News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
Our guest this episode was Dr. Jonathan Baktari, the CEO of eNational Testing, E7 Health, and US Drug Test Centers. He brings over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and entrepreneurial experience. He’s been a triple board certified physician, specializing in internal medicine, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. Dr Baktari joined Reuben Hall to discuss the… Read More
When it comes to scheduling projects or determining timeframes, there’s a famous business idiom you might have heard (especially if you’ve ever worked in or contracted an agency): “how long is a piece of string?” How about ‘how long does it take to build an app?’ Figuring out how long it takes to build an… Read more
Did you know that the Starbucks logo has changed multiple times since launch? It’s the natural evolution of design—because what makes a design beautiful in one generation makes it out-of-date in the next. That’s why brands invest in redesigning their logos, websites and mobile apps. As their users begin to embrace a new wave of… Read more
When you’re launching an app, ideally you’ll launch something people will want to use. That might seem like an obvious statement, but it’s something that too few app makers, app agencies and founders spend time thinking about. Before publishing an app, every app maker must understand the problem they’re solving. That’s the starting point. Once… Read more
What goes into a great startup pitch deck? That’s the question many founders ask when they’re about to raise capital for their startups. The best approach for creating a compelling pitch deck for a startup has been discussed by many VCs and successful founders over the years, and naturally there are plenty of opinions, ranging… Read more
By 2020, it’s projected that 5.5 billion people will have mobile devices. That’s 70 percent of the global population. Now you might be wondering: What will the world look like when so many people have mobile access? What mobile ideas will change the future? What mobile ideas will arise in the future? We’re willing to… Read more
Have you downloaded iOS 10? Have you tried the new features like stickers and invisible messaging? What if I told you – things were about to get a whole lot better… After downloading several sticker apps, we saw an issue. We could easily download and send stickers with Star Wars, Pugs or Kim Kardashian… Read more
As you might expect, there’s a lot of misinformation and mystery surrounding the true cost of building an app. It may actually surprise some would-be app entrepreneurs to discover the time and money that goes into one – and especially what it takes before they’ll see a decent return on their investment. How much do… Read more
Whether we’re talking about iOS app development or Android app development, we’re often met with questions about what app ideas will connect with millennials. Over the years, we’ve built plenty of apps that have been downloaded by thousands (maybe millions?) of millennials from all over the world. As of 2016, “millennials” are defined as those… Read more
You probably already know that Google Play and the Apple App Store have helped app makers make millions… …and created a huge, untapped opportunity for so many brands and makers. In fact, last December, a report claimed that games alone in the App Store brought in $1 billion in revenue. Today, I’m going to share… Read more
“Product leaders don’t play the game, but they are judged by the record of their products,” Adam Nash proclaimed in a presentation to AirBnb and Dropbox in 2013. Adam Nash is the CEO of Wealthfront and previously served as an executive in residence at Greylock Partners and vice president of product management at LinkedIn. In… Read more
TL;DR – Building apps is hard. App Agencies can help. Every day I hear from tech startups planning to build apps – and every day they tell me their biggest hurdle isn’t knowing what they want to build, it’s figuring out how best to build it. Typically this is where MindSea comes in. I get… Read more
Imagine if you could tap into the library, or mind of the best UX designers or Product designers in the industry to gain knowledge that could shape your career. Or better than that… What if you could tap into the library of seven great startup and product designers and dive into the books that… Read more
We’re excited to announce that MindSea was again named as a leader among Canadian Mobile App Developers and the Top Halifax App Developer by B2B ratings and review firm Clutch. As a Mobile App Developer for many years, it’s exciting to be included in this list of great Canadian Mobile App Developers & Designers. For… Read more
Notifications not only provide you an interactive channel to engage users, they have also become one of the most highly used features of iOS. As a result, Apple announced a significant investment in notifications this year at WWDC. Notifications not only provide you an interactive channel to engage users, they have also become one of the most highly… Read more
Instead of re-creating the front page of a Web site in the form of a mobile app, Bustle and Breaking News engage users with personalisation and push notifications that have resulted in high App Store ratings and increased usage. It’s no secret publishers have an on-again, off-again relationship with apps. They’re de rigueur one minute,… Read more
Mobile Web outpaces mobile native app growth, but those who use apps tend to remain engaged in the content, on average, 18 times longer than on mobile Web sites. Reposted from the INMA Mobile Strategies Blog. Last month, INMA offered news publishers a glimpse at a collaborative and interconnected future on the Microsoft campus in… Read more
It can often be a depressing reality to discover you don’t automatically get an audience when you launch an app. The truth is, mobile app growth takes time. Creating an app that grows and succeeds requires long-term planning and maintenance that incorporates tracking analytics, gathering user feedback, and establishing a digital marketing solution. Your product… Read more
In this post we explore ways to increase mobile app retention directly using notifications and discuss how to create habit-forming products. What benefit do you offer those using your product to make them return day after day? In this article, we explore ways to increase mobile app retention using notifications and how to create habit-forming products.… Read more
We’ve used a number of mobile prototyping tools over the years to go from initial concept to interactive prototype. We’ve used a number of mobile prototyping tools over the years to go from initial concept to interactive prototype. Most of them were decent enough, but they were all lacking in some way which kept us… Read more
What sets apart the good from the great? In our experience it’s great design and an unparalleled user experience, improved further with helpful mobile app support. What does customer support currently mean to your business and it’s unique needs? Mobile app support tools offer options with seemingly every feature pre packaged. It can be difficult to… Read more
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