In: Business |
How to overcome the challenge of technical debt in a digital-first world
In:Business
In a recent discussion with some of the leading startups in Silicon Valley, one of the issues we discussed was that of technical debt. It is perhaps ironic, that in […]
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In: Business | Cloud | Cloud Computing | SaaS |
The next cloud boom will be for IoT platforms
In:Business |Cloud |Cloud Computing |SaaS
I recently joined the well-known Silicon Valley SaaS evangelist and investor, Jason Green, to discuss the software-as-a-service landscape. SaaS was the first cloud category to reach maturity. This was indeed […]
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In: Business | Human Resources |
Can your startup afford to ignore social responsibility?
In my recent visit to the Silicon Valley I had the pleasure of hearing directly from Marketo’s former CEO and co-founder Phil Fernandez about some of the things we would […]
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Should you build a flat organization?
In:Business
Continuing our series of articles as part of Belatrix’s Software Startup Week, I want to talk about my thoughts from meeting with the CEO and founder of Zoom, Eric Yuan, […]
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In: Business |
Does your software startup need a chief revenue officer?
In:Business
A few weeks ago, my colleague Pablo Lecea (Belatrix’s Director of Technical Consulting), and I had the pleasure of meeting with the founders and executives of some of Silicon Valley’s […]
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Facebook: “Your user agreement sucks”
In:Technology
Welcome to our reflection of Facebook’s greatest crisis to date. March 17th the story broke – the analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica had obtained the personal data of more than 87 […]
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In: Quality Assurance | Technology | Testing |
How to easily disinfect a WordPress blog
In:Quality Assurance |Technology |Testing
As everyone knows, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that is constantly being updated. If we don’t update it, we take the risk of someone entering and manipulating the […]
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Why are there so many cryptocurrencies?
In:Technology
There are 1583 cryptocurrencies listed on coinmarketcap.com. That is more than all the different types of fiat currencies in the world. The question many people ask is, why are there […]
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In: Innovation | Institutional |
Why Argentina must focus on education to lead in the knowledge-based economy
As part of President Macri’s new “Consejo de Notables” knowledge commision, I’ll be pushing for changes to the education sector to prepare our country for technology innovation and creating high-value […]
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In: software development | Technology |
4 tips when migrating from Object Oriented Programming to Functional Programming
In:software development |Technology
Basic Comparison If you are a software developer and develop in object oriented programming languages, such as Java or C# and want to start developing in a functional programming language […]
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Why DevOps?
DevOps is a term that encompasses a group of concepts, practices and techniques that although are not all new, are now being spread about much more by the software community. […]
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In: software development |
Why marketers are getting more involved in software development
Your app is your brand The role of marketing has dramatically changed in recent years with more and more data available to marketers to make decisions, and better segment […]
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Find out why scaling the digital wall is imperative in 2017
In:Digital transformation |software development
Digital transformation is being felt everywhere. Success in our digital age requires new psychology, new strategies, and new technologies. But what exactly does it mean? In this blog I want […]
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In: software development |
Developers should hone their business skills to be successful in DevOps
I have been working with several organizations as they implement DevOps. As these enterprises make the transition, it’s been fascinating to see both the challenges and benefits that implementing DevOps […]
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Agile development is ideally suited for microservices
In:Agile Development |software development
In the past couple of years microservice architectures have risen to prominence. Leading technology organizations, from Netflix to Facebook, are using microservice architectures to ensure they have the flexibility and […]
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In: Architecture | software development |
The top challenges with microservices
In:Architecture |software development
Over the past 18 months we’ve seen increasing attention placed on microservices. Standard bearers such as Netflix and Facebook have highlighted how microservices can be used to create more nimble […]
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In: Agile Development | Nearshore | software development | South America Outsourcing |
Nexus 2017: Helping start-ups succeed in the digital age
In:Agile Development |Nearshore |software development |South America Outsourcing
Last Wednesday I travelled with my colleague and Belatrix’s Technical Consulting Director, Pablo Lecea, to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, to attend the Nexus 2017 conference. Nexus, organized by […]
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In: Awards | software development |
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, my thank you speech
In:Awards |software development
Maybe you’ve seen the press release, but my partners and I were recently named EY “Entrepreneurs of the Year” in Argentina in the Emerging Entrepreneurs category. Since I ceded the […]
