MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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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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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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How To Conduct User Research That Drives UX Success
When an app’s UX has the mobile industry and customers drooling, it’s not magic or luck. Instead, it’s based on a deep understanding of the user, an understanding that can come from both qualitative and quantitative insights. In this post, I want to talk about the importance of attaining these insights and how design teams,… Read more
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How To Find Your Role On A Mobile Project
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
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Why Most Apps Built By Large Companies Fail (And How To Ensure Yours Doesn’t)
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
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How Long Does It Take To Build A Successful Mobile App
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
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5 Mobile Ideas That Have The Power To Change Life As We Know It
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
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The 3 Frameworks You Need To Design & Launch An App That Sticks
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
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Brilliant Product Managers & The Philosophies That Led To Some Of The Most Engaging Products Ever
“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
