Abdullah Alkhonaini is a co-founder of Raqib50, an online non-profit website that holds Kuwaiti members of parliament (MPs) accountable by making their voting records and other work accessible to the public (parliament watch). The app is powered by Ruby on Rails, and tracks MP activities: suggestions, committee reports, votes. Raqib50 is run by a non-profit initiative. We spoke with Abdullah to learn more about his experiences with buidling a startup.
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With 1,300 Campsites in UK and Ireland Finding a Perfect One Isn't Easy. He Wants to Change It
Bartek Ciszewski
Finán O'Donoghue is the founder and CEO of Campsited.com, a Dublin based startup that provides an easy way for campers and holidaymakers to find and book campsites, touring parks and holiday parks. We spoke with Finán to learn more about his startup.
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Logmatic provides a large amount of insightful data that helps us adjust our apps to meet customer expectations. It comes handy in many areas but our favourite features are: the provided comprehensive data, flexible alerting, capability of creating graphs, and very clear and intuitive dashboard and project comparison views. Take a look at how it works.
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Sketch is one of the best UI design tools at the moment. It is the first design tool created with the intent to satisfy the sublime needs of product designers. Many times, Sketch was such a nice surprise that I was amazed how intuitive it is.
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Improving your website doesn’t end at employing the best staff to implement your vision. Sometimes you need to listen to the voice of the people. This is where optimization testing comes in. Let’s dive into that subject to learn what it is and how it can help you.
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During my days in Netguru, I had the pleasure to meet fantastic clients and teams. I spent many hours understanding their ideas, agreeing on application architectures, talking through the long-term development processes.
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Some time ago, I finished my first Product Review report for a client, who is developing a platform for purchasing videos, photos and texts from journalists from all around the world. The essence of a Product Review is the analysis of all the data and metrics collected throughout the development process, as well as a qualitative usability analysis. Thanks to such approach, we are able to find missing features in the client’s app, analyze the client’s outstanding needs and estimate the app’s overall potential. In this article, I will share some tips on how to get through a Product Review process successfully and write reports like a pro.
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It is very hard to be perfectly focused on your work throughout the whole day when you work on a creative project. Some time ago, I started searching for a solution on how to overcome obstacles such as procrastination and unfocused work. Eventually, I found a book that changed my life: “The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play” by Neil Fiore. This book has been my how-to-be-productive bible since then. In this article, I’ll share with you the key take-away points from Fiore’s book as well as my personal tips and tricks to improve productivity.
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We've just got back from RubyDay2016 – a conference you've been waiting for for a long time. The event turned out to be a perfect feat of organisation. The speakers very thoroughly prepared for their presentations, the coffee was delicious, and the food was exquisite! Below, you can read a little bit about the presentations that we found the most interesting – we will remember all of them long after the conference.
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