Why Android projects are postponed in early stage startups
Photo by Uncalno Tekno A typical scenario we get to see is when a startup starts building their solution on all mobile platforms at once before figuring out what software design, user experience, or feature set meets the needs of their customers. A startup is working to solve a problem under extreme uncertainty. Building for all […]
Health Connection BC website gets improved search and mobile accessibility
The HealthConnection website – owned and operated by Vancouver Coastal Health – has recently been upgraded with enhanced search and mobile accessibility. Users can now use a single search box to search the site globally and get access to all the information about programs and practitioners in North Shore (Greater Vancouver) area. The new website
The Lafarge ePod apps are used when shipping cement to customers
This has been both exciting and rewarding for us. We worked for the last 12 months with the Lafarge Eastern Canada team and launched the ePod iOS and Android apps. Today they are on the app store and working. Twelve months ago, they were ideas and diagrams. The Lafarge ePod apps are used when shipping […]
Celebrating yet another app launch
River (on the right saying hi) was visiting us in Vancouver today, so we decided to celebrate with sushi. Yesterday another app that we had developed was published on the app store. The Lafarge ePod iOS was developed by Bosco ( on the left). It was nice to have most of the rmdStudio family together […]
VentureBeat Roadshow Vancouver Mobile Developers event
We are at the VentureBeat Roadshow Vancouver Mobile Developers event, and John Koetsier just took the stage. He gives some great numbers about the success and failure of mobile apps. More is on the way. Rastin Mehr, our CEO and President, is here. Come and talk to him in person if you like. Let me […]
Keep the Technical Design Specification short to stay creative
Our first-time enterprise clients keep reminding us through their projects that we should read their technical design specifications (TDS). Whenever a detail comes up through the project, they become furious and tell us that this issue was on page x of our 100-page TDS. When that happens, we remind them that we only use their TDS […]
Enterprise is still figuring out agile app development
Photo by Dean Meyers Software is essential to Enterprises, and they are still developing agile apps. How so? Until now, they were either obtaining turnkey solutions or subscribing to software as a service (SAAS) solutions. Turnkey solutions require upfront licensing fees, installation, configuration, and certified IT staff to maintain them. They also tend to
How mobile apps are improving field service management efficiency
Photo by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Field service management mobile apps are replacing the conventional methods that involve paper trails and manual work. These apps are used by technicians, repair personnel, and inspectors in the oil, mining, forestry, and transportation industries. We even met with a coffee shop supplies company that i
Are you building an enterprise aspiration app?
This topic came up last week while having coffee with Boris Mann and talking about the state of consulting and product development in Vancouver and other markets. I should give him credit for inventing the term: Aspiration App. What is an aspiration app? An aspiration app is developed to boost an enterprise team’s career prospects, impress […]
Lean Entrepreneur Program is now offered by LaunchAcademy
Launch Academy is now accepting new students for their Lean Entrepreneur program, through which you’ll learn the foundations of how to validate and execute your startup idea successfully. Entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs build the Lean Entrepreneur Program. At LaunchAcademy, you can also attend all sorts of technology and business development events o