How to build a Billion Dollar app? | George Berkowski | TEDxCityUniversityLondon

[@lbagwell9283]

my right ear feel lonely

[@juanlugofitness]

L Bagwell lmaoooo/// I was like what the hell? Lol

[@tilwin]

Lol I opened my laptop today and this is the first thing I played on speakers afterwards. I thought I messed up a speaker :D Thanks for the comment

[@calvinmichael1097]

Damm . My right ear phone got damage when I watched this video . lols

[@therealwakil]

i was thinkin its my handsfree's fault :( God damn it!!!

[@mr.devanand3369]

My left ear enjoying

[@seccat]

Workaround for MacOS: 1) Apple menu, select System Preferences. 2) Select Accessibility. 3) Under Audio, Select the Play stereo audio as mono checkbox.

[@EinBuchin7Minuten]

Watched the video, built an app and now i am a billionaire. Thank you Tedx!

[@Pimpishone]

I'm working on an app right now how do I go about building this app including the legal sides of it?

[@platform2094]

I need some info. Of how to. Make an app plz help

[@poonamkhanna2039]

Liar

[@secretsociety5700]

Dude am jealous

[@enohorakatugba1729]

Hi....please can i get some info on how to go about it. Thanks

[@simphiwentsindiso116]

How many ppl are here because of ideas?

[@joserivers1306]

@@sethrich89 did you do it yourself or hired a company?

[@Lovemyfriends1]

Me

[@rodiz23]

Me

[@nimrodfernando4729]

Me!!!

[@seddikiriyadh6675]

yes me dreaming

[@aryamangoel5483]

90% of comments: Roasting him about the audio problem 10% of comments: I still can't make a billion dollar app

[@na.a8646]

Nope yours is neither

[@hiiambarney4489]

@@na.a8646 or both

[@DavidJohnson-su4os]

@@na.a8646 he is doing both roasting and excuses haha

[@revazzhvania1466]

This is one of the most underrated TEDx Talks.

[@theCamster247]

I've never had an interest in coding, but creating an app is always something I wanted to do. Never knew ppl who coded except my pops. Nice to know there are other alternatives, cause getting through the first page of a javascript just never works out for me lol

[@nzshareman]

"If you think something should be there but it isn't, then it should."

[@mohamedfofanajr6267]

Wdym

[@Invisibletoday]

@@mohamedfofanajr6267 WHAT IT SAID READ IT

[@nyhtopossu4858]

I have to admit that at this moment I'm not any closer to creating a billion dollar app than I was before watching this video.

[@Khalid-je9pe]

Lol, Exactly.

[@beyondme819]

lmao

[@photoshopskillz3041]

I still don't know "how to build a Billion Dollar app"

[@historiesmade]

sit down, think and observe and you will build a billion dollar app

[@carmenavalos616]

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[@carmenavalos616]

Photoshopskillz w

[@d3vlewis]

Solve a problem. Work hard. Don't quit.

[@logical-brain-]

It's easy, watch a video of somebody explaining how to do it and boom!

[@JODECIFEENIN]

who else is ready to take over the tech industry

[@danaykennedy1664]

Kalifo I’m with you 🤣

[@amarnegi7652]

I will do it one day bro

[@Reamyking]

Can you help am a newbie to coding

[@jkuhede]

@@Reamyking What technologies and languages are you interested in ?

[@iteratedofficial]

me

[@vladbilous9563]

Although stories of successful apps were extremely oversimplified, there were some interesting ideas worth to think about. When entering a market, you either need a product that way more better than all exiting ones or you need something completely new. From myself I may add, that you also need to ensure that some big tech giant will not steal your idea, and will not implement it, due to its unlimited resources, in a better way, taking all your users away.

[@tewfik8616]

The only thing you need to know is to create VALUE to your customers. no need to over complicate anything, remember JUST DO IT.

[@appletechpro4u506]

Value like what

[@Invisibletoday]

@@appletechpro4u506 that’s for you to figure out

[@Pamphilpaulo]

the richest man that's ever lived was named mansa musa

[@deathtogeorgesoros3008]

but back then they had a barter system and his wealth was mostly gold and salt, this guy had straight up dollars

[@deathtogeorgesoros3008]

it does matter because mansa musa was a king that owned all propery, rockafeller (prob spelled it wrong) made it through buisiness

[@teddyteddyist]

greatest nation ewww America is corrupted with no morality left. You shame your founding fathers. Very sad just wars and even the people in your country don't love it anymore or its core principles. Diverse nation but yet so racial segregated.

