Today, as online marketplaces in the sharing economy disrupt the traditional ways of conducting business by removing the middleman, it is imperative that we understand the transformative power of the marketplace business model. After Airbnb and Uber paved the way for marketplaces and on demand businesses, many startups are being conceived along the same business […]
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If you have been following the rise of Uber, Sidecar, lyft or any other ridesharing or e-hailing platforms, you might have noticed that the fundamentals of interaction between the passengers and the taxicab drivers have undergone a drastic change in many cities across the world or are on the verge of changing in the near […]
5 Service Industries that are growing as Uber for X
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Alice. She wanted to bake a cute strawberry cake for her mother. But, to her disappointment, she was left with no eggs and very little milk. Under normal circumstances, she would have panicked and rushed to the nearby 7Eleven. But, instead, she grabbed her smartphone, and […]
6 Different Types of Software Testing Methodologies
Testing is the integral part of software development. Poor testing methodologies lead to unstable products and unpredictable development times. It is very essential to have a testing plan in place to ensure that the product delivered is robust and stable and is delivered in a predictable timeline. Standard development methodologies describe a set of general […]
Want a Custom Taxi App better than Uber for your Cab Company?
If you follow tech news, good old taxi cab companies have been fighting Uber and Lyft on all fronts for over a year now. The arguments by both sides are very well discussed so I will not get into that. Instead, I want to focus on the fact that Taxi cab firms are not realizing who […]
App Prototyping Using Proto.io: No Tech Skills Required
This is a guest post by Alexis Piperides, CEO of Proto.io. If you’re interested in writing a feature guest post for us, please get in touch with your ideas. Formulating your project idea or concept in a concise and clear way to demonstrate it to stakeholders and people with the power to help bring the […]
Making Money With Apps Isn’t a Pipe Dream: All You Need is App Analytics
Making a game and advertising it is costly. Let’s be honest. Even from affordable development studios – you’re still spending a wad of cash to turn your idea into reality. This is why it’s so critical to pay close attention to each stage of game development to optimize it for users and their willingness to […]
Top User Acquisition Hacks: Free Indie Guide
“If you build it, they will come.” This promise may have worked for Field of Dreams’ Ray Kinsella beckoning famous ghosts of baseball’s past to a corn field in the middle of Iowa, but with over-crowded app stores and countless copycat apps, it simply does not work as a user acquisition strategy for app startups […]
5 Step Approach to Find the Cost to Make an App
More often than not, first-time app developers fall into one of these 3 categories: Enterprise Solution: You want to reach your custom via a convenient, pocket-sized extension of your service, or you want an internal app to make your business processes more efficient. Startup MVP: You have the next big idea and you need to […]
How To Outsource Mobile App Development: Lessons from an Amateur Appreneur Part 4
Having spent the past few months interacting with a lot of people with potential ideas for mobile app development, I have experienced that the toughest part for getting started is finding the right development team within their budget. This if not done well often means a difference between a steady source of revenue for years […]