Building a Startup

Resources for people looking to go down the startup path to entrepreneurship, plus lessons from Bubble’s experiences.

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Building a Startup
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The Case for Building in Public

What building in public means, why it works for early-stage founders, and how to do it without oversharing.

Bubble
July 12, 2026 • 10 minute read
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How to Test Your App Idea Before You Build It: 2026 Guide

Learn a step-by-step process to test your app idea before you build it, from interviews to micro-MVP.

Bubble
July 08, 2026 • 11 minute read
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The GTM Strategy Guide for Apps

Get your app in front of the right people. We’ll walk you step-by-step through creating a GTM strategy that delivers.

Bubble
July 01, 2026 • 18 minute read
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What Is Dogfooding? How to Use It (and Real-Life Examples You Can Try)

How we use Bubble to build Bubble, and why tech companies should "eat their own dog food" more often.

Bubble
June 30, 2026 • 9 minute read
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Mobile App Security: What First-Time Founders Need to Know

Learn what mobile app security involves, why it matters from day one, and what you need to protect your users, your data, and your reputation before and after launch.

Bubble
June 23, 2026 • 17 minute read
Episode 12: "When the app is the business."

Episode 12: What Made 3 Startups Go Mobile-First With Clover Dogs, Land & MMARA

In the Season 1 finale, Abhinav chats with the founders of a rescue dog app modeled on Hinge, a climate prep tool, and a women's health tracker that started as a hair products brand.

Bubble
June 23, 2026 • 7 minute read
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How to Find a Great Mobile App Idea (+30 Successful Examples)

A practical guide to finding, evaluating, and validating mobile app ideas, with 30+ examples across the categories gaining traction in 2026.

Bubble
June 22, 2026 • 21 minute read
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June AMA Recap: A New Data Tab Demo, AI Agent Progress, and the Case for Visual Programming

Emmanuel previewed a new data tab design, shared AI agent updates, and discussed visual programming, security, and platform priorities in the June AMA.

Emmanuel Straschnov
June 22, 2026 • 7 minute read
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The Startup Founder's Guide to Bootstrapping Your Own Business Successfully

How to self-fund your startup, manage your runway, and decide when to raise outside capital

Bubble
June 21, 2026 • 15 minute read
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How to Build an App for Your Business: 8 Simple Steps

Build functional web and mobile apps without a development team or large budget — from validating your idea to launching and iterating with real users.

Bubble
June 19, 2026 • 10 minute read
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The 10 Best AI Tools for Entrepreneurs in 2026

This guide covers the top AI tools for entrepreneurs by job to be done: research, building, marketing, operations, and finance — so you can pick the right tools for your stage and connect them into a stack that actually works.

Bubble
June 18, 2026 • 22 minute read
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How to Integrate AI Into an App: Step-by-Step Guide + Feature Ideas

Learn how to add AI capabilities to your app — from choosing the right features to connecting AI models, building the UX, and testing for security.

Bubble
June 11, 2026 • 16 minute read
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Top 11 AI Startup Ideas for 2026: What to Build (and Why)

Looking to launch an AI startup? These 11 AI startup ideas all have high growth potential, and with Bubble’s AI app builder, you can prototype and launch without writing a line of code.

Bubble
June 11, 2026 • 11 minute read
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Minimum Viable Products: What Are They and Why Are They Important?

MVPs, prototypes, proofs of concept — what’s the difference, and which do you need? See why every startup should start with the right kind of MVP and learn how to build an effective one.

Bubble
June 11, 2026 • 12 minute read
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Every Launch, Every Country, Every minute: Bubble Is Global V2

May 2026 rankings, live launch pulses, and the first mobile-app view of the map — V2 of bubble.io/global is here.

Bubble
June 01, 2026 • 4 minute read
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