3 Growth Hacking Tips to Grow Your Mobile App Startup
Growth hacking has quickly become a popular buzzword in the startup community. Unfortunately, it’s not necessarily become popular for all the right reasons. Before we get into our tips, let’s dispel the biggest myth many mobile app developers have about growth hacking: the idea that it’s “easy.” When an iPhone app developer hears the word […]
How to Write a Tech Press Release That Actually Gets Read
Press releases may be the dinosaurs of growth hacking, but that doesn’t mean they’re going anywhere soon. For iPhone app developers and startup founders, writing stellar press releases is a critical business skill. Having your app featured in Tech Crunch, Venture Beat and the like can drive huge download numbers and brand recognition. The question […]
SXSW Interactive 2016 Wrap-up: Emerging Tech & Mobile Trends
SXSW Interactive has an uncanny knack for guessing what’s next in tech. Ever since Twitter caught on like wildfire at the 2007 gathering, throngs of iPhone app developers have migrated south each year to get in on the ground floor of the latest tech innovations. (And consume a lot of craft beer and Texas BBQ.) The […]
Instagram May Add Account Switching Feature to iOS App
60-second mobile ads aren’t the only change rocking the Instagram platform this month, as the company began rolling out experimental support for “account switching” — although the move may be less a calculated move to boost engagement than an effort to please the large part of their userbase that uses multiple accounts in spite of […]
IPhone App Developers at Poncho Launch Mobile Weather App
Techies, NYC iPhone app developers, and animated GIF aficionados have been using email alerts from the innovative weather service Poncho for several months now. As of last week that service is expanding to a full-fledged native iPhone app including coverage for 48 states and a host of fun new features, positioning the quirky startup to […]
AOL Launches Alto Mail, a New Email Mobile App Alternative
The average user may be happy with a standard email app like Google’s Inbox or Yahoo’s native iPhone app, but power users with multiple accounts between work and play often turn to third-party apps that offer multi-client support. AOL recently jumped into the game with a unique mobile app offering for iOs and Android, Alto […]
Request for Feedback Brings Twitter Deluge of 5000+ Tweets within three days
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey publicly apologized to the tech community at the Flight conference last week, promising a more open, more inclusive platform for web and mobile app developers. TechCrunch commentators and San Francisco mobile app developers at the conference reported that Dorsey requested the public to submit suggestions via tweet with the hashtag #HelloWorld. […]
Test Apps on Multiple Mobile Devices from a Single Tablet
Despite the massive growth in the mobile software market, app developers are still beset by testing limitations that make it difficult to simultaneously test products on multiple platforms. With the appearance of Nativetap, that problem appears to have been solved. Emerging during the Disrupt NY 2015 Startup Battlefield, Nativetap allows software developers to run comprehensive […]
How Venture Capital for App Development Models Are Changing
Considering that the average day sees about 1,600 new apps go on sale, software developers are under the gun to generate awareness and interest among consumers more effectively. The intense competition has put considerable strain on traditional funding models, forcing developers and venture capitalists alike to seek new approaches. One particularly influential trend has seen […]
Developers Shy Away from Nook Tablet as It Fails to Catch-on
Barnes & Noble is in distress these days and failing to find a solution to save their flailing bookstore business. The company has been in a long decline that began even before their recent CEO resigned his post. With their core business model being disrupted by tech giants like Amazon.com and Apple, Barnes & Noble […]