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Launching Your App on iOS or Android: Which is Best?

Once you decide to build an app, you have a choice to make: should you develop your app for iOS or Android? Many factors impact your decision, including market, cost, and device functionality. Building on both may be appealing, but it also costs...

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How Do Free Apps Make Money?

Although the cost to build an app can be significant, there are many reasons why you may want to offer your app for free. Free apps have an extremely...

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Eric Dodds Uses Data to Drive Growth, Inform Strategy, and Keep Focus

It’s no secret that Eric Dodds is a master of business growth. He co-founded The Iron Yard in 2012 and in just five years’ time, grew it to the...

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Matt Dunbar On Investor Relationship Management

As the Co-Founder and Managing Director of VentureSouth, Matt Dunbar has seen what makes and breaks fledgling companies. Since its founding in 2008,...

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How to Build a Mobile App

The success of any app depends on two things: how well it meets the needs of its target users and how enjoyable it is to engage with. But this...

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Guide to UX for Mobile Apps that Attract and Retain Users

If your app-based startup is going to grow, you must attract and retain users. One estimate puts the average retention rate for mobile apps at just...

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2020 Trends in UX You Need to Know

Trends in UX matter because they’re typically reflective of cultural or developmental shifts in how people interact with technology. Many of these...

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Brice Bay on the Secrets to Success in Scaling a Business

Growth Mindset: Brice Bay, Greenville SC entrepreneur and Founder of 10Best.com and EnVeritas Group, explains his secrets to success in scaling a...

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How to Use Color in UX Strategically

The use of color in UX design goes beyond choosing colors that look nice together. Color is a key component of an interface, aiding in communication....

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What Makes a Good User Experience?

For users to reap the benefits of your mobile app, they actually need to use it. It sounds obvious, but user retention often takes a back seat to...

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How Checkeeper CEO Justin Rockwell Created a $1MM Application By Solving a Simple Problem

Checkeeper CEO Justin Rockwell built from necessity, testing and iterating his way to a $1MM software-as-a-service business This post is part of The...

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An Easy Content Creation Process for Resource-Strapped Startups

Creating effective content is a challenge for any company, but early-stage startups without a lot of capital resources often find it even more...

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Amber Masters Combines Debt-Payoff Experience with Accountability and Support in Paidback

This post is part of our “Startup Stories” series – where we feature select Designli clients with the goal of highlighting their products, their...

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