[@deathtogeorgesoros3008]

no it depends on where you live. Many different cultures in the US. I live in Northern Virginia which is close to DC, and is very wealthy. The high school i went to had students whos parents average income was $330,000. Pretty diverse with asians and whites, very friendly community. Everyone worked hard, and there was very little crime. Most of us are still patriotic, but there are always haters out there wanting to bring down whoever is at the top

[@duarte-rhiannicely5288]

The point is what was stated in the video is not true. The richest documented man that ever lived was Mansa Musa from Mali, African, Fact! The end.

[@Mu3ic]

Nearly 6 years later, I'm playing the game whilst watch/listening to this.

[@pauldacus4590]

1:18 John D Rockefeller actually died May 23, 1937. His peak net worth was $400B in 1913, in 2017 inflation-adjusted dollars according to Wikipedia. Perhaps one reason we'll never see anyone as rich as Rockefeller, is the US government did not collect income taxes until 1913, long after Rockefeller had made much of his money. When he died, his tangible net worth is estimated to have been $26M, he had given the vast bulk of his earnings to philanthropy.

[@uvwxyzero]

The last video I watched of this guy the audio was on the right ear, now it's left, I like the balance.

[@fbomb3035]

Dude an iam here stuck in morocco starving in a fkn small town with good mobile apps develpment skills and app ideas that are unique and proven to work brfore

[@jamesdot87]

I spent half the video tweaking my headphones🎧 wires...till I read the comments 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️😂😂😂

[@XRXONE]

That’s definitely not your username

[@njabulob373]

But also, get new headphones.

[@AMIRULHAQE]

wowow, me too. and this is the first comment I saw and I burst out of laugh

[@easilyexplained2202]

A sort of fix for the left audio issue: Go to Realtek HD audio manager, go to sound effects, select a high reverb mode and adjust Left/Right volume to the right. :)

[@unfortunatewitnessX]

Not just ideas, but a viable business plan and making my dreams come true.

[@MidknightGamingOfficial]

On today’s episode of “Where Quarantine has brought me”....

[@ardentreader9607]

1:30 yea right, no need to rewrite history Sir, Musa Mansa already holds that spot. Other than that, good insightful material..i will buy your book on AMZ today!

[@spillatv]

he can make billion dollar apps but he cant fix the audio on his videos

[@baronmeddy]

Spilla Tv that's an interesting statement, I'm pretty sure he doesn't watch his videos after uploading them on KZbin

[@crimson6172]

It's not his job to make sure that ted uploads his talk properly... I seriously doubt he even have access to this channel.

[@wilsonsebastiao8054]

Spilla Tv Wilson Sebastião da Silva

[@josecarlosxyz]

LOL

[@antdx316]

+Spilla Tv , You can buy a super expensive Ducati but still they can't figure out how to win MotoGP races. You can buy a $20k analog watch and the second hand isn't even directly at 0. You can buy a brand new superbike and the clutch levers aren't even flush at full retract. etcs.

[@Zo-hc2fn]

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots, in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate, this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are way more powerful than restaurants, along with that, there is an app people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days, menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

[@waronamogobye436]

It might sound like a joke but might turn into something big😂 I would defined use this hypothetical app

[@STEELO-247]

MY LEFT HEADPHONE LOVED THIS VIDEO GREAT UPLOAD

[@vishalsheth1888]

+Certified Grammar Nazi You missed the comma grammar nazi :p

[@STEELO-247]

***** Not when you're being sarcastic :P

[@rickrude7868]

I spent 5minutes trying to troubleshoot my wireless earbuds... Lol until i ran out of solutions but to check the comments sections... Lmao 😂

[@mishapurser7542]

Please fix the audio so it plays in both headphone speakers.

[@VilgotSchnee]

yeah, the editor really fucked up the sound

[@articarental5284]

lol .. i tought my headphones was broken , and banged it a few times

[@calvinmichael1097]

I thought my fuckin ear phone broken . Damm Lols

[@antdx316]

+artica rental, after seeing so many comments of course someone would break their set because of this video which is why there should be some mandatory warning about the right side being off

[@ovijasso8934]

Am at only 1:40 and his lack of vision is depressing, he said we won’t ever see a richer person than Rockefeller. But humanity has still many new markets to explore.

[@ryandobal]

this went through one ear and out the other

[@ryandobal]

informative tho haha

[@LearnEnglishMM]

Everyone is same at start; they just start solving problems and make it for themselves-a better life.

[@thatt-shirtguy9669]

King Mansa Musa I of the Mali Empire was history's richest person. Some people just don't do their homework.

[@GamesFeeder]

not comparable

[@WisdomTooth1987]

presidents and kings don't count because that is not a personal net worth that is more of a collective net worth.

