Aleksandra M.

website redesign

10 Website Redesign Tips for 2018

In 2018, a website is one of the most important representations of your business. It provides visibility, 24/7 accessibility and is proved to be an effective sales channel [https://www.salesforce.com/hub/sales/three-most-effective-sales-channels/]. However, if you want your website to deliver a significant return on investment (ROI)

app development company

8 Questions to Ask an App Development Company

After giving it a lot of thought, you decided to partner with an app development company instead of hiring freelancers of finding employees to do it. Congratulations! One of the biggest decisions regarding your business is now off your shoulder. But, don’t relax just yet, you still have a

web developer

Web Developer vs Web Designer

You’ve done all you can. Breath. After weeks (or months?) of planning and preparing, doing market research, talking to other entrepreneurs, the time has come to turn your business idea into something more一into a web app. It’s finally the time to make a product out of it. If

starting a business

Starting a Business with a Development Company vs Without a Development Company

Starting a business you have dreamt for a longer period of time means being prepared to face the unknown. Once you start working on developing a business plan, you will become aware of the fact that dreams don’t come true that easily. In fact, only a true entrepreneur has

app developers

How To Find Good App Developers

So, you have successfully become the founder of a tech startup company. Congrats! Now what? Let’s see: you have probably managed to put together a concept for your idea, write it down, create a business plan, and might have even rented an office. All you need to do now

being an entrepreneur

Being an Entrepreneur in 2018

With AI, AR and blockchain on the rise, now seems like a perfectly good and reasonable time to invest in one of the mentioned high-tech options and create your very own small business. All you need to do is find people who will work for small wages and overtime, and

app making companies

The Process of App Making - Explained

The facts are these: there is a significant number of app making companies out there. In fact, according to a post [https://clutch.co/app-developers/resources/list-of-mobile-app-statistics] on Clutch.co, 67% of small businesses planned to have an app finished by the end of 2017. Keep in mind that this

business lessons

5 Business Lessons from Successful Entrepreneurs

Let’s make something clear in the beginning. Being an entrepreneur is, most of the time, a handful. It is more than “challenging” or “demanding”. Being a founder is frustrating, it often puts you out of your comfort zone, and forces you to think and act faster than you’d

great software developers

7 Traits That Make a Great Software Developer

Finding a truly great software developer nowadays is like looking for a needle in a haystack—all but impossible. Sure, there are a lot of good programmers out there who will do their job just, and most of the time, you will be satisfied with their work. Plus, you’ll

top mobile app developers

Qualities of Top Mobile App Developers

It's no secret that mobile technology has become a significant part of our everyday lives and that it's affecting all of us more than we'd like to admit. Doubt it? Well, why not let facts speak for themselves: * According to Statista [https://www.statista.com/topics/779/mobile-internet/], in January,

web design and development company

What Makes a Good Development Company?

It may seem surprising that web development companies are on the uprise in 2018. It’s not news to us, though, as when Kolosek was originally created, everybody onboard was aware of both the risks and the competition from day one. After all this time, there’s still one question

website design

10 Ways to Improve Your Website Design

Nowadays, a company’s website is similar to the first handshake with someone—it represents the good (or the bad) start of a potential cooperation. However, a handshake is more than a form of greeting. A handshake establishes trust while giving you the power to diminish the negative first impression.

good programmers

What Are the Differences Between Good and Bad Programmers?

In one of our previous posts [https://kolosek.com/hiring-an-intern-vs-hiring-a-developer/], we wrote about hiring an intern and an experienced developer, but we never got to this part. IT industry is full of stories about one team member who destroyed team's productivity and efficiency. "Destroyed" is maybe a harsh word but

developers

10 New Year's Resolutions for Developers and Designers

Uh oh, it's that time of the year again - time to make life-changing decisions that we will never put into practice. JK! During the holidays we had a chance to think more about professional New Year's Resolutions and what we can do better. Our approach consists of making small

developers

Our Contribution to Communities

During the Christmas season, people often tend to question what they had done in the past year and is there anything that could have been better. On the other hand, this is also the time when they spread love, share positive thoughts, and help someone in need. We have decided

top 10

Top 9 Sentences You Shouldn't Say to a Developer

Over the years we have come to realize it's better to leave some things unsaid. However, these are not one of those things. Developers don't have to deal with just deadlines, working under pressure etc, they also have to deal with (most likely) good people that don't know the best

developers

One Day in Developer's Life Explained Through Movie Roles

In one of our previous articles, we wrote about reasons developers wear headphones [https://kolosek.com/programmers-and-headphones-getting-in-the-zone/] . Now, we are going to dig a little deeper. If there is something we know it is how developers work and function in day-to-day life. That's why we decided to write about one

remote development

13 Remote Software Development Myths

As you might know by now, software development is our specialty and has been for a quite some time. As a remote team, we have had multiple clients that we build a great relationship with but, somehow, there were always myths regarding our work. So, today, we are going to

internship

Hiring an Intern Vs. Hiring a Full-time Developer

As you can see from our landing page, we are a small development team. However, what you don't know is that we have had experience with hiring know-it-all and still-in-college developers. Here's our story on hiring an intern vs. hiring a full-time developer. Hiring an intern We have always admired

developers

Why Don't Developers in Large Companies Like Agile?

In one of our previous articles [https://kolosek.com/agile-philosophy-youll-love/], we wrote about Agile, presenting it as the best philosophy and concept for startup companies. We haven't changed our minds - we still think Agile is pretty awesome but we have to admit it doesn't work for all companies and

development

Get in the Zone: Developers and Headphones

Here's the thing with developers - they come to work, say "Hi" to one another, chit-chat a bit and then put on headphones. Headphones had become a part of the mandatory equipment, just like the monitor or a keyboard are. Are headphones just a trend or do they help with

team

Pros and Cons of Remote Development

Kolosek is a remote development company. We can proudly say we know a thing or two about how challenging it is to be this type of company. Over the years, we have managed to overcome some obstacles of remote development, but that doesn't mean that there are no real cons

most valuable

What Is the Most Valuable Resource for the Saas Company?

Every company consists of resources which contribute to functioning such a system. However, SaaS companies are very specific. That's why we wanted to find the answer to what the most valuable resource for the SaaS company is. Here's our take on this subject. But First, What Is a SaaS Company?

blogging

Why We Decided It's Time for the New Approach to Blogging

Right now, we are going through something Britney Spears probably did, back in '07. Well, not that serious, but it's been a pretty bumpy road. Lately, we have been thinking more about our blogging approach and the content we provided for our readers. Make no mistake, blogging is a serious