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In: Quality Assurance | Technology | Testing |
How to easily disinfect a WordPress blog
In:Quality Assurance |Technology |Testing
As everyone knows, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that is constantly being updated. If we don’t update it, we take the risk of someone entering and manipulating the […]
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In: Quality Assurance | Testing |
Shift Left Testing: Prevention is better than cure
The first project I ever worked on as a QA engineer was a big one, and it followed the classic software development methodology or “Waterfall” approach. Our role as testers […]
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In: test driven development (TDD) | Testing |
How test driven development helps keep you in the driver’s seat
In:test driven development (TDD) |Testing
Stefan Riedmann is a senior-software developer at Belatrix. This blog was originally published on his personal blog. I think there’s an expression that fits pretty well to what I have […]
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In: Software Testing | Testing |
Understand performance testing and why it is becoming important
Today we have greater expectations of the software we use than ever before. This is the number one reason why performance testing has become so important. Research suggests that just […]
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In: Automation Testing | automation tools | Quality Assurance | Test Automation | Testing |
8 top mobile testing tools you should use
In:Automation Testing |automation tools |Quality Assurance |Test Automation |Testing
When you need to test an app on mobile devices it is always a good idea to use tools, so you can do a deeper test and ensure the best […]
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In: Machine Learning | Mobile testing | Software Testing | Testing | Webinar |
You cannot miss our upcoming webinars
In:Machine Learning |Mobile testing |Software Testing |Testing |Webinar
In the next few weeks we have a series of webinars scheduled which we hope you will be able to join. First up, we’re excited to bring you a webinar […]
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In: software development | Testing |
Belatrix recognized as a top software testing company
In:software development |Testing
The company Clutch, which provides research and reviews on top software development, marketing and design firms, recently published its list of top software testing companies. Clutch highlighted Belatrix in this […]
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In: Quality Assurance | Testing |
An Introduction to Testing in Production
In today’s world, testing in production is not only important, but also critical to ensure complex applications work as we expect them to. Particularly with the move to devops and […]
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Introduction to testing scenarios
In:Testing
What do we mean by testing based on a scenario? Introduction to testing scenarios. Testing an application using scenarios means testing the end-to-end functionality or a feature, in order to […]
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In: Mobile | Mobile Apps | mobile devices |
Monetizing Mobile Applications
In:Mobile |Mobile Apps |mobile devices
The boom in mobile applications continues unabated, and users are increasingly willing to invest money in mobile applications either by purchasing an application or by making micro purchases within it […]
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In: Mobile | Mobile testing | Software Testing | Technology | Web Services |
25 Mobile Testing Tools You Cannot Live Without
In:Mobile |Mobile testing |Software Testing |Technology |Web Services
MOBILE TESTING TOOLS Since mobile applications have become ever more important, an increasing variety of tools and online resources have emerged to help you test them. Tools exist for native […]
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In: Cross Platform | Mobile | Mobile Apps | mobile devices | Native app |
Cross-platform app development: when, why, and how?
In:Cross Platform |Mobile |Mobile Apps |mobile devices |Native app
Last month Microsoft announced some big news, including in particular the acquisition of Xamarin. If you´ve never heard of them before, they are one of the most important companies developing […]
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In: Innovation | Mobile |
What We Learnt From Mobile World Congress
In:Innovation |Mobile
Last week nearly 100,000 people attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Some of the major product launches at the event, such as Samsung´s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones, […]
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In: Mobile | Software Testing |
New Mobile Testing Strategies For An Always-On World
Mobile applications are increasingly the point where customers interact and engage with your company. Those apps which are successful and which users want to use, transform business operations. No longer […]
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In: Innovation | Mobile | Software Product Development |
Mobile Tech Inspires New Products At Belatrix’s Hackathon
In:Innovation |Mobile |Software Product Development
Innovation, creativity, leadership – plus some cracking final products – and you can see why Belatrix’s “Codefest 2014” Hackathon was a resounding success. Here at Belatrix we organized this internal […]
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In: Mobile | Software Product Development | Software Testing |
Variables to consider in mobile app design and testing
In:Mobile |Software Product Development |Software Testing
¿Why the mobile market is booming? In the last few years we’ve been experiencing accelerated changes in the mobile market. The three biggest advantages of the mobile world are the […]
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In: Mobile | Software Product Development |
Why should you be moving to mobile Cross Platform Development?
