Tag: mobile

We occasionally run into startups that built their initial MVP on Firebase but desire to switch to AWS to achieve operations at scale with better data quality and reliability guarantees, and at lower cost.  With Firebase consisting of proprietary services, APIs, and an SDK, a migration to AWS requires application refactoring – introducing a new architecture using AWS services, and rewriting parts of the codebase to use them accordingly. To minimize the disruption of this refactoring, this guide will help you identify what AWS services are best suited for your startup’s new architecture along with some implementation strategies to ease and accelerate the cutover.

Individual teams at Cure.fit, a health and fitness app, tried solving poor resource utilization issues by manually clubbing compatible services. Instead of applying band-aid solutions they decided it was time to fix both problems permanently. Here’s how they did it.

Founded in 2015, WebEye specializes in helping these Chinese companies, most of which leverage a mobile-first strategy, tackle their main problems faced, including effective user acquisition, monetization, advertising, and cloud services.

As customers are distributed across different channels of acquisition, including social media, display advertising, or paid search, marketers need to deploy a strategy that spans across web, mobile, in-app, SMS, email, Facebook. The strategy also needs to follow the customer’s multi-platform journey to purchase. Founded in 2011, WebEngage enables marketers to do just this.

Claudia Sin, Founder, CEO, and CTO of ChatCampaign, shares how by moving loyalty program messaging from email to applications like What’sApp and Facebook Messenger, the Hong Kong-based startup helps programs provide a more engaging, authentic experience. She also shares why this technology is necessary, what she’s learned as a founder of multiple startups, and what’s next for ChatCampaign.

Founded in 2011, Mobilewalla offers a customer insights platform that enables enterprises to leverage a wealth of data to better understand and target their customers.

Alcohol, in addition to being one of the largest revenue drivers in retail, is also one of the most highly regulated industries in the country, with restrictions that vary from state to state. These varying restrictions make alcohol difficult to sell via apps, resulting in missed sales opportunities for retailers. That’s where BYBE comes in.

Julie Brasset, CEO of micro-learning app Marmelade, chats about the origins of the startup, what she’s learned about herself as it scaled, and what’s next in 2019. 

Korawad Chearavanont, CEO and Co-founder of Bangkok-based mobile productivity startup Eko, chats with us about scaling on AWS, the necessity of a customer feedback loop, and plans for international expansion.

As the fastest delivery service in the UK, courier startup Peyk wants to give new meaning to instant gratification. Peyk Founder and CEO Salman Moghini chats about what problems Peyk hopes to solve and what’s on the horizon in 2019.