MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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6 Powerful Mobile Trends The Best CMOs Are Following
Mobile usage is way up. People love their smartphones. 77% of American adults now own a smartphone. That’s up 35 percent from 2011. There’s no denying that the power of mobile is changing the way people think. Your mobile device can do more now than ever before. The top brands in the world are realizing… Read more
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Understanding The Role & Impact That Color Plays In App Design
If you’ve ever wondered… What color should my app icon be? Does the color of an app logo have any influence on downloads? What primary color should I use for my mobile app? How do users respond to different color schemes in an app? …then this guide will help you find the answers once and… Read more
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How To Pitch Your App To Investors & Leave A Great Impression (With A Checklist)
When it comes to raising capital for your startup, I’m sure you’ve heard enough about the value of storytelling for one lifetime. If instead you’re looking for some practical strategies that you can use when crafting your pitch, then you’ll really love this blog post. It’s a simple rundown of the factors that matter most… Read more
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The Infographic Road Map To Make Your Mobile App Reach & Land Five Stars
You’ve built your dream app, and the pre-launch hype is off the charts! It’s now live in the App Store and Google Play and you’re just waiting for those five star reviews to start rolling in, but… They’re not. So what happens now? How do you keep that post-launch hype going? Staying power and a… Read more
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How A Great Mobile App Can Help Achieve Your Business Goals
You’re frustrated by the lack of innovation coming out of your company. And you’re convinced that your team is OK with simply being average. No matter how hard you try, or how many articles on innovation you share with the team, or how many lunch-and-learns you host, you can’t seem to get them on board… Read more
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19 Designers Share Their Best Startup Advice For Founders
We all want to design products that people love. No doubt you’ve had buggy app experiences that made your blood pressure rise. You’ve felt the mounting frustration of trying to use a new product that’s not user-friendly. So of course, when it comes to your own products, you want to deliver the ideal experience to… Read more
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What You Missed At MindSea’s Last Mobile Hackathon!
We’ve always known building things for pocket-sized computers is awesome, and we wanted to share our enthusiasm. In June we held a mobile hackathon and this post will walk you through our latest mobile hackathon we held this past June and the fun that was had. A hackathon is an event where teams collaborate… Read more
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3 Key Advantages Of Mobile Apps (Even For Boring Industries)
There’s no question that every industry is different. Some industries are frequently disruptive and constantly in the press, and others fly under the radar without making noise. While these industries may not be the hottest topics at your local tech event, these industries still offer opportunities to innovate and create mobile apps that shake things… Read more
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Agency Spotter Names MindSea One Of The Top 20 Digital Agencies
We’re excited to announce Agency Spotter calling us one of the Top 20 Digital Agencies in their quarterly report! Agency Spotter is a prominent agency listing based in Atlanta Georgia. Founded by former leaders from The Coca-Cola Company and American Express, Brian Regienczuk and Joseph Raccuglia, the company creates effective pathways for brands to discover new… Read more
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Planning With Purpose: How To Start Your App Process On The Right Foot
Ever wonder how some teams create brilliant onboarding experiences, perfect user flows and mobile app launches that would make a rocket jealous… …yet your app is struggling to get off the ground? Maybe you’ve hit a roadblock after trying to plan your app on your own, or maybe you’ve struggled to find a way to… Read more
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4 Major Risks Of Outsourcing Product Design & Development
What’s the number one thing that keeps startups from succeeding? According to a research report from CB Insights based on the post-mortems of 204 failed startups, the number one reason for failure is no market need: Forty-two percent of the startups studied were trying to solve problems that may have been interesting, but didn’t address… Read more
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Six Great Audiobooks For Startup Founders & Product People
One thing that every startup founder never seems to have enough of is time. There’s not enough time to review every line of code. There’s not enough time to collaborate and bond with your team as much as you’d like. There’s not enough time to catch up on news or the latest book to shoot… Read more
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Five Insightful TED Talks That Every Startup Founder Should Watch
The internet has made it easy for anyone to learn from anyone else in the world. We have more access to information than ever before and, luckily for startup founders, some of the world’s brightest minds have shared their ideas online. Whether you’re looking for books about product design or insights about product management, there’s… Read more
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How To Build A Great Mobile App Landing Page For Your Launch
Your new mobile app is pixel perfect. You’re in the middle of trying to raise money or develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). It’s going to be the coolest app on the market, but all you have in hand right now are visual designs. How do you get early adopters (other than your friends and… Read more
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The Ultimate Guide To Understanding User Experience Design
Want to hear a crazy stat? 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a product after a bad experience. And that number is constantly on the rise. This means that products that aren’t optimized for an ideal user experience is at risk of losing 88% of their potential users. So if your user experience isn’t built with your… Read more
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Mobile Design Best Practices: Why Old Tricks No Longer Work
There’s something special about turning on the radio and hearing a classic hit from your teens. It’s a blast from the past that sends you into a moment of nostalgia and memories. While old music conjures up good feelings, old design trends can quickly turn a mobile experience on its head. If you’re not up-to-date… Read more
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How To Know When You’re Ready To Launch A Mobile App
Want to hear something kinda crazy? Over the past few years, the app development and design team at MindSea has collaborated on, redesigned, built from scratch and launched literally hundreds of mobile apps. (That’s not even counting the apps that our people worked on before joining our team.) We use a consistent, tested process to… Read more
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5 Ways That Startups Are Going To Use Mobile To Disrupt Industries
We’ve all seen the buzzword disruption thrown around over the last couple of years. Nowhere is disruption easier to see than in a mobile phone. According to PEW Research, in the U.S. alone, 95 percent of the population has a mobile phone. And as of 2014, there were more mobile devices on the planet than… Read more
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How To Recruit, Attract And Close The Best Product Designers
The demand for quality product designers is insane. In 2016, product designers were the most in-demand talent in the tech industry according to recruitment company Onward Search. And in John Maeda’s 2017 Design In Tech Report, this sentiment was shared loud and clear: This means one thing for startups, brands and agencies: competition. It’s a competitive… Read more
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When Should Early Stage Startups Hire UX Designers?
Congratulations. You closed your first round of funding, launched your minimum viable product or maybe even bootstrapped your way to a handful of paying customers. Now your eyes are set on the next major milestone. And as a wise person once said: You can’t get to point B doing the same things that got you… Read more
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