In:Mobile |Software Product Development
If you’re thinking of going mobile, delivering online services or updating your existing app, you know that you need to deliver on multiple platforms. And that’s when you need to […]
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In: Mobile | Software Product Development |
Principles for accessibility in app design
In:Mobile |Software Product Development
Introduction Since ancient times, technology has been used as a social tool to improve human quality of life. Recently, with the huge impulse in mobile software development and the growing […]
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In: Agile | Agile Development |
Reflections from Agile 2017: How to avoid falling into the dark side of Agile development
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate, along with three other members of Belatrix Argentina and Peru, in the “Ágiles 2017” conference. This was the tenth edition […]
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In: Agile | Agile Development | Behavior-driven development (BDD) |
Why you should consider behavior-driven development
In:Agile |Agile Development |Behavior-driven development (BDD)
Behavior-driven development (BDD) is an increasingly popular software development methodology which evolved out of more traditional Agile development processes. However, many companies are reluctant or hesitant to change how they […]
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In: Agile | Agile Development |
Training the University of Aconcagua in Agile project management
A few weeks ago I gave an Agile training session at the University of Aconcagua (UDA) in Argentina. The idea behind the workshop was to see if we could help […]
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In: Agile | Agile Development | Management | software development | Teamwork |
Leadership skills in Agile teams
In:Agile |Agile Development |Management |software development |Teamwork
The importance of empowerment and autonomy in Agile development Successful Agile development teams self-organize to achieve their goals. The key is teamwork and it is only accomplished when everyone […]
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In: Agile | Agile Development |
Top 5 Things Business Executives Need To Know About Agile
Agile development is the new reality for driving digital technology agendas. Earlier this year, reflecting the ever rising interest and focus on Agile, the research company Gartner published a report […]
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Build The Right Software Architecture
Next week I will host a webinar together with Belatrix expert Uzi Mamani where we will discuss how building the right software architecture can make your business more nimble and […]
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Agile Teams Having Fun With Retrospectives
In Agile development the retrospective meeting is one of the most important elements, but Scrum Masters and their teams far too often overlook it, or don´t give it sufficient attention. […]
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Join Our Upcoming Webinar “Stories From The Agile War Room”
Next week I will host a webinar with three of Belatrix´s senior Scrum Masters to discuss best practices for Agile. As we all know, reading about the principles of Agile […]
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Why Digital Technologies Encourage Businesses To Look To Nearshore Agile Innovation
Organizations continue to face ever greater challenges caused by the explosion in digital technologies. In particular the speed of business and technological change is relentless, while customer expectations are higher […]
Read moreWhy Digital Technologies Encourage Businesses To Look To Nearshore Agile Innovation
Organizations continue to face ever greater challenges caused by the explosion in digital technologies. In particular the speed of business and technological change is relentless, while customer expectations are higher […]
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In: Innovation | Institutional |
Why Argentina must focus on education to lead in the knowledge-based economy
As part of President Macri’s new “Consejo de Notables” knowledge commision, I’ll be pushing for changes to the education sector to prepare our country for technology innovation and creating high-value […]
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In: Digital transformation | Innovation |
Empower your VP of Innovation to thrive in a time of digital disruption
In:Digital transformation |Innovation
We’re living in a time of unparalleled change and disruption. Between 2000 and 2015, 52% of Fortune 500 companies were acquired, went bankrupt, or disappeared from the list. In order […]
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In: Agile Development | Hackathon | Innovation |
A world of innovation on display at our annual Hackatrix
In:Agile Development |Hackathon |Innovation
In a world where the cadence of product releases continues to increase rapidly, the ability to quickly spin-up a prototype at little cost, represents a key skill for today’s product […]
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In: Innovation | Technology |
Brexit and what it means for the tech services industry
In:Innovation |Technology
With Brexit we’re witnessing the greatest political, economic, and social upheaval in the UK that we’ve seen for decades. For the UK tech industry, the research firm Gartner predicts that […]
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In: Innovation | software development | Software Product Development |
Think twice before setting up your innovation center
In:Innovation |software development |Software Product Development
Think twice before setting up your innovation center. In my day-to-day work, I talk with CIOs, CTOs and other technology and business leaders. We know that their top priority in 2016 […]
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In: Hackathon | Innovation |
The Tech Leaders’ New Playbook For Innovation
In:Hackathon |Innovation
Executives have long noted the disjuncture between corporate R&D spending and innovation. Nokia for example was for years one of the largest R&D spenders in the world, yet for all […]
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Creating An Innovation Team, Part 2
