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King of the Apps

The readers of building43 are no strangers to startups. Startups are fueling the economic recovery with innovation and optimism. We thought that it would be fun to salute all the great entrepreneurs...

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King of the apps: The story continues…

In Part I of our story, we met Sam, a steampunk developer with dreams of fame and fortune. Sam set out to pursue those dreams by entering the Rackspace King of the Apps contest. Follow along with Sam’s...

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King of the Apps Comic #4: And the winner is…

The big day has finally arrived! From Sam’s humble beginnings in Part I of our story, to the birth of his idea in Part II and his tireless perfecting of his creation in Part III, we finally come to the...

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King of the Apps Comic #5: Winning is just the beginning…

As we saw last week in Part IV of our story, Sam won the inaugural King of the Apps contest with Barronbook, his social network for industrialists. That, however, was just the beginning for Sam, as he...

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King of the Apps Comic #6: Sam expands the team

With a fresh round of VC funding, Sam hires three developers to help build version 2.0 of his masterpiece, Barronbook. Sam has come a long way from his humble beginnings as a young entrepreneur with...

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King of the Apps Comic #7: setback for Sam

When we last caught up with Sam, he was on top of the world. His startup was VC funded, he had expanded his team and he was preparing for the next King of the Apps competition. In this installment of...

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King of the Apps Comics #8 and #9: Sam finds new resolve

In Part VII of Sam’s story, he received a crash course in the ups and downs of launching a startup. He was beaten in the King of the Apps contest and had an angry investor on his hands. Let’s see how...

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King of the Apps Comic #10: Sam’s story concludes

Sam has come quite a long way from his modest beginnings as an average developer with big dreams. After initial success, it took some setbacks for Sam to get his company back on course. Losing the King...

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