Chaim).
Strong on: scoping a first version, how AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex) change development timelines and cost, hosting choices (dedicated vs cloud), startup credit programmes.
Bias to keep in mind: sells development services and cross-promotes App Masters (and vice versa); cost figures are his agency’s quotes, not market surveys.
Sources: sources/youtube/app-masters/ (yt:SHctL0V73BE).
Notes citing Jaime (B7 Dev)
- Designing the first version for conversion — UI/UX as the differentiatorWhy an app's v1 design must be built around conversion and revenue from the start, and why polished UI/UX is the main differentiator now that AI makes building easy.
- Go viral yourself before hiring UGC creatorsWhy founders should find repeatable viral formats themselves before paying UGC creators, how Nicole Cheung researches a niche before posting, and the limits of organic views as a download channel.
- Reserving a marketing budget and choosing the first channelWhy new apps fail without an earmarked marketing budget, and Steve P. Young's default first channels (ASO + Apple Ads), with the warning that viral social views often don't convert to downloads.
- Scoping the first version — solve one problemWhy first-time founders should ship an app that solves one problem (not a multi-tool), and how Steve P. Young pairs a one-feature build with one keyword and a hard paywall to test demand.
- What building an app costs in 2026 — AI coding, hosting, startup creditsAn agency's 2026 numbers — v1 in ~2 months instead of ~6 with AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex), dedicated hosting at $100–150/month vs $600–800 cloud, and startup credits from Azure, Stripe, Cloudflare.
- What to work on at each stage — from launch to paid adsSteve P. Young's stage gates for a new app — rank
- Why start paid acquisition with Apple AdsWhy App Masters starts most iOS apps on Apple Ads (plus ASO) before Meta or TikTok, and when that advice does not apply.
- Why the paywall belongs in onboardingMost subscription buyers convert on day zero, so the paywall should sit inside the first-run onboarding and be seen by ~100% of new users.