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Have you noticed how much the life speed increased over the last decade? There is almost no place for household routine. People are more and more willing to delegate habitual errands like house cleaning, shopping, cooking, laundry, and repair to on-demand services.

Grocery delivery apps became one of the huge reliefs in this race for obtaining the life-work balance.

Growing demand, increasing trust in online services, and easy access to the market for startups create a perfect environment for those who want to make a meal delivery app.

How are applications like Instacart made? Let’s find out!

People spend more than $335 billion annually in the US alone on on-demand care services for their parents, kids, homes, and pets. Today we’ll talk about apps for senior citizens.

Our society is witnessing a longevity revolution. Life expectancy is increasing and the number of elderly people is growing rapidly. As of 2020, 1 in 11 people have reached the age of 65, and it is anticipated that this ratio will change to 1 in 6 by 2050. Many people over 65 need daily help and special care due to health problems. But as we are always on the move (working, studying, traveling, going to the gym, meeting people, shopping), we can not always provide enough care to parents and senior relatives.

If you are a startuper who wants to create an on-demand home care application, you’ll find useful information inside. The business model, features, and development steps will be described in detail. Just dive in!

12,896 hours is the average time each person spends tidying their homes during their lifetime. That’s 1,5 years or 77 weeks. These numbers hardly coincide with modern reality.

Business people, working moms, single-parent households, elderly people, and anyone else who can afford it, often delegate home cleaning to professionals and use the extra time for stuff they want to do.

With the growing trend of ordering services on demand, no wonder software for the house-cleaning business has already disrupted the gig economy. Due to the increase in self-employment and freelance work, the demand for digital platforms for maids will keep on growing in the years ahead.

How to make an app for cleaning services? Read our complete guide!

Do you know what Slack, Groove, and Skype have in common? They all made their SaaS products with the help of offshore outsourcing teams. There are certain factors that make SaaS development different from the other software development and due to these factors startupers prefer to give the SaaS development to offshore outsourcing teams. What are the advantages of outsourcing for SaaS? Let’s find out!

“When you think about recommending something to someone, there’s a real business reason why you might want to do that.” - Jack Chua, Director of Data Science at Expedia.

Machine learning recommendation systems are not just a trendy feature of online stores. It is a mighty tool that can propel your business to the next level if used strategically. No wonder Jack Chua suggests always having “a great tie-in to the underlying KPI of what you want to drive”. For example, increase sales, customer retention, cross-selling, and so on.

If you’re still hesitating on how exactly to use recommendations to invigorate your business, we invite you to learn from the experience of those who already made it work brilliantly!

We collected the best examples of machine learning implementation in recommenders (including our own development projects) and explain in plain English how to build a machine learning recommender system from scratch. Are you in?

Are you interested in starting a coupon website but don't know where to begin?

Look no further than this complete guide on how to start a coupon website from Greenice. The guide takes you through six easy steps, from researching the market to choosing a technical solution for building your website. Along the way, you'll learn how to make money with your coupon website and define the features that are right for your specific needs. Wrapping up with a discussion on how to start a coupon business, this guide has everything you need to get started on your path to success.

So what are you waiting for? Dive in and start building your coupon empire today!

What if you could hire faster and better? What if you could get new employees job-ready in half the time?

These and other human resource process improvements are possible with a successful human resource management system (HRMS) implementation. And that is probably what you are after, otherwise, you wouldn’t be here, would you?!

The right HRM system can improve any business, but for some companies, it is a game-changer.

These are companies belonging to industries with traditionally high employee turnover rates like hospitality business, care providers, cleaning companies. These companies place a lot of premium on recruiting that is one of their key business functions (hospitality business, care providers, cleaning companies, etc.).

Companies in heavily regulated industries, where employees have to follow procedures and training (e.g. healthcare).

Does your business fall into one of the above categories? Do you feel that an HRMS is a missing component in your business to take it to the next level?

50% of ERP projects fail in the first attempt.

