The coronavirus pandemic introduced a string of new words such as social distancing, quarantine, remote work, and even noun-verbs like Zoom into our everyday language. But if there was one word that captured the pandemic’s effects and our collective response to them, it has to be ‘new normal’. The phrase…
When was the last time you used an application that had to be downloaded, installed, and stored entirely on your computer? If you took even a couple of seconds to reflect on the question, it’s a testament to how deeply SaaS (Software as a Service) has made inroads into our…
During the 2008 recession, Toyota had to let go off many full-time employees. While this helped it survive the slowdown, it also caused much heartache all around. Since then, Toyota has augmented its variable workforce by 10-20%, a move designed to help it rationalize costs but without layoffs. What Toyota…
August 12, 1994, is of great significance to the history of eCommerce. As reported by the New York Times, it was when a group of internet entrepreneurs celebrated what was then the first online retail transaction backed by data encryption to ensure privacy. The product that exchanged the virtual hands?…
While the mobile app market doesn’t quite have Forbes making an annual rich list for it yet, it’s clocking some serious numbers around the world. This has made business owners, investors, and serial entrepreneurs flock to the idea of building and marketing mobile apps. However, building an app with a…
IGT (International Gaming Technology), one of the world’s largest gaming solutions company, realized around the early 2010s that it needed a more efficient way to operate its decentralized fleet of over 1,300 technicians and vehicles that served thousands of touchpoints throughout the US. The company eventually implemented a fleet management…
The proliferation of consumer mobile applications in the past decade has had an exceedingly positive impact on people’s lives. From shopping to learning, telemedicine, social media, entertainment, and productivity, consumer mobile apps have helped their users do more with less and in turn, lead more fulfilling lives. Enterprise applications similarly…
In our previous blog post, we looked at software design patterns and the various benefits of using them. In this blog post, we delve deeper into the factory design method, when should you use it, and its pros and cons. We also use a real-life factory design pattern case study…
As varied as they are, the flanking military maneuver, three-box car design, Sicilian chess defense, and basketball triangle offense have something in common. They have established ways of doing something with optimal efficiency while leaving enough room for introducing variations when faced with an evolving situation. The keywords here are…
Does it make sense to invest in a new mobile app idea when economic prospects are so bleak? We recently got a question along those lines from a couple of long time startup clients. The pandemic has extracted a heavy cost on economies around the world. But it has been…
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