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I like the general idea, but (to me) the investment seems way too low. $1000 for a full-fledged game, and you plan to make 8 of them? In what time frame? It also seems like this class is for people completely new to Obj-C and the like. I have to wonder how realistic it is to expect to be pumping out that quantity of games the moment you finish a two-month course.

Let's say (hugely optimistically) you work your butt off and complete all 8 games within a year. You just used a whole year to make $8000 that you've already spent.

Again, I like the idea, but I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all price that will be fair to either party. I hope you've explored the legal ramifications of this setup. If you can't make the games in a reasonable time frame, are you going to be on the hook for all this money?

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Hey wizzard, rightly said. Not all apps can be finished in such limited time. That's why, I'm not accepting ideas that might take long, even if they are damn interesting. I am very carefully choosing the ideas, that are good but feasible to finish in a month. I am talking to people in detail to understand their requirements before committing anything.

Secondly, though I m taking full responsibility of delivering these (and I'm great with my commitments), I've many friends who are into app development, and some of my would be colleagues at summer academy - they have shown interest in this and are going to help me finish these apps.

That makes sense. I'm sure you know this already, but make sure you have a lock-tight contract for exactly what you're going to deliver. There's no room for scope creep in a $1k app!

Keep it up! Best of luck!

Thanks :)

The guy is based in India, $1K goes pretty far there.

Exactly! My total monthly expenses are less than $250 (rent, food, internet etc.) and it should not be a problem to devote 7-8 months for building promised apps.

Understood, but it's money that's already been spent. I just wanted to point out he'd also need some other form of income to support himself while he makes the apps, even if it's only $250 a month.

If everything goes alright and nothing unexpected comes up, that amount is going to come from my savings. I know it's a risk but I am willing to take it.

Good luck! You seem to have a lot of ambition so I bet you have a good shot at making it work. Maybe you can take orders for $5k apps while you're making the $1k apps!

Seems like a nice idea! Thanks :)

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