He had begun teaching himself programming since he was 10, before the first iPhone came out. None of the apps available in 2010 quite fitted his needs, so he set about to create his own.įortunately, GoodNotes was not Steven’s first attempt to build a product. His idea for the GoodNotes app emerged out of his own need as a student to take notes that were easy to save and didn’t take up space. Steven enrolled in the easiest electives to finish up his degree and doubled down on an app idea he had been mulling over for months. He had one final semester to complete and no clear career in sight. When there’s no clear path, build something to find it. Find out how and why GoodNotes has gained success by aiming for profitability over fundraising. After his first few years as a solopreneur, Steven began to build a team to expand GoodNotes into a tool that can realise the potential of digital note taking for every work situation. Rather than pursue a venture-backed business model, Steven’s devotion to product development and revenue-driven growth also afforded him the time to pursue other meaningful experiences in life, such as travel and be a digital nomad. Since then, he has built his product GoodNotes into an award-winning app featured on Apple’s App Store multiple times. In his last semester of university, Steven Chan registered for as many bird courses as possible and staked all his efforts into a new app.
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