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Why you should choose Shopify as your eCommerce platform

Shopify is a fully-managed eCommerce platform which has the perfect balance of being both client and developer friendly.

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23 Apr, 2019 3 min read
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What is a web application?

Also known as ‘digital products’ what exactly are ‘web applications’ and why do we care so much about building them?

A portrait of Pete Heslop
18 Apr, 2019 3 min read
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Your web applications should be designed like cities.

A few weeks ago, I had a real-life UX problem while in Manchester, which led me to think further about how we all should be building our applications.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
14 Mar, 2019 4 min read
Studio Life
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Offscreen

Offscreen magazine is a chance to read about technology on paper. Now in its 20th Issue, Offscreen is a breath of fresh air.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
28 Jan, 2019 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Brandon Kelly, Craft CMS – Three Lessons Learnt

Brandon is the founder and CEO of Pixel and Tonic who created the content managing system titled Craft CMS. This system aids web agencies in building websites that their clients are then able to content manage going forwards.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
02 Nov, 2018 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Radim Malinic, Brand Nu – Three Lessons