Foursquare Though it has millions of users, the reasons people often cite for using it are rather badly represented in the application itself. The most common reason I hear about why people use Foursquare is that it creates a log for where they’ve been. Perhaps a bar...
Serendipity In business, like in history, no one writes about the losers. They write about leaders, the winners, those lucky enough to have been at the right place at the right time. Those that met the right person, and then managed to build the next greatest company....
The Tale of the XBOX With over 80 million units sold you could say that the XBOX 360 was a runaway success. You could say that by offering living room apps such as Netflix, HBO Go, ESPN, Facebook and similar, Microsoft started to change the way that consumers interact...
Pivotal Labs The team over at Pivotal Labs, a NYC & SF Dev shop, are big proponents of Pair Programming. This is a programming methodology where two developers sit next to each other at two computers that are showing the same screen so they can work on the same...
We’ve worked with many a startup before starting SWARM one thing is common among all of them. They’re strapped for cash, and good design can get pretty expensive and fast. So while this problem isn’t exclusive to startups or non-profits, reducing...
Let’s talk about Brand Emotions. Quite recently, Uber, the mobile app that gets you a ride, has been in the news for having potentially inappropriate business practices. During the NY snowstorm they allegedly called many of their competitor’s cars,...