[@antdx316]

+That T-shirt Guy, You can't take that wealth with you when you die but all the interactions that happened because of it you do..

[@christianmccauley7340]

That T-shirt Guy you may have done your homework but you might need a lesson in logic, while mansa munsa may have been the “richest person” back then they had a trading and bartering type system which makes it hard to compare him to a man with physical currency.

[@cristobalccl3603]

Actually, it's not. It depends on wether you take the full amount of his wealth or the adjusted amount. If we're talking about the actual amount, then it's Rockefeller ($300+ Billion). If we consider the adjusted amount due to inflation, it's Mansa Musa.

[@gamerchick195]

idk why theres so many negative comments. this video is phenomenal.

[@uxsherlocklondon]

"I think the presentation was good. It gives one an idea of where ideas could take a person. Persistence is key. I believe it's about execution too. Perhaps George could mention which specialists one needs to build an app and how to launch it in his next video. Do look out for my apps in the near future fellow people". ~Partho Roy AKA UX Sherlock

[@uguryuruk8085]

I disagree with the point when he talks about the age average of founders, you can also make it when you are younger or older. If your idea solves the real world problems no one would ask you about if you experienced or build teams before.. Youth should't be discouraged.

[@maxd2070]

true

[@ritvarsfreimanis]

Do you understand what average means? :D

[@beepapillon3716]

Yeah also remember how long he says it takes, so of course they started away a young age, start now! Also hes just throwing out average numbers

[@Rassy_]

Why disagree with facts, its not like that's what he believes or came up with

[@positivity29]

Mansa Musa was the richest man that ever lived but great Ted talk thanks ! 🙏🏽🔥❤️

[@mogomotsi6595]

True thank you, he must do a home work

[@norapeace6526]

Is it just me or this video's sound is mostly on the left side of your computer??? 🤔

[@thedancinglobster]

Mansa munsa was worth a trillion dollars during his lifetime he’s the richest man to ever live.

[@sangeetasingh-gq9yf]

Not actually it was under 500 billion dollars

[@tommylee9048]

Nah he is worth only 400 billion. Augustus Caesar is worth 4.6 trillion dollars today

[@waronamogobye436]

Gonna come back here when my startup that, I still need to start, reaches a trillion dollars in valuation

[@mustafamahmood9224]

all this guy is trying to say in sweet words is "don't loose hope and keep on thinking for new ideas" and when you bridge the gap between technology and human behavior certainly you will find great ideas

[@Andrelas11]

People.... Tedx is independently organised by local communities. Of course video and audio quality is going to vary GREATLY depending on the location. I would almost guarantee that the team capturing the event is volunteer and therefore most likely fairly untrained. 99% of the time people only care that you have touched a camera or microphone at least once in your life for them to ask you to video/record events for them. "Billy has a camera, why can't he just film it for us?" Because Billy is 10 and hasn't had the necessary experience to do a good job. Its the same with many professional industries, money saved > quality. Trained, professional technicians would cost additional money, most of which is likely being used to primarily account for the speaker. I am also confounded by how important stereo sound is to people. This isn't a feature film with a dynamic range of frequencies and beautifully mixed dialog and score, its a Tedx talk. If you don't have the mental capacities to handle a mono signal why are you even watching (supposedly highly intellectual) videos like Ted talks??

[@shahinuddin7506]

The richest man in history is actually mansa musa

[@adventvans]

Thats actually not true. Rothschild is.

[@themaltesesailor9774]

Rothschild isn't a person, its the family name of a large grouping of wealthy descendants of an early banker.

[@nikodemus1able]

WELL...ACTUALLY.....ME IS THE RICHEST GUY ON THE INTERNET...TOTAL WEALTH EXCEEDS ...10 BILLION...

[@omarfarique6304]

nikodemus1able If I am not wrong Mansa Musa is worth about $400 Billion of today

[@Abdi-uy1kh]

he messed up economies on his way to hajj by giving away gold to people.

[@youngsomalientrepreneurs2519]

Let us engage the youth and utalise their energy through financial education and business ideas.

[@Joyandblissniss]

There is nothing about how to build an app Is more about why to build one Interesting

[@hiteshdhamshaniya8350]

true, Title should be change to Why need to build app.

[@TumwineProsper]

It's based in his book by the same name..... However his app has not reached the billion dollar mark... I hope it does

[@kapilbhutkar]

The focus is on Billion Dollar App idea, it’s not a Tech tutorial @ TedTalks You can learn it on Udemy :)

[@kawa8694]

Awesome! Now my left ear is ready to build a billion dollar app

[@rust3dtinmanrichards615]

6 mil subs and 0 capable audio technicians.....

