When it comes to building digital products, user story mapping is a critical component of the development process that can either push a project forward or set it back for months. Avion is the user story mapping tool that helps agile software teams build digital products smarter and faster. Avion’s interface enables software teams to collaboratively visualise the entire product map and user journeys on a user story map in order to effectively plan future releases, uncover gaps, and prioritise the most important tasks. London TechWatch caught u with Cofounder James Sear to learn more about Avion, how it’s making the software development process more agile, and the company’s first funding round from Haatch.
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ObjectBox Raises $2M for its Edge Database That Powers Some of the World’s Most Popular Apps
ObjectBox is the edge database that all your favorite mobile applications are running on such as Pinterest and Snapchat. Edge computing enables decentralization, so developers can store data close to the source, making it less vulnerable to outside attacks without a dependency on SQL. Not only does edge computing deliver insanely fast response rates, but it […]
Building a Better MVP: How to Say No to the Wrong Things So You Can Say Yes to the Right Things
Most products start out as a response to a problem. An inconvenience is slowing people down, a situation is diminishing quality of life, and either no solution exists or the one that does exist is insufficient. Something new is needed. So creative people come up with an original or improved way to fix the problem. […]
This London Startup Just Raised $8M To Bring Universal Storage to Containers
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “storage for containers”? If you think of a big cargo ship unloading at the docks, think again! Giving container storage a whole new meaning, the cloud native persistent storage platform StorageOS is helping to save time and streamline developers operations by putting storage all in […]
5 Red Flags to Look Out For When Choosing an SEO Agency
I have been in the search engine optimization (SEO) game for over a decade now. Clients come to me with two chief objectives: to win at Google and crush their online marketing goals. Sounds simple, right? Well, there is more to it. It takes a very agile SEO strategy to keep up with Google Trends. It […]
5 Pages Every Business Should Include on Their Website
When creating a website for your business, you want to ensure it’s an accurate representation of your company. In today’s digital world, the initial impression you give to future clients is likely coming from your site. It’s important to make sure that you’re putting your best virtual foot forward. After years of working in web […]
5 Tools You Can Use to Uncover Opportunities for Optimization
Many software companies make the mistake of designing and developing too much of their product without soliciting feedback from their target customers. Customer-centric design is all about continuously adapting and learning from your user’s experience to grow your product reach and build loyalty. At my business, we cater to service providers such as massage therapists, chiropractors, […]
Don’t Let These Project Management Blunders Derail Your Business Growth
When Red Branch Media first started, I was the sole project manager. At that time, my staff wasn’t developed enough to manage projects on their own. But as business has grown, so too has the need for me to delegate. Other businesses may relate to this, seeing as 97% of organizations believe project management is critical to organizational success and […]
This London Startup Just Raised £5.1M To Bring a New Standard of Creativity to The Classroom
Children have a wealth of creativity within them waiting to be unleashed. Traditional education curriculums may not engage youth to discover the world of creativity and the world of coding. SAM Labs, is shaking up the edtech space by empowering teachers with an actionable and engaging set of tools through their award-winning technology kits and […]
6 Ways to Improve Your App Development Timeline
CEOs of startups that develop mobile apps are very much familiar with the constant struggle between speed and quality. In mobile app development, the infamously longer development cycles, as compared to traditional web applications, are problematic for developers and entrepreneurs. Being the first-to-market can be the difference between a runaway success and a product that […]