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Innovation, growth, responsibility.

Three principles that guide our software development team.

HR | By Indrek Ulst | September 21, 2020September 22, 2020

Software development can be one of the most rewarding lines of work out there. It can also be one of the hardest, most stressful, or even most boring. It all depends on what your employer’s...

Work, reimagined

Remote work: it’s about the mindset, not the tools.

HR | By Anu Einberg | September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

This Spring, Covid-19 forced many companies across the world to start working remotely. The need for social distancing and the health risks associated with having large groups under one roof meant that office work as...

It’s all about startups

Our thoughts from Latitude59

Other | By Maria Vous | September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Latitude59 is the flagship startup and tech event in Estonia, the world’s first digital society. Demos.Pitches. Matchmaking. Parties. It’s the place to be for people who are serious about startups, investing, and the future of...

Trust, innovation, or both?

Trends and outlook for the post-COVID FinTech scene

Fintech | By Greta Pudan | August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Players in the FinTech scene tend to fit into one of two groups. On the one hand, there are challenger banks like Monese, N26, and Revolut, who focus on mass markets and reaching large numbers...

Trust, balance, vision.

3 best practices for building FinTech products

Fintech | By Greta Pudan | July 14, 2020August 25, 2020

If you’re thinking about building a FinTech product, you probably know that it’s going to be an uphill battle. The financial services industry is one of the most highly regulated—and competitive—in the world. There are...

Quality starts here

What is an RFP and how do you get one right?

Product Development | By Hanna-Mari Kirs | July 1, 2020August 12, 2020

When corporations or public institutions are preparing large-scale development projects, one common way of finding partners is to put out an RFP, or request for proposal. The idea is to ask potential vendors to submit...

challenges and lessons learned

Building a global hackathon from the ground up – The Global Hack organizers’ notes

Other | By Priit Salumaa | May 20, 2020August 12, 2020

I was looking down the empty toilet paper aisle in my local supermarket at 10am when I received two consecutive phone calls from my friends Calum and Kai (Accelerate Estonia & Garage48), asking if I...

Permission to change

The Key to Building a New Future After the Corona Crisis

Other | Product Development | By Hanna-Mari Kirs | May 5, 2020June 1, 2020

The corona crisis has impacted us all. People, companies, and governments have had to bear the weight of a pandemic that has hit hard and fast, affecting every level of society and every sector of...

Cooking up software development – by recipe or improvisation?

Other | Product Development | By Martin Küngas | April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

As I was standing in the middle of the kitchen thinking about whether I should still create spaghetti bolognese without mincemeat, suddenly it struck me as a project and product manager, that life should not...

Quality counts

How a good ballpark can help estimate software development cost

Product Development | By Indrek Ulst | March 31, 2020August 12, 2020

When clients ask us to estimate software development cost, we always aim to be as realistic as possible, going into detail and covering everything the project will potentially require. This isn’t because we’re looking to...

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