[@EliasmlnchkpkppjvdabjjjhoiAnto]

Rust3dtinman Richards jnhgjmhy4

[@antdx316]

The person recording the video was probably back up as the primary person who was supposed to do this had problems. It's either this or nothing or they made it like this for psychological reasons to make you think differently than if everything was how it was "supposed" to be.

[@MegaMansoory]

Thats 12 million subs more which makes it over 18M subs now in 2 years time since u last commented.

[@CathyWs]

yousof mansoory now 19

[@Xtra0412]

Now 28million sub tho

[@officialsatisfyingvids8296]

I’m getting confused about something when it comes to building a billion dollar app or website😕. Must I build a company after it is becoming a billion dollar app😕🤔? What are the things I can do to keep track of my app growth like what are the employees and the job they will get engaged in after building the company???

[@darrenedwards7910]

This is some good info. However the richest person who ever lived was Mansa Musa not rockerfella

[@antdx316]

There are probably richer people but it was when Antarctica wasn't covered in snow.

[@roberthaines4221]

New drinking game: take a drink every time he says "actually". I lost count at 30.

[@ava-jq4uq]

I watched this a while ago and look at me now, I am a millionaire and I created a multi-million dollar app. Thanks George!

[@gloriejonassaint7499]

Dude you serious?? What's the app ?

[@thehackr.]

@@gloriejonassaint7499 its Hello world

[@sdiggly]

Clickbait, no? I'm not sure what this video added...other than an anthology of a few big apps

[@moseskarunia]

@Alan Is there any successful app without some sort of anomaly? I think not.

[@sexybeast7728]

He actually brought a huge value. You just need to learn how to listen.

[@narendra_ughade]

My left ear thoroughly enjoyed your eloquence.

[@andrewmorales6624]

my left ear really enjoyed this!

[@SquatSimp]

How do you monetize an app without slowing it down, making ads intrusive, or allowing the app to feel tacky 🤔

[@Andrelas11]

Solution to those = next Billion dollar app.

[@johneliasvideos]

left ear stopped working

[@veerzara3857]

The voice is very low. Please consider resolving this issue so we can benefit fron this awesome content.

[@kapilcybridge]

Most of the people who watch this will NEVER Build anything in their life because they focus on "Complaining about the Sound" than "Focusing on the Valuable Insights". Knowing where to focus your attention is the FIRST Key to Success.

[@msprettykawaii950]

I work for different software companies its true. Big software brings massive employment, customers, and revenue. Who are the highest paid employee in the software companies? Its the program developers

[@MrLazarBogdan]

First George Berkowski video: Right ear is happy. Second George Berkowski video: Left ear is happy.

[@varonicatayler]

Title is misleading but good video for an overview on Billion Dollar Apps.

[@winstonlab]

Why are there no keys on those pie charts? Those graphs are useless, come on man!

[@mwendeevande3743]

I thought my headset was faulty but quickly realised it wasn't after visiting the comment section.

[@TheMetroDaniel]

jesus fucking christ.. watched another video about this guy and it was right ear only... now this video is left ear only :/

[@spillatv]

you aint lying

[@nexus3101]

Fucking same, maybe it's to balance it out

[@yowthubert1731]

DLCollectorGames lmaoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chithomas972]

😂😂😂

[@wahkaoz]

who doesn't know creating something to solve problem? Its all about ideas and if you have one you win! For unique ideas that dont do well are usually due to marketing and first launch. I came out with an idea on SMS (SMS has limited characters) to my server in real time for great bargains during the year 2000 and twitter doesn't even exist. End up twitter copied my idea came out with the same idea limit to certain characters for each tweet. Its all about marketing if you are rich.

[@SoGood09]

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, "Hold my beer".

[@jennabaird4068]

Everyone is annoyed with the audio, when I can’t get over the fact that Rockefeller is spelled wrong.

[@davidmason6813]

Hello Jenna

[@tcjusttc5418]

That weird feeling when you think your ear piece is broken because Ted X uploads poor quality videos

[@humanvoice369]

Superb talk. Thank you Mr. Berkowski!

[@humanvoice369]

@David Walker there is no doubt. Thank you for the relevant information.

[@Mafia_Lane_Ent]

He wasn’t the first or richest person tht ever lived, “MANSA MUSA” was and still is..

[@TheLastShangrila]

great video... this is the future :) Makes sense. Be your own boss and follow your passion.

[@mika2666]

mono audio is the bane of my existance >:'(

[@ducknorris9930]

my left ear loved this

[@teddyteddyist]

my left ear enjoyed this.

[@sandhu7909]

WTF? I twisted my poor headphones 10 times thinking they are broken, poor guys got they body body crushed but all along it was YOU. Ima love my headphones now

[@taszline]

very good talk, thank you! Great down to earth analysis that stays away from the media hype of 'the next big thing built by a 12 year old'

[@novomirollc3076]

6:32 I decided to throw the Candy Crush numbers into a mobile advertising calculator to test its accuracy: Average Daily Users: 160,000,000 Average Minutes: 10 minutes (wasn't sure) Ad Impressions Per Minute: 2 Ad Network Fill Rate: 80% (Typical/ Default) eCPM ($): 2 Total per day: $5,120,000.00 Total per year: $1,868,800,000.00 Plus Purchases: $1,883,800,000.00 Not too shabby.

[@MilciadesAndrion]

Excellent explanations. I like this video a lot. Points the importance of Apps today in our digital world.

[@Pimpishone]

I will be the next billionaire who created an app I have already started working on it and once I launch it to the public it will be highly addictive.

[@artemistv933]

I heard him say nobody will ever be richer than john rockeller and just realized Jeff bezos is set to be a trillionare soon

[@New777World]

Nice! In 7 years from now i will have my first operating app that will revolutionized the world! I don't know how to build apps now but i will start learning today!

[@abrolovesyall6920]

Isaac mondragon so how far have you gotten?

[@zlyphr]

Thx for this advice it made me millions

[@beepapillon3716]

I like this video. It's the motivation I needed.

[@CrazyGamerSidh]

I was hoping to get an idea of building billion dollar app but got 🤔😵

[@StephenLouderback]

If you know how to code, I have multiple ideas but need people who know how to code in C++, OSX, &/or Java.

[@Jason-dq1ky]

Nathan Hey man I have a couple ideas i'd like to bring to life. I'd like to connect.

[@Abdi-uy1kh]

just learn to code it is not that hard. i do app designing and developing. I can make any app for free only putting time into making it. I don't have money for marketing though.

[@Jason-dq1ky]

Nathan Of course man! Add me, it's jdwhere

[@StephenLouderback]

Hey Nathan! I posted up my contact details for you. Never heard anything...

[@متحفالدحيحمقتطفات]

Why does Microsoft or Google not create an application to simulate the physical laws of the universe in which we can test any scientific experiment while obtaining realistic results such as chemical experiments, the field of electrical engineering, mechanics and the building industry

[@gulistan9325]

There is something wrong with my billion dollar headphone

[@Fido1hn]

Wonderful TED Talk. I really enjoyed it.

[@THERIDESHAREXPERIENCE]

left ear billion dollar app .......... done ....

[@h7pubg]

ton torres lmao

[@HamzaJatte]

Just checked Uber and its worth literally doubled from the digits mentoned on here! Astounding

[@DANISHABDULRAZAK]

Be an youtuber upload videos and clickbait. that's how ppl earn these days

[@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel]

There is a lot of survivorship bias in your comment.

[@georgebenichou9727]

as usual if you listen to people some of them will raise you up !! and some people will put you down ??? why ??? think !! again and again !!! think !!! the best way is to follow yourself !!! as all successfull people always do !!!

[@havoclyyours]

Audio can be fixed by slightly removing the headphone jack out, try if it works for you.

[@Journey_Around]

Shashwat Pandey Nice. But it gets quieter when I do that.

[@orthrusfury8739]

Tried it. Didn’t work with my bluetooth headphones... Any advice on how to solve this?

[@romlw]

Amazing speech and information, thank you George Berkowski

[@marcelgonsalves5626]

Jeff Bezos watched this and was like “ bet hold my beer honey “

[@hobofoshitsho8999]

I plan to never make much more money than I need. Sometimes less. I prefer having the least to lose. If you believe money will set you free you have it backwards. It will own you. Have a nice day!

[@DiVineWisdomT-O-D]

Mansa Musa was the richest man in history that ever lived!

[@Littiaa]

My exact thoughts 😅

[@traceSRB]

Settings > Sound Settings > Mono Out

[@mzkn5946]

Mansa musa was the richest man ever in history

[@mcrayne1]

My left ear is motivated

[@jhinoventura]

Actually Mansa Musa was indeed richer...

[@arpit.soni2001]

i think it can be called the summary of the great book ZERO TO ONE

[@NupeAtl]

Stop right there. The first richest billoinaire was King Mansa Musa of Timbuktu.

[@yijapra]

i got the best idea for an app that will change our world. there will be less deaths in car accidents and companies will increase their production. I need to get someone to develop it though.