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Software-as-a-Service applications (SaaS) best practices

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Choose the right technology platform CIOs of companies are under constant pressure to adopt the latest and greatest technologies that they get compelled to make choices on technology platforms. However, building a SaaS platform needs careful evaluation, research, and analysis. From a business standpoint, SaaS platforms can have the capability to scale to an unimaginable extent. The technology and the architecture need to ensure there are no breaking points or hostage situations due to the choices made in the technology. Decision-makers need to consider the tech stack, learning curve, availability of developers, pricing model, support for automation, containerization, and more,  A tiny mistake can have a steep consequence in the future when the application scales or functional requirements change. There is no one size fits all policy while building any software application and this applies to SaaS too. Whether to use AWS or Azure or Google for your cloud needs, whether to use React, Ang

Creating a Mobile Strategy: Find out the top 10 ways!

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Creating a Mobile Strategy: Find out the top 10 ways!  For any company, it can be quite difficult to come up with a solid mobile strategy.  Regardless of the business size, there are plenty of things that need to be taken into consideration. There is great complexity, considering the number of people who have to be involved. It is impossible to expect any strategies to draw a mobile-specific plan, given that the needs and objectives of each business are different from the other.  For a mobile strategy to be successful at all levels, various things have to be considered.  Understand competitor strategy Your mobile strategy will be determined by your company strategy. You have to first understand the mission of your company, its goals, the existing market conditions and the biggest competitors. Other than this, you should also analyze the strengths and weaknesses for your company as well as the possible pitfalls and chances lying ahead. You need to let stakeholders from d

what is s.o.l.i.d

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Motivating Employees in a Startup- Part 2

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​ The success of any startup is rooted in the level of employee motivation and dedication. It is difficult to stay afloat if the employees are not following the vision of the startup. Limited resources and time pose several challenges to businesses. Startups focus more in making sales by reaching out to customers and hence they lose the sight of offering motivation to their employees. Several management techniques can be followed for engaging the employees as well as productivity at the workplace. In a startup environment, leading a team implies asking them to serve more than one role beyond the description of job actually offered to them. Startup owners and managers need to understand that there should be a balance in appreciation, rewards, fun and recognition of employees while asking them to take up extra responsibilities and work. These management techniques promote employee satisfaction and engagement.   §   Personal Perks During new hire orientation, try to inco

Motivating employees in startup - Part 1

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Are you thinking about starting a startup business or already running a startup? Well, there are a few factors that you need to know about. First and foremost, you need to understand that a startup is different from a small business. A startup is a business that usually has a high growth potential. Unless your product or service has a huge target market / growth potential, you should not focus on startups. Its not a hype or a trend that goes, "let me quit my job and start my own startup". Another thing that you need to know about is that for startups, you will need the investors to support financially. The thing is that most investors may not be open to making an investment especially if you don’t have a solid idea or revenue potential and a great team. The key requirement to execute tasks and planned items in a reasonable amount of time and achieve milestones and goals is to have a good team / people that are highly motivated.  Some of  the factors that keep employ