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Is your company thinking about developing a mobile offering? Are you hoping to head up the project? Maybe even position yourself as your company’s mobile app expert? You won’t hear any naysaying from us. The MindSea team knows apps are incredibly exciting territory – especially when it’s new ground for employees and/or tech startup entrepreneurs… Read more
Today, you’re going to learn how to build an amazing design team. In most startups, design is often overlooked or seen as a nice-to-have instead of a must-have. But this mentality can quickly send startups on a one-way trip to the startup graveyard. The first thing founders need to understand when thinking about the design… Read more
We recently analyzed the top iMessage apps on Product Hunt to answer this question: What factors go into creating an iMessage app that people really want? We looked at the types of iMessage apps. We looked at the role of these different apps. We looked at the user experiences of these apps. And in doing… Read more
When a startup enters the market and disrupts an industry leader with what seems like just a simple mobile app, it’s not magic or luck. It’s their competitive advantage. It’s their ability to do something that an incumbent overlooked or ignored. Research shows that 45 percent of large enterprises struggle to produce mobile apps. The… Read more
A few weeks ago I ran into a new graduate at an event and he asked me a loaded question. He asked: “What do you think the world will look like in 2020?” To suggest that I could have gone on for days about this topic would be an understatement. Instead of spending hours talking about the future… 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 It’s the natural evolution of design—because what makes a design beautiful in one generation makes it out-of-date in the next.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