Raj Patel

I ve been building music apps for iOS for over a decade, but Guitar Wiz is by far the most ambitious project I ve worked on. It started life years ago as a simple chord library (GtrLib Chords), and has now grown into a complete all-in-one companion for guitarists of all levels.

Over the past year, I ve noticed more founders stepping into the course creator role. Some are sharing genuine frameworks, while others lean heavily on personal branding and hype.

A recent example is App Mafia: a group of young founders (Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, Connor McLaren) who claim to have built mobile apps valued at over $100M. They just launched a $997 marketing course, and the reaction online has been mixed.

I love reading new books and got into the habit of reading winners/nominees from a few different awards that I followed, mostly through lists on Goodreads or blogs.

Got tired of incomplete lists so I built AwardShelf!