One of the things that I love about working at CollegeMobile is all of the people who I get to meet and work with. Across the board our clients are all amazing and we have strong and unique relationships with each of them. Over the course of working here I began to realize an interesting
Find Your MVP – Minimum Viable Product
“If you’re not embarrassed by your first version, you spent too long on it” This mantra, popularized by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, is meant as a call to action for startups. It’s also been known as “Release early, release often” and even more succinctly as “Fail fast.” Regardless of the exact words used, these phrases
Co-op Coupons & Offers
Another great promotion for the Co-op Coupons and Offers has been put out by Co-op. This is the Press Release they posted on August 23rd: “Interest in the Co-op CRS mobile app has shot up recently following the mid-July launch of the coupon feature in the latest version. The coupon feature is also now available
CollegeMobile on Saskatoon CTV Live August 26th
Well it was that time again for me to compile a list of our favourite apps and head down to the Saskatoon CTV studio to talk about apps with Heather Marcoux on their Morning Live show. This week I talked about the following apps: Vine Free for Android smartphones Social media app where you post
The Game Has Changed
A recent post by Jean-Louis Gassée entitled “The rebirth of Windows Mobile” got me thinking about the state of technology and computers. In the mid-80s, industry giants Microsoft and Intel got into a position of strength and leveraged that strength to make it impenetrable for competitors with new technologies and new approaches. For thirty years,
Branham300 Top 25 Canadian Up and Coming ICT Companies – CollegeMobile
In mid 2012 we were approached by a business acquaintance that asked us if we would like to be recommended to be on the Branham300 2013 list. We had heard of Branham300 but didn’t know the specific details of what they did. Intrigued by this opportunity I set off to research and learn all about
Developing an App for Multiple Platforms
Software development is a creative endeavor, which makes it risky. It’s rare to know exactly what needs to be developed when the project begins. So decisions are made on the fly or modified when necessary, users give feedback that changes how a feature works, and new features come to mind midway through development. This is
Five Things that Make an App Successful
In early 2007, Apple announced the first iPhone. While some people saw it as a flash in the pan, I saw great opportunity. I believed this device would transform an industry, so I immediately began developing mobile apps to run on this revolutionary device. Half a decade later, I have seen thousands of apps come