How to Support Lean Startups As we work mostly for Startups we always align our work with the process they face in search of product-market fit. Lean Startup and Customer Development are common practices used by our clients. Our understanding of these practices makes Squads stand out against traditional digital agencies and software developers. We …
Spreading Containers using Docker Docker drew the attention of developer communities to containers. With Docker it’s possible to create and run a new container within seconds. This containerized approach is not new. The idea of containers has been around since the early days of unix with the chroot command. For instance, FreeBSD-based jail or Solaris zones serve …
Alternatives for Working with Elance In late 2012, I started freelancing. Because I don’t like commutes and offices, I decided to work from home and was pointed to Elance. After signing up I got hired to help a startup turn the herd of remote cats they hired into a team. I succeeded in a couple …
Building a Virtual Startup Incubator In 2014, we kicked off the Squads Launchlab as our laboratory for building internet startups. Up until then our remote development teams only worked for external customers building technological innovations. With cases like Vandebron and Zorgdomein we have proven our technical execution power.
How to Avoid Startup Failure When you write about Startup Failure as Alain LeLoux did in his blogpost you are almost obliged to give some tips to avoid these failures as well. The insight into the sources of failure already provides some direction for finding possible measures to reduce failure risk. But, Alain also was so …
A Day In the Life of a Web Developer There are over 4 million software developers currently employed in the United States. That’s a significant portion of the active workforce! That number is only expected to grow.
What are Unicorn Startups and Decacorns? Ever heard of SHEIN or SpaceX? Or have you heard of payment systems Mollie and Klarna? Well, these are examples of (super) unicorn startups. Not every startup is able to grow its business sky-high. Before we dive deeper into how to grow or scale your company, let’s talk about …
