Building Digital Products

The founders of new digital products are mostly not technical people, so they may not fully understand what quality of the software means. Quality development is more than just the code, it’s a more complex approach with a lot of different rules that every team member has to follow during the development process. Let's talk about the difference between good and bad development, all the benefits yo...

 Your business is not fully digitalized , but are you looking for new ways to satisfy your customers and win the market? Here’s what we can recommend — 5 tips on how you and your business can grow with technologies , software development, and digitalizing. Check out our new podcast and find out: How to make your own and your employees' lives easier with CRM; Why you shouldn't be prejudiced...

A story of LinkUp’s client, Jay Severson, the co-founder of chess.com, the creator of other brilliant ideas, and his advice to those who are about to start their things Jay Severson story starts with programming, which he studied both in high school and in college. Then he worked as a software engineer for several years, before his friend from college decided to start chess.com. Then it all took o...

Describing main types of problems businesses have before starting to work with software teams, and sharing our experience about three main steps of this process. You are running your business, and now it’s time for you to find a software team. How to work with those guys and what to expect from them? Let’s try to find out. -  Which problems current businesses face -  How new or updated s...

 It's not a secret that app development costs a lot of time and money. But when you see how much revenue free mobile applications can generate, you understand the development expenses justify themselves. So, how to get into the Top 200 free apps market? Usually people are willing to spend more when they have a free opportunity to try the app rather than to pay for it when they haven't opened...

Why it’s important for your designers and developers to help each other in their work and how it all helps to save you money and deliver your product to the market faster. In the software development world, not only developers play important roles. Without clever and attractive design, people will simply not know how good the product is. Design is what gives unique user experience, holds user atte...

Marketplaces are surely a sea of great opportunities and dangerous challenges. In our previous article on the subject, we talk about what it is and how it works. But apart from the features and the types of marketplaces, there are many things you should take into account before creating one. Like, which payment method to choose, why it’s important to synchronize all the data, and how to make busin...

Marketplaces are surely a sea of great opportunities and dangerous challenges. In our previous article on the subject, we talk about what it is and how it works. But apart from the features and the types of marketplaces, there are many things you should take into account before creating one. Like, which payment method to choose, why it’s important to synchronize all the data, and how to make busin...

 Does it make sense to expose the business to large losses, when you can eliminate most mistakes in advance? This is exactly what QA engineers do in digital product development.  Quality Assurance engineers are professionals who focus on improving software development processes and preventing defects. Their job scope embraces a number of duties: analyzing and reviewing documentation, cre...

Business analysis is finding a solution to the business problem considering all the context like business needs, the target audience and the state of market. Business analysts are responsible for these solutions being well thought and analyzed. The full cycle of business analysis starts with analyzing business itself, finding a solution and describing the full product specification. Specification...

Communication is not just the ability to talk, to exchange opinions and thoughts. According to the survey, which was conducted by LinkedIn, communication holds about 58% of the importance of all the soft skills. In terms of business, communication skill is a key to success. This is a tool for achieving goals. That's why communication is actually being paid so much attention to in our company. Duri...

One of the things you should think of in advance is the possibility of losing intellectual property rights to software that was built for your project. Starting a project, you probably want to know as much as possible to reduce stress and avoid potential problems. One of the things you should think of in advance is the possibility of losing intellectual property rights to software that was built f...

Once we've talked about where and how to find a software development partner in the previous episode, it's time to move on to the next step. Let`s deal with the companies proposals The first thing you should take into account is actually what the company has to offer you. 1) Is it full cycle development or not? 2) Do they include quality assurance? 3) Do they offer design? 4) Is there some kind of...

Choosing the right software development company for your product is like hiring a construction crew to build your new house. As this decision may result in your failure or success, we want to give you 1, 2, 3-steps-guide that will allow you to find exactly your partner. Today, we will talk about the first step: searching and filtering the companies.   We have 4 steps of searching and filterin...

Now, when you know what kind of team you need, check our the list of questions you may ask your potential partners before you start working with them on your digital product.   Of course, the thing is not only in asking questions, but also in giving some information about your project. If you just write “Hello, contact me”, the answer will be the same. Be ready to send the file with some proj...

Development of digital products is not that easy. We paid our dues to get tips that can help you avoid mistakes when you have made a decision to develop your own product. So we want to share it - things to know before developing an app.   Listen to our new podcast to find out about:   A homework: defining your goal and a customer  Three models of monetization and which fits you best...

Digitalization or digital transformation doesn’t look like “Hey, let's create an app, that will solve everything!” It’s about understanding all the parts of the businesses, finding a synergy with a partner and creating the best digital solution.  In case everything is done in the right way, your business will win, and there are a few important points here:  1) Increasing productivity and...

Making a digital product is not an easy task. Many things should be included on the very early stages. Together with CEO of LinkUp Studio Andriy Sambir we will try to find out why you shouldn’t drop the idea even if it sounds weird, why 9 moms cannot give birth to a baby in 1 month and what else he found out while creating 128 software products.   🎙️ Listen to Apple podcasts   https...