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20 Steps to Better Wireframing

18. February 2009

941Comments20+Steps+to+Better+Wireframing2009-02-18+12%3A32%3A50Clive+Howard

Possibly the biggest mistake in any development project is failure to plan. Recently, the owner of a prospective start-up told me that planning was unnecessary and a good developer could just start coding. This, I promise you, will end in tears. Wireframing is one of the first steps in your planning process and arguably it’s one [...]

How to Build a Web Start-up - Part 1

24. January 2008

112CommentsHow+to+Build+a+Web+Start-up+-+Part+12008-01-24+09%3A00%3A50Ryan+Carson

We live in an extremely exciting period of human history where it has never been easier or cheaper to start a web-based business. You just don’t need a bricks-and-mortar shop to make it big anymore. However, there are still a massive number web start-ups that fail every year. How can you avoid becoming one of them [...]

Web app without makeup: iterations of TeamSnap

25. June 2007

133Comments2007-06-25+09%3A00%3A47Andrew+Berkowitz

You know those gossipy websites that show photos of celebrities without their makeup and fancy hairstyles? At Sparkplug we have a similar dirty secret — underneath the sexy exterior and suave feel of our websites lies a series of ugly, puffy, just-rolled-out-of-bed iterations that would make the paparazzi shriek for joy. Getting the feel of a [...]