In:Innovation |Nearshore
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about why new digital technologies drive organizations to look to nearshore Agile innovation. I promised that as follow-up I would provide guidance […]
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In: Innovation | Mobile |
What We Learnt From Mobile World Congress
In:Innovation |Mobile
Last week nearly 100,000 people attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Some of the major product launches at the event, such as Samsung´s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones, […]
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In: Business | Innovation |
Best Practices For Building a Nearshore Innovation Team
In:Business |Innovation
Are you a football or basketball fan? Did you enjoy the last Super Bowl or NBA All-Star game? If you did, you’re familiar with what a great team looks like. […]
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In: Business | Cloud | Cloud Computing | SaaS |
The next cloud boom will be for IoT platforms
In:Business |Cloud |Cloud Computing |SaaS
I recently joined the well-known Silicon Valley SaaS evangelist and investor, Jason Green, to discuss the software-as-a-service landscape. SaaS was the first cloud category to reach maturity. This was indeed […]
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In: Cloud | Technology |
How to easily create a private cloud using BeDrive
In:Cloud |Technology
In this post I will show you how to create a private cloud using BeDrive and upload it on any host. BeDrive is a platform used to create a […]
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In: Cloud | Cloud Computing |
Containerization Growth Positions Kubernetes for Wider Deployment
In:Cloud |Cloud Computing
Three years ago Google, along with Microsoft, IBM, and Red Hat, introduced the business technology world to Kubernetes, an open-source system for managing containers. The central benefit of Kubernetes lies […]
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In: Big data | Cloud | Gartner Research | Technology |
Moving to a serverless architecture in 2017
In:Big data |Cloud |Gartner Research |Technology
In 2017 it is a safe prediction that more and more projects will use big data. The availability and need for data from different sources, whether for real-time analytics in […]
Read more...In: Architecture | Cloud | Cloud Computing | Mobile Apps | Security | Web Services |
Web Services Based Architectures – When does it make sense to use Web Services?
In:Architecture |Cloud |Cloud Computing |Mobile Apps |Security |Web Services
The web has triggered a lot of change in recent years and architectures have been moving forward in order to fulfill new requirements. The first web applications had limited interactivity […]
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In: Nearshore | Outsourcing | software deployment |
3 Strategies To Hire Software Developers in 2017
In:Nearshore |Outsourcing |software deployment
The importance of software in 2017 cannot be overstated. Every company today relies on software, whether it’s embedding software into traditional manufacturing products, or engaging customers via a mobile application. […]
Read more...In: Nearshore | Outsourcing | Peru outsourcing | software development |
Forrester Research on Peru as alternative outsourcing geography
In:Nearshore |Outsourcing |Peru outsourcing |software development
Belatrix recently celebrated the opening of its new expanded offices in Lima, Peru. The offices, located in city’s commercial district of San Isidro, have an awesome view from the 20th […]
Read more...In: Agile | engineering talent | Innovation | Nearshore | Outsourced product development | Outsourcing | recruiting | retention | social media | South America Outsourcing | Zinnov |
Avoid these product innovation points of failure
In:Agile |engineering talent |Innovation |Nearshore |Outsourced product development |Outsourcing |recruiting |retention |social media |South America Outsourcing |Zinnov
Whether you’re a CTO driving one or ten product development initiatives, your focus is on successfully taking your product to market as quickly and as smoothly as possible. To do […]
Read more...In: Agile | Communication | Nearshore | Offshore | Outsourcing | Scrum | Teamwork |
Five keys to success when working with an outsourced software development partner
In:Agile |Communication |Nearshore |Offshore |Outsourcing |Scrum |Teamwork
A healthy relationship between client and development partner is the key to success. This generates a good atmosphere where both parties can collaborate to achieve goals and generate greater value […]
Read more...In: Agile | Communication | Empowerment | Innovation | Management | Outsourcing | Performance |
Communication trip ups that make or break projects (Part 1)
In:Agile |Communication |Empowerment |Innovation |Management |Outsourcing |Performance
Ten years ago when we first started this business we imagined that any early communication issues would be solved once people mastered English. Over time, we learned that there are […]
Read more...In: Consumer needs | Customer Engagement | Ideas | Innovation | Outsourcing |
MIT Business Report on Innovation Funding
In:Consumer needs |Customer Engagement |Ideas |Innovation |Outsourcing
Where does innovation come from? That’s the question posed by a recent MIT Technology Review Business Report on Innovation Funding. It’s a good read for those of you wanting to […]
Read more...In: Architecture | Code Quality | Coding | Communication | Innovation | Outsourcing | Performance | Process alignment | Project Management in Software Development | Quality Assurance | Software Testing and Quality Assurance | Teamwork | Testing | User Stories |
The Procedures Question
In:Architecture |Code Quality |Coding |Communication |Innovation |Outsourcing |Performance |Process alignment |Project Management in Software Development |Quality Assurance |Software Testing and Quality Assurance |Teamwork |Testing |User Stories
As Belatrix’s developers, we are used to changing projects from time to time. In some instances, this means working on a new project with the same client, or it may […]
Read more...In: Agile | Consumer needs | Empowerment | Innovation | Outsourcing | Performance | Process alignment | Project Management in Software Development | User Stories |
Use Cases — the Agile Way!
