Three things the best fintech companies do right
Have you ever been standing in line, waiting to pay for a week’s worth of groceries, only to realize you’ve forgotten your wallet? Now imagine you have it with you, but you hand the cashier...
Top nine app design mistakes to avoid
These days, apps are increasingly part of core business offerings. In industries as diverse as fintech, food delivery, telecom services, social media, and transportation, a company’s app can make or break its success. No matter...
Usability testing: 5 myths about usability metrics
Usability can have a serious impact on society. Poor usability in a voting ballot, for example, could swing an election. Poor usability on a road could cost lives. Usability impacts everyone, every day, at every...
6 tips for choosing a software development company
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...
We built a Tinder for cats. Here’s why.
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...
Yes, software quality assurance needs to be agile, too.
Here at Mooncascade, most of our software development projects are built using agile methodologies. Teams are focused on products, not tasks, and everyone is responsible for the end result. It’s a fast-paced process that requires...
Machine Learning vs Deep Learning – When Do You Need An Expert?
If you run a business and you’re interested in using data science tools, you may be wondering what you need to get started. Should you hire a data scientist with a PhD and the salary...
How To Storyboard For Great Communication Across Teams
At Mooncascade, we often run product development workshops for our clients. One of them is focused on scoping. We sit down with the customer, figure out where to cut or add parts of the product,...
Outsourcing software development and 5G selfies
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...
5 steps for data-driven feature prioritization
As a product manager here at Mooncascade, the unhappiest clients I see are the ones who find out that they didn’t need the feature they asked us to build or that it wasn’t worth their...