1. Christian Selig, creator of Apollo Reddit app and Pixel Pals

Christian tells a story of how Apollo got started, grew and eventually had to shut down following Reddit's API pricing decision. Segments [00:46] Introduction of Christian [01:58] How Christian got into app development [03:36] Internship at Apple [06:38] The origin of the name for Apollo [07:49] Launching v1 of Apollo [13:12] Pricing the app [17:46] Apollo t-shirts and custom app icons [21:38] Adding notifications and being rejected by Apple [26:15] Initial reception of Apollo and building a community [31:32] Apollo's growth [39:39] Challenges with Reddit API [41:51] The demise of Apollo [47:11] Apollo in metrics [54:14] PixelPals [56:05] Advice for app developers [57:26] Podcast and book recommendations Show notes Christian on Twitter/X: @ChristianSelig Pixel Pals Widget Pet Game on Apple App Store Apollo app subreddit r/apolloapp Do you love audio podcasts? Sign up for Metacast podcast app at https://metacast.app. Get in touch! Send us an email at [email protected] Subscribe to newsletter at https://www.buildersgonnabuild.com Metacast: Behind the scenes - "build in public" style podcast and newsletter at https://metacastpodcast.com