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Waker Is on Pace To Reach The Top of the App Development Industry

There is no industry like app development. The demand for it has created a field full of talent and healthy competition. This is why it’s always a significant achievement to be regarded as one of its top performers. For years, Waker has been earning awards and recognition for our

Waker Wins Top Developer Award for 5th Year In A Row

Waker is a results-focused software and UX design [https://clutch.co/web-designers/packages] company. With years of experience, our team supports businesses of all sizes in their journey toward digital transformation. We’ve established ourselves as a reliable, innovative partner when it comes to creating and strategizing digital products that

A Guide to Who to Trust for Your UX Design and Development - Agency or Freelancer

It’s 2022, and it’s easier than ever to find experts to offload your design and development to, so you can spend more time on your business, than in your business. But who do you trust with the next big thing you’re hoping to create and put out

Overthinking your MVP? What you actually need to raise funds - a guide.

The early growth phase of a company often finds founders and creators in a catch-22: Developing something strong enough to earn capital funding, as well as simultaneously proving to investors that you’ve got something great. What a potential investor needs to see is a proof of concept, and your

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Waker Named Best Custom Software Developer by Digital.com

Digital.com [https://digital.com/], a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has named Waker to its list of the best custom software and mobile app development firms. The top companies were selected based on core service offerings and customer feedback. Waker and other

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Top Ohio Business Agency 2020

For the third consecutive year, Waker has been awarded the privilege of being placed on Clutch’s Top Performing B2B Companies in Ohio [https://clutch.co/top-service-providers/ohio?page=6]. Clutch is the leading platform for ratings in marketing, IT, and business services; Clutch evaluates companies based on the businesses

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Building the Right Technology Support Team for your Company

Building a technology support team is something that every business needs to do at some point or another. The issue is that not every business has a person who is comfortable with technology beyond posting the occasional Instagram post. It can be difficult to even know where to start: Do

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Why Your App Is Limited By Bad Design

With the Apple App Store having 2.2 million apps and the Google Play Store having 2.8 million apps, users these days have plenty to choose from, which means there are plenty to substitute your app for. First impressions matter. Your app’s user will judge whether this is

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Choosing the Right Development Company

Trusting a company to turn your vision into a finished product is not a process that should be taken lightly. It can be hard enough figuring out whether you want to develop offshore or onshore (check out our blog post on Offshore vs Onshore Software Development [https://www.waker.com/

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The Importance of Prototyping & Testing in App Development

Picture this: You are about to release your completed mobile app to the market. You hired a few developers and designers in town and put countless hours making this app work. Once you release it to the market however, the feedback is not what you expected. The design was flawed

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Creating an MVP to Generate Revenue before Raising Funding

In today’s day and age, getting funding from a Venture Capital firm can be an extremely arduous task. The odds of getting money from Andreessen Horowitz, a popular VC firm in California, is about .7%. While that number may seem daunting to up-and-coming startups, creating a Minimum Viable Product

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Offshore vs Onshore Software Development

Deciding when to use offshore vs onshore software development is something companies, from start-ups to multinational enterprises, struggle with from time to time. Historically, offshore development has been used by primarily large companies however, with technology allowing for smoother communication across cultures this has become significantly cheaper allowing all companies

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How to be an Expert in Mobile App Development

Developing mobile applications is a process that has evolved rapidly throughout its short lifetime so far. With different technologies and design practices implemented every year, a mobile app at the beginning of this industry would likely have noticeable differences than phone apps developed currently. However, despite these constant changes in

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Changes in Tech Hiring Since COVID-19 and How Companies Can Adapt

Everyone has seen by now that hiring and job security has changed in nearly all organizations. At first, many thought that the industries most affected by COVID-19 (airlines, restaurants, etc) would be the only ones affected, and while it’s true that these verticals are taking a larger hit in

TechOhio Profiles Waker's Digital Innovation Team

Tech Ohio, an arm of the Ohio Third Frontier that highlights technology news and stories in Ohio, recently profiled the work we are doing with our team at Waker! We loved having TechOhio and the MediaSourceTV team at our offices in Downtown Columbus. Check out the video and article below

Unveiling Waker's Downtown Columbus Office Expansion

We recently began an expansion of our office space in Downtown Columbus, Ohio! Our new office space on North 5th Street takes up nearly the entire top floor of a historic building in the Discovery District of Columbus. A nuanced open-floor design drew us in, but we really fell in

Partnering With Non-Profit "The 52 Million Project"

The 52 Million Project [https://www.52millionproject.org/] officially announced their inaugural Board of Directors this week. We are honored to announce that selected to this board was Waker's General Partner, Nafis Azad [https://linkedin.com/in/nafisazad/]. From the 52 Million Project: "This inaugural Board was

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Waker General Partner, Nafis Azad, featured by Next Gen Spotlight

We are excited to see one of our General Partners, Nafis Azad, featured by Next Gen - the Forbes-rated business hub, community, and Summit bringing together the world’s brightest young entrepreneurs. Waker has been a supporter of the Next Gen Community and entrepreneurs within the ecosystem for over 5

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Why We Are Expanding to Become Waker

We are extremely proud to introduce you to Waker. Waker is the culmination of two national leaders, Ghost Lab and Appify, uniting to deliver a new paradigm of quality, depth, and communication across software and design. The engineers and design strategists at Ghost Lab and Appify have been consistently ranked