Author: doronkatz
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Programming on iOS with Swift: Working with Functions and Nested Functions (Beginners)
Nested Functions An under-utiilzed but interesting use of functions are as nested functions, functions that are essentially not global but privately embedded within another function. Sure you can have functions declared as private, but that will only protected the function from being accessed… Continue reading
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Startup Lingo: What are Convertible Notes?
Continuing on from my first article on what is Common Stock, we now move on to understanding what are Convertible Notes, in our quest towards understanding the lingo you will need when dealing with Venture Capitalists. What is a convertible note? As… Continue reading
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Listen to your competitor’s customers
An interesting article on the merits of not just listening to your own customers, but your competitors’ customers as well, thanks to medium.com Much has been written about wether or not you should worry about your competitors or completely ignore… Continue reading
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Athos is working on smart exercise-clothing to track your muscles
[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CXt1AfnpXE&w=854&h=480] Continue reading
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5 Mistakes we all make with product feedback
I recently went through an article written by @destraynor titled 5 mistakes we all make with product feedback that I enjoyed, and wanted to run through it. Having read a lot of literature this past year, on Lean Customer Development and this article put… Continue reading
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Proper Release Planning in a Project
Release planning is defined as the process of producing high-level planning that eventually gets broken down into iterations. Whilst a lot of literature and blogs focus on iteration planning, release planning is by no means less important. The breakdown of a project from purpose… Continue reading
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How to get started with Twitter’s Fabric
My latest article on ProgrammableWeb, covering Twitter’s new suite of mobile tools: Twitter used its first Flight Developer’s Conference in San Francisco in October to announce a new suite of utilities designed to deliver richer integration between Twitter and mobile… Continue reading
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Get custom analytics, easily
In the startup-world, from conception to launch and acquisition, usually involves mass user acquisition, in order to increase brand value, and ultimately become a more attractive proposition for further investment, or even potential acquisition. Operating in such a competitive landscape,… Continue reading
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How to integrate CloudKit into your App Today
Overview Welcome to the second of a three-part series on iOS 8, where we will dive into the exciting world of CloudKit, after introducing you to HealthKit in our previous article. CloudKit is Apple’s attempt at providing an answer to Dropbox, Parse, and… Continue reading
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What I Learned Negotiating With Steve Jobs
An interesting article I stumbled upon that provides a bit of an insight into negotiations. Enjoy Heidi Roizen’s piece in her dealings with Steve, below; (source: http://heidiroizen.tumblr.com/post/80368150370/what-i-learned-negotiating-with-steve-jobs) Fresh out of Stanford Business School, I started a software company, T/Maker, with… Continue reading