So I got really excited when I got my first payment, which was like $1.20 something, I think.

And I was like, oh, I've just made money from something like I built. This is amazing.

It was super hacky and it was kind of hard to be like, guys, pay for this feature.

But I can't promise you that it's going to work for everyone because I know 100% that it's not.

And in three days time, I pull up my stats to see, you know, how's my app doing?

And, you know, 99% of my users got the update.

And for those 99%, the app crashes for them every time they open it.

My name is Rob Joseph, and I am an Android freelancer and indie developer of Read It to Me.

This is Code Story, a podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry and build and lead a team that has your back.

I'm your host, Noah Labhart, and today how Rob Joseph created a way to have the messages sent to your phone read to you out loud.

All this and more on Cote Story.

Tech has been Rob Joseph's thing for as long as he can remember. At four years old, he was the

only person in his household who knew how to

use the TV and video recorder. Nowadays, he's into weightlifting and going to the gym, and his

favorite lift is deadlift since he can continually make progress on his goals. He loves to hang out

with friends and his partner, sharing a good meal, or watching an amazing movie.

Prior to lockdown, he was really into proper nutritional eating and cooking his own food,

from which he lost a ton of weight and created his Twitter handle, Low Carb Rob.

Outside of those things, he's a podcast host of the budding show Coffee and Coding,

which he started during the COVID lockdown,

of course after a few years of procrastination. A quick note, given that you are listening to this

podcast, you should look up his show right now and subscribe. Rob interviews app developers on the

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