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Pop quiz: What recent approach to building startups has changed the tech industry? The MVP. Also known as Minimum Viable Product. Frank Robinson coined and defined the term and then popularized by authors Steve Blank and Eric Ries. An MVP is a product with just enough features to gain insight into the product and its future. If you’re… Read more
I get a lot of calls from app startup founders. Several a day. Most of them are in a very early stage with their business. Some are at such early stage, all they have is their concept. But there’s a problem – they don’t want to share it with me. Fearing to share a concept… 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
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
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
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
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