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5 Things to Consider When It Comes to Mobile App Maintenance

Congratulations on the launch of your mobile app! You’ve undoubtedly invested significant amounts of time, money, and energy in researching, ideating, prototyping, and testing your app to reach this incredible milestone. That said, your journey into the software industry has only just begun. Unlike physical products, mobile apps require ongoing maintenance to address the rapid […]

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Calgary's Wonderland art sculpture by Jaume Plensa representing Headless CMS in this article.

Don’t lose your “head” when you first hear the term Headless CMS

CMS stands for Content Management System. A few non headless CMSs you may have heard of include WordPress and Drupal. These platforms however have evolved into much more than facilitating just the delivery of content. So where does the “headless” come in? It’s from the separation of the “head” (front-end) from the body (back-end). This

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Ditch the Pitch

by Jason Jones, President In the past few blog posts I have written, I have discussed some of the issues that I think are plaguing the current startup ecosystem and why they are making it tough for entrepreneurs to build successful tech companies. Another subject contributing to what I believe is quickly becoming an unsustainable

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Consider this before hopping on an accelerator / incubator ride

by Jason Jones, The tech business cycle seems to follow some version of this model, especially within the last few years: Find idea for app solution Build basic prototype Identify desirable incubator or accelerator Join incubator accelerator ???? Profit! Now the last part may be a popular meme, but the model holds true. It seems

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A team meeting to discuss how they can achieve sustainable success as an SMB.

Is it wrong to simply want to build a great SMB in the tech world?

by Jason Jones, President Over the past few years in the startup space, especially the technology industry, companies talk about building the next “Facebook for apps” or “Google for the cloud” — something tailored to catch investor attention — with the intent to get funded, then get acquired or go public. People who have bought

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A local cafe that has implemented loyalty marketing to improve customer retention.

Loyalty marketing: How businesses can reap the rewards

In today’s business world, it’s rare that you’ll find a company not employing a customer loyalty program. Hugely successful for both big and small businesses, loyalty programs reward repeat customers. In turn, repeat customers help to increase sales, profit and overall business. Based on a report by Manta and BIA/Kelsey, repeat customers spend 67 per cent

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