As if that is not enough, I’ll also add that a failure of an ERP development project is not something companies can just shake off and carry on. Such projects are usually so serious, that their failure can cause a major setback for the entire company, or even its death.

How does such a bright-sided and well-intentioned endeavor, as ERP system development, end up in such a debacle? 

Here are some reasons custom ERP development projects fail (according to CIO experts and our experience):

• Ineffective business processes - if you haven’t worked on your business processes to make them effective and unified, then no automation tool will help
• Not including all stakeholders, especially end-users, in decision-making - everyone who is going to be using the system and affected by it, should have a say in the project
• Failing to prioritize features - which can be another extreme of trying to please everyone, and therefore, delaying the shipment of the system by months or even years.
• Trying to deliver the whole thing at once - long gone are the days of waterfall planning, why wait so long and spend so much just to learn that the software sucks, better to learn it early on, and fix it bit by bit.
• Failing to get everyone onboard - a new custom ERP solution means people need to change the way they work, they’d better understand why and know what to do.
• Forgetting to budget for maintenance - you will likely require changes along the way, not to mention that things can break, so it is wise to account for it in your budget.

In this article, we’ll talk about the 8 ways of avoiding those pitfalls, by carefully planning your custom ERP software. We share our own experiences, as well as the experience of others, so be prepared for a lot of examples.

You’ve probably already read umpteen blogs and books on how to build a SaaS application. Or maybe you’ve gone further and made some trial runs to validate your SaaS startup idea with real customers. Now you need to find a development team to convert your idea into a saleable product. 

This guide is for those who are going to move from theory to practice. Follow us and peek into the development kitchen to get a better understanding of how SaaS application development works! 

Since 2018, GDPR has become an indispensable condition for all companies operating in the EU and storing their customer's data electronically.  And, unless you want to pay multimillion-euro fines, you’ve got to take it seriously!

Of course, there is a silver lining and not everything is that bad. The new regulation has introduced very good privacy protection practices that will bring a lot of value to your users. So, whenever you feel intimidated, just remember that GDPR legislates common sense!

In this article, we deconstruct GDPR from the point of view of the impact on the development of your website/web app. We did our best to extract the practical steps for making your website GDPR compliant.

Speech recognition is one of the most difficult aspects of programming and, at the same time, one of the most desirable features of new-age applications. One of the potential implementations is using speech recognition in call-centers systems to automate the mundane work of operators.

The main question is how to make a machine understand natural language, transform it into text, and return an adequate response? Many development companies such as Google, Amazon, IBM, Apple, and Microsoft are now highly involved in the creation of the best mechanisms to cope with these tasks. Thus, some time ago Amazon announced a service for creating conversational interfaces for applications - Amazon Lex.

Actually, we actively use AWS products in many of our projects and know their specifics, so, in spite of the fact that Lex was still quite raw (new and poorly documented), we were determined to crack it. We hoped that this would be one more positive story that would give us more points toward our overall expertise score.

However, our experience turned out to be quite controversial. If you plan to use Lex for your automatic speech recognition (ASR) bot, you may find it helpful to read this article. We would like to caution you.

Are you tired of the limitations of existing social media platforms? Do you have an innovative idea for a social network that you can't wait to bring to life? Then you've come to the right place! Building a social network can be both an exciting and daunting task, but fear not, because in this article, we'll guide you through the process and show you how to create a platform that is unique, engaging, and effective.

First, we'll explore the reasons why you might want to build a social network. From offering an alternative to Facebook to creating a platform with unique features, the possibilities are endless. So, whether you want to connect with like-minded individuals or build a platform that solves a specific problem, we'll help you understand the motivations behind building a social network.

Next, we'll dive into the nitty-gritty of building a social network. We'll explore the various options available to you, including social network builders, social media plugins for open-source CMS, social media software, and custom-tailored development. We'll break down the pros and cons of each option and help you understand which one is best suited to your needs.

In conclusion, building a social network can be a complex process, but with the right guidance and resources, you can create a platform that is both innovative and impactful. So, if you're ready to take the leap and build your own social network, read on to discover the different ways you can bring your vision to life.