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

Other | By Priit Salumaa | May 20, 2020May 22, 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...

Mobility, sci-fi style

Future transportation: from teleportation to the mushroom drive

Mobility | Other | By Maria Vous | June 22, 2019August 15, 2019

If anyone’s succeeded in predicting the future, it isn’t tech companies or consultancy advisors—it’s sci-fi authors. From flying vehicles on Earth to human settlements on Mars, sci-fi has given us some of the wildest, and...

Briefed for success

How to write a brief for software development

Other | Product Development | By Heili Strite | June 10, 2019August 15, 2019

So you’re building a product and you’ve decided to outsource part of your software development to a partner. You’ve done your research and you’ve found an agency who’s got what it takes to make your...

RIDE TO THE FUTURE

Mobility disruption is just getting started

Mobility | Other | Product Development | By Romet Rahuoja | June 2, 2019July 8, 2019

Mobility disruption is upon us. It’s spreading across the globe, transforming consumer habits in industries as diverse as auto production, public transportation, oil, insurance, and even foodservice. Getting from point A to point B has...

DATA SCIENCE

On a quest for a perfect Eurovision song with data science

Data Science | Other | By Anna Aljanaki | May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

The Eurovision song contest has been running yearly since 1956 and it’s only getting ever more popular. Back in 1956, only 7 countries participated in Eurovision. As of 2019, there are 42 registered participant countries,...

Outsource the smart way

6 tips for choosing a software development company

Other | Product Development | By Hanna-Mari Kirs | April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

Choosing a software development company to outsource your work to is a common occurrence these days. You may need to do it for a variety of reasons. Maybe you’re a startup and don’t have a...

A fun charity project

We built a Tinder for cats. Here’s why.

HR | Other | By Karin Sarv | April 3, 2019July 8, 2019

We recently built an app called Vaba Saba (“Available Tail” in Estonian) that lets you swipe through cute profiles of cats looking for a home, chat with them, and meet those you’d be interested in...

A visit to MWC 2019

Outsourcing software development and 5G selfies

Other | By Karin Sarv | March 5, 2019October 8, 2019

MWC (formerly the Mobile World Congress) is an annual event that brings together the biggest names in the mobile industry. It’s often used as a platform for announcing new technologies and devices. While announcements for...

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