In:Agile |Consumer needs |Empowerment |Innovation |Outsourcing |Performance |Process alignment |Project Management in Software Development |User Stories
Dr. Ivar Jacobson is widely regarded as the father of the use case, Unified Modeling Language and Rational Unified Process. Jacobson’s thinking was vital to modern business modeling and aspect-oriented […]
Read more...In: Agile | India Offshore | Nearshore | Offshore | Outsourcing | South America Outsourcing |
Nearshore, Offshore – Deciphering the Impact of Location
In:Agile |India Offshore |Nearshore |Offshore |Outsourcing |South America Outsourcing
Outsourcing. Offshore. Nearshore. What does it all mean? And, more importantly, how do you decipher what it means to you and your organization’s goals? We’re launching a blog series to […]
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7 top tips to scope and estimate your UX project
In:UX
Last week we hosted a webinar examining best practices for scoping and estimating your UX project. In this blog post I want to highlight the 7 top tips which emerged […]
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March is user experience month at Belatrix
This month we’re conducting a series of webinars, blog posts and articles about user experience (UX). UX today is no longer the narrow field of simply developing a compelling user […]
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In: Technology | UI | UX | Wearables |
Our top blogs of 2015 and what they mean for 2016
In:Technology |UI |UX |Wearables
We decided to review our top blog posts of 2015 to identify the key trends and determine what those trends will mean for 2016. Here’s our analysis: 1. How to easily […]
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How To Create A Cost Effective UX
In:UX
Last week I gave a speech at Interaction South America (#ISA15), one of the largest UX events in South America. I spoke about how companies can implement cost-effective UX. We […]
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How I Became A UX Developer
In:UX
Even as a traditional, old-school developer, I’ve always enjoyed working on front end applications. Here I can immerse myself in the user’s interactions, to understand how color impacts decisions, and […]
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How To Avoid 7 Common UX Pitfalls
Looking at design from a “developer” perspective, becoming a designer is a natural step. But not all of us have the design gene in our DNA. Many of us are […]
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In: UX |
How To Rapidly Improve The UX Of Your Products
In:UX
Creating compelling user experiences (UX) has become one of the top priorities of organizations. According to the research firm Gartner customer experience initiatives, of which UX is a critical part, […]
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In: Business |
How to overcome the challenge of technical debt in a digital-first world
In:Business
In a recent discussion with some of the leading startups in Silicon Valley, one of the issues we discussed was that of technical debt. It is perhaps ironic, that in […]
Read more...
In: Business | Cloud | Cloud Computing | SaaS |
The next cloud boom will be for IoT platforms
In:Business |Cloud |Cloud Computing |SaaS
I recently joined the well-known Silicon Valley SaaS evangelist and investor, Jason Green, to discuss the software-as-a-service landscape. SaaS was the first cloud category to reach maturity. This was indeed […]
Read more...
In: Business | Human Resources |
Can your startup afford to ignore social responsibility?
In my recent visit to the Silicon Valley I had the pleasure of hearing directly from Marketo’s former CEO and co-founder Phil Fernandez about some of the things we would […]
Read more...Should you build a flat organization?
In:Business
Continuing our series of articles as part of Belatrix’s Software Startup Week, I want to talk about my thoughts from meeting with the CEO and founder of Zoom, Eric Yuan, […]
Read more...
In: Business |
Does your software startup need a chief revenue officer?
In:Business
A few weeks ago, my colleague Pablo Lecea (Belatrix’s Director of Technical Consulting), and I had the pleasure of meeting with the founders and executives of some of Silicon Valley’s […]
Read more...Facebook: “Your user agreement sucks”
In:Technology
Welcome to our reflection of Facebook’s greatest crisis to date. March 17th the story broke – the analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica had obtained the personal data of more than 87 […]
Read more...
In: Quality Assurance | Technology | Testing |
How to easily disinfect a WordPress blog
In:Quality Assurance |Technology |Testing
As everyone knows, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that is constantly being updated. If we don’t update it, we take the risk of someone entering and manipulating the […]
Read more...Why are there so many cryptocurrencies?
In:Technology
There are 1583 cryptocurrencies listed on coinmarketcap.com. That is more than all the different types of fiat currencies in the world. The question many people ask is, why are there […]
Read more...