This document provides 10 tips for building great Windows 8 apps. It begins by introducing Dennis Vroegop and his background. The tips include focusing on a clear mission, using standard navigation patterns with at most 3 vertical levels, developing for mouse, keyboard and touch, making the app self-explanatory without needing help, providing visual cues and hints, using the charms bar instead of separate buttons, grouping items with menus, using the animations library instead of custom animations, leveraging Visual Studio templates while also customizing the design, and having fun in the development process.