ISSUE_042 SUMMER 2026 A_JOURNAL_OF_APP_STUDIOS SHIPPED_WEEKLY
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Interviews —
long, slow, with the
people building
the things.

Founders, marketing leads, engineers. We talk for at least an hour, often more. The transcripts are lightly edited but never reordered. Names are real unless the subject asks us to anonymise.

Recent conversations.

Studio founder
interview · founder

A long conversation with a two-person studio that has been profitable for nine years.

Two engineers, one product, one shared spreadsheet. They have not raised money. They have not hired.

Priya Naidoo · 22 minRead interview →
Marketing director
interview · growth

The marketing lead who refuses to run paid acquisition.

Eight years at a B2B app company, growing the user base on content alone.

Sarah Coley · 11 minRead interview →