How to Pre-optimize Your Mobile App Before Launch
This guest-post is courtesy of our partners at Gummicube. While preparing for an app’s launch, it’s key to consider how it’s going to be marketed. Pre-optimization is one way to do just that. Pre-optimization is an App Store Optimization practice where you research and build out the app’s metadata and creative sets in an effort […]
5 Things I Learned at Harvard
Do you remember your first day at school? It’s a question rarely encountered in business. But it’s one I’ve been pondering lately. This year I started attending Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management (OPM) program. On my first day there, I didn’t know what to expect. Little did I know, this life event wasn’t only an […]
Here Are 5 Ways to Work When Life Unbalances You
Original article written by Dave Kerpen for Inc. Magazine There is a proven correlation between our happiness and productivity. Of course, sometimes whether or not we’re happy isn’t up to us. When your situation rules out happiness, it’s time to revise your strategy. If you relieve a little pressure, you’ll find the balance needed to keep your head up […]
What Does Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Acquisition of GitHub Really Mean for Tech?
In a big turn of events, Microsoft, known a few years ago as a strictly proprietary code company, bought open-source code platform, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. GitHub, which has 28 million members, is a cloud-based software development host. GitHub is the Seattle-based tech giant’s third largest acquisition yet, trailing behind Skype and LinkedIn. Many industry […]
What Does It Really Take to Succeed as an Entrepreneur Today?
Is it possible to break down the recipe to entrepreneurial success into its key ingredients? This is the exact topic that Rhett Power, entrepreneur and business coach, tackles in his latest article for Inc., “Is Entrepreneurship Getting Harder? 5 Ways to Be Successful in the Digital Age”. Marc Fischer, our very own CEO and co-founder, is […]
Companies like Spotify and Dropbox Are Changing the I.P.O. Landscape
Companies like Dropbox and Spotify are changing what initial public offerings (IPOs) mean for Silicon Valley and the U.S. economy. With Snapchat and Blue Apron hitting IPO status and seeing quickly-dropped share prices, startups who find success with private funding are no longer guaranteed the same results when it comes time for a public investment. […]
The Most Valuable AI Startup in the World Right Now Specializes in Real-Time Surveillance
Surveillance in China is an incredibly hot topic right now. It’s well known that the Chinese government is interested in using the latest advances in surveillance technology to track its citizens’ every move. And a new artificial intelligence (AI) startup is taking the reins in helping the world’s largest country do exactly that. Called SenseTime, […]
Will Augmented Reality Drive the Next Big Social Media Platform?
It wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that social media is going through a bit of a rough spot. More people than ever are abandoning Facebook over issues of data distrust. It also wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the development of augmented reality (AR) is still in its experimental stage. But one startup is […]
How FinTech Is Boosting Both Big and Small Businesses
It’s indisputable that FinTech development is changing the business game. And contrary to what most people would assume, it’s not just producing results that only benefit enterprises — FinTech is affecting every facet of the marketplace, courtesy of big tech players along with niche software development companies for small businesses. Evening the Playing Field An […]
Dogtown Media Discusses Changing Careers & Building Teams at General Assembly
On February 27th, we had the awesome opportunity to discuss career transformation and how to build a great team at General Assembly’s Downtown Los Angeles location. For a 45-minute panel and 30-minute Q&A session, Justin Hall, our senior iOS Engineer, Kim Calderone, our UX and UI designer, and Marc Fischer, our CEO and co-founder, got […]