Season 4, Episode 14: The challenges of building apps for kids (with Niels Hoven)

My guest on this episode of the podcast is Niels Hoven, the CEO of Mentava, a tutoring app that helps top-performing students achieve their potential. In this episode, Niels and I discuss:

• The special design considerations inherent in building an app for children;
• How the interface of an app needs to be adapted to users who have never used another app before;
• The kinds of feedback that can be used to improve a children's product, given a lack of analytics;
• The design challenges that arise when building for two audiences: children and their parents;
• Price sensitivity for educational apps and whether going premium is the best option;
• The limitations or constraints faced with monetization for a children's' app;
• The best way to approach growth for a children's app;
• How to consider user outcomes and churn;
• The story of Mentava's unplanned launch.

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