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[Review] Gamification By Design: Implementing Game Mechanics In Web And Mobile Apps

YoungUpstarts

The trouble with a book titled “ Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps ” is that most people will assume it’s meant for games – or at the very most, application – designers.

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7 Keys To Making A Business Out Of Your Great Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different. In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment.

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Solving Software Quality Challenges During The Global Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

In a recent Call for Code Global Challenge , IBM outlined the top three areas that are in urgent need of rapid solution development: – Crisis communication. – Community cooperation. It is therefore paramount that despite the time constraints this software meets the highest standards of quality.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features. They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g.

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The End Of Marketing As We Know It

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe these are the methods and tools of a profession designed to attract and persuade us to become customers — especially when “we the buyers” increasingly ignore them. At their most effective, they’re doing the opposite: They’re allowing customers to re-create the experience of shopping and buying in their local communities.

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How To Enhance Creativity As A Web Designer

YoungUpstarts

Creativity is one of the main components of being a successful web designer. As a designer, you must possess the ability to create numerous websites serving varying purposes in a unique way. Design a Creative Workspace. The internet is the only place to find inspiration for your web design. Join a Web Designer Community.

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How Sin-Mei Tsai, Shippo’s VP of Engineering, Defines Code Quality

Version One Ventures

Six weeks ago, we kicked off a new series where we profile an awesome operator in our network to learn about his/her work and contributions to his/her organization and community at large. With that said, I thought it would be great to share Sin-Mei’s insight and wisdom with our blog community. How do you define code quality?