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How to effectively track time in a software house: tools and strategies

Time tracking is crucial for software houses to manage their most valuable resource: time. While monitoring attendance, logging hours and administering timesheets are important, the real deal is about effectively managing all the resources and workload.

February 6, 2025

Top time tracking apps for software house

Software product development comes with many challenges. From proper project management and changing scope creep to ensuring accurate development and meeting deadlines...

February 1, 2025

Client has $100k but my Devs quoted $200k. What to do?

Your client has $100k to spend, but your developers quoted the project for $200k. Cue the dramatic music. How to win the deal now?

January 6, 2025

How customers react to proposals during recessions

Howdy! 👋 Times have become a bit harder recently, have they not? We stay optimistic and are sure the world is heading towards a better direction...

November 7, 2022

Offering: where your company loses money

Howdy! 👋 Does your company produce software, digital products & innovations? If so, you probably have quite many leads to process. Some of them...

August 25, 2022

Pricing is Art: How to measure the impact of proposals on conversions?

Howdy! 👋 One of the fundamental things about offering is that it directly impacts the number of deals you scare. That’s a given. But what and how...

Apropo investment round: 1.1 million PLN raised with LT Capital

Howdy! 👋 We have just closed an investment round – the 2nd time we have gathered funds and 1st with a VC. Here are some insights, plans for the near...

Pricing is Art: When to use range pricing and when not?

Howdy! 👋 Not gonna lie: today we will focus on a feature we added recently, that is a range (brackets) toggle next to hourly rates. It was one o...

Pricing is Art: How to quickly estimate a project with barely any info from t...

Howdy! 👋 We hope you’re doing well during the current times and sincerely wish everyone that things get better. Hopefully the intro of next...

Pricing is Art: How to revolutionize your pricing to earn more? 3 simple ...

Howdy! 👋 It’s been a while, but we are finally able to share with you some more insights on pricing as an art. Most companies, knowingly or not, have a...

February 8, 2022

Pricing is Art: models vs strategies

Howdy! 👋 This winter, we’re starting off a series about pricing as an art and science. The goal of these editorials is to help you evaluate and improve your current pricing models. Let’s play some catc...

December 1, 2021

Web Summit 2021: our story

Howdy! 👋 We have been bragging about our trip to Lisbon for the last 3 weeks or so. We promise this will be the very last installment of this series and that it will be worth your time!...

November 9, 2021

Visual design of proposals – 5 main tips

Howdy! 👋 The devil often lies in details and sometimes visual representation can kill or seal a deal. Join us on a quick tour through some crucial...

October 11, 2021

Sending proposals the 2021 way: 4 major trends & tips

Howdy! 👋 Times are changing, and so is the world around us. Most folks have ditched taxi services for Uber, DVD rentals for Netflix and CDs for Spotify. The digital revolution affected businesses as w...

September 22, 2021

Elements of a good proposal

Howdy! 👋 Today we focus on the content side of things. What sections and elements should your proposals contain? What to avoid at all costs?...

September 15, 2021

Apropo at Web Summit ALPHA!

Howdy! 👋 We’re taking a small break from educational content to announce something rather important. Apropo has been selected to attend this...

September 2, 2021

Hot to estimate & price creativity?

Howdy! 👋 You’re at the 3rd in our series of posts about pricing software development services. We give you market data, underline common industry...

August 26, 2021

How much should a development hour cost?

Howdy! 👋 This is the 2nd entry in our series of posts about pricing software development services. We try to give you market data, underline common industry problems, share some good practices a...

August 18, 2021

The newbie and griefer: 2 customers that break ...

Howdy! 👋 This is the 1st in a series of posts about pricing software development services. We will try to give you market data, underline common industry problems, share some good practices a...

August 13, 2021

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