Cyrus Kiani

Proud to say that we just finished redesigning Asia's largest private jet booking platform. Private aviation has long used opacity as a signal of luxury. The logic: if you have to ask the price, the experience must be worth it. We think that's broken thinking, and so did JetBay. JetBay is Asia's largest private jet charter booking platform. When they came to us, their digital experience looked like every competitor: hidden pricing, no availability, ultra-premium feel that almost felt like information was hidden. For aspirational flyers ready to book, it was a dealbreaker. Our job was to make private aviation approachable without making it feel cheap. That meant: • Replacing "contact for pricing" with real costs, real routes, real availability, front and centre • Building a brand language that's refined without being cold • Designing contextual education into the booking flow, so first-time flyers understand their options at the moment of decision • Creating a scalable site and app ecosystem ready for audiences the industry has historically ignored The brand now reads as premium and welcoming. See the full case study with the new designs: touchzen.ai/projects/jetbay

@ThePayDayVault Over gym challenge?

Gym Heroes (2000) might be one of the most influential Pokémon TCG sets ever printed. -A thread 🧵⬇️

@artman There are some bugs with Completion % not updating properly. But overall looks good.

@Cyrus_Kiani Here you go.

Good one, need to copy this over.

@artman @artman thats what I am talking about! Well done. Thank you.

@ereniroh I think Night Sky did it well, Fit Men Cook was top selling. All one time payment type apps.

this guy has built 12 apps and said none have done well I’m curious why; I ask him to share he shares one of his mobile apps - brother, I truly respect your confidence I’m not going to criticize this I’m just going to publicly ask, does anyone here know anyone doing well with price listed on app store? genuinely curious

@Currentreport1 So basically a helicopter that would require a pilot's license.

JUST IN: 🇨🇳 Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng says it expects to begin large-scale production of flying cars next year in 2027.

@Jason I’m in

We started an AI founder twitter group... reply with "I'm in" if you're a founder and want to be added

@mdnlabs This has been around for a few years. Nothing new.

Apple will cut their commission from 30% to 15% if you make less than $1M/year. I just applied in 30 seconds.

@tesla_na Let's not pretend you would actually allow this without 10 warnings. There is a reason you didn't show their face in this video.

Place your order while en route to Tesla Diner & it will be ready right after you arrive

JIRA used to be my go-to project management tool by a mile. But the lack of innovation is hard to ignore. I wouldn't be surprised to see a mass exodus from @Jira in the next few years. It may already be happening. Your new AI assistant, Rovo, can't even generate tickets?

@NotionHelp @NotionHelp can't link Figma with Notion. Turned off pop-ups, reset browsers, tried incognito. Losing my mind. Get this error each time.

Hey 👋 We're here to help you with Notion. Answers, tips, and a nudge when you need one. The help center's a good place to start... most answers live there already. Otherwise, we’re here to help. notion.com/help

@brendanrc2 I have 20 Devs waiting to transfer from JIRA to Linear, just give us the update and we will be signing up.

@Cyrus_Kiani 🔜

Issue tracking is dead, but we’re just getting started. Looking for the best product engineers to build what comes next

@jorilallo I have a team of 20 developers waiting to migrate to Linear. Currently on JIRA because fixversion is vital to organizing tickets.

@Cyrus_Kiani We’re actively working on releases and should have something to share soon

Every big change usually takes time to grow on you. It’s easy to hate change but the truth is that this is significantly more useful surface than the default we had before (team’s active issues). And each user can customize their new tab experience so you can easily opt-out

Deciding which features make your MVP might be what makes or breaks your app launch. Rule of thumb: Your app doesn't need more features. It needs fewer features that actually matter to users — the most important that convert free users to paid users. We've shipped 75+ apps. The best ones launched with half the features the founder originally wanted. The other half? Either never mattered — or got added later based on real user data. Ship tight. Expand based on evidence. That's it.

Every week, I get a DM or someone at an event starts with some version of: "Hey Cyrus, I have an app idea, but I don't know where to start." So here's where to start: Don't build anything yet. Don't hire anyone yet. Don't open Figma. Don't buy a domain. First, answer three questions honestly: 1) Who is this for? Not "everyone." A specific person with a specific problem. If you can't describe them in one sentence, you're not ready to build. 2) Why would they use this instead of what they're already doing? "Because it's better" isn't an answer. What's the specific friction in their current solution that your app removes? 3) What's the best thing this app does? Not the 5 things. Not the 10 things. The one thing someone opens it for. Focus on that first. Everything else is can be v2. If you can answer those 3 clearly, you're ahead of 90% of people who are looking to build an app. Seriously. Most people show up with a feature list and no clarity on who it's for or why it matters. Once you have those answers, then we can talk about building. DM me if you want a 15-minute call to pressure-test your idea. Or just book it directly lnkd.in/gku8qRt4

Some companies are literally building hotels in the middle of nowhere. No roads in. No demand. No reason for anyone to show up. But the agency gets paid, the project closes, and the founder is left with a beautiful product that was never set up to succeed. Early in my career, I worked at one of those agencies. We'd build what clients asked for, even when we knew it wouldn't work. It was like constructing a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful building, no roads in, no foot traffic, no reason for anyone to show up. The agency collects the fee and moves on. The founder is left with something that looks like a product but was never set up to succeed. Some agencies are fine with that. I wasn't. The difference isn't just execution. It's strategy. Before we write a line of code, we make sure the hotel is in the right city, on the right street, serving something the hotels around it aren't. We look at the market, the demand, the positioning. We figure out what makes this product worth downloading, worth paying for, worth coming back to. That's what actually determines whether an app succeeds. The code is the easy part. 14 years later, TouchZen has shipped 75+ apps, 12 featured by Apple and Google, with 20 million+ downloads. That's not luck. That's what happens when strategy comes before sprints. Don't build a hotel in the middle of nowhere... See our work on Clutch: lnkd.in/ev22bPFW

Honored to share that TouchZen Media has been named a Top Firm for Spring 2026 by 50pros! 🏆 We are a lean team of 20 designers and developers competing with agencies that have multi-floor offices and millions in ad spend. 50pros recognizes top-performing agencies based on verified client reviews, portfolio quality, and platform engagement — not who has the bigger marketing budget. So this one means a lot to us. If you're exploring a mobile app project, we'd love to connect. 👉 50pros.com/agency/touchze…