Setting up a nearshore team can be a sure-fire way to overcome the difficulty of hiring software engineers locally. Recently we’ve helped companies in Seattle, New York, London and Dublin, among others, build nearshore teams in Europe.   Here’s how we do it.   Step 1: Scoping your Project The first thing we do is sit down with you to understand your needs: the scale of team you require; the type of software developers and engineers you’re looking to hire and your expectations about what the team will deliver. We want to make sure we can deliver on our promise […]

This week we spoke with Ivan Gowan as part of the research into our forthcoming book on scaling a tech company. Ivan runs two businesses – Capital.com and Currency.com. While the two businesses are fairly complementary, the regulated nature of financial services has meant that the companies need to be kept separate. The most interesting insight to emerge from our discussion was the importance of aligning your business with the interests of your customers. Both of Ivan’s companies provide a platform for private individuals to trade – in the case of Currency.com there is a strong focus on trading crypto […]

During the past weeks we have started to engage with CEOs of high growth technology companies across Europe and the US for a book we are writing on how to scale a tech firm. One of our first interviews was with Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of renewable energy firm Azuri Technologies, and one of the most striking ideas that emerged in our discussion was the idea of trying to do some good for the world through business. We live in cynical times, and it’s easy to sneer at those who want their work to be meaningful. The TV show, Silicon Valley, […]

If you’re a developer and you like to stay on top of things, chances are you’ve heard the term “Observables” by now. If you haven’t, you’re welcome, this is for you. And if you’re already familiar, well, this article might give them a new spin. First off, I want to make clear that this take on Observables is one based on my own struggles and experiences. Rather than giving you the academic blabber about what the RxJS docs and API specs state word-by-word, I’d rather tell them as I would have liked someone to tell me. This is my added […]

It seems the only thing you hear about these days is how tricky it is to move Developers to jobs. So, instead of sounding like a broken record, today we want to share our thoughts on how you can go that extra mile and become the more desirable employer in a crowded market.   We asked many Developers what gets them across the finish line easier and they all give the same answer. It’s as though  it is written somewhere in a GitHub repository only they can access. So what’s the secret? They all want to join a team with […]

No matter the size of your company, be it a start-up or a big corporation, neglecting the power of applying advanced analytics to your data could mean setting yourself up for failure. In this article we are going to explain the typical steps that companies go through to reach a stable and effective predictive analytics implementation. This can also help in determining where your company’s currently at in the adoption of business analytics, and what the next steps are in evolving your BI strategy on your journey to becoming a data-driven company.   BI Maturity Model There are several BI […]

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is one of Ireland’s foremost technology award programmes, celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship. Now in its 20th successful year, it is a ranking of the country’s 50 fastest growing technology companies.

10 NEW TECH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES    We are happy to announce that we are starting a second round for our social initiative LevelUp. LevelUp is a programme helping refugees and asylum seekers progress into full-time employment in the tech sector.    About the project   We believe there are many refugees who could make a positive contribution to the skills shortage in Europe. LevelUp aims to provide focused training and help in connecting ambitious professionals with tech employers. This is a not for profit, industry-led initiative managed by Zartis in partnership with the Code Institute. We […]

The rise in popularity of agile methodologies and increasing adoption of DevOps has had a big impact on quality assurance (QA) and testing. The use of iterations in the Agile process, and DevOps’ reliance on continuous integration and delivery (CICD) have prompted a movement from manual testing towards automation testing. Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET), QAs and Testers focused on automation are far more commonplace in engineering teams than even a few years ago, and the framework options are growing on an almost daily basis. So how do you decide which test automation framework is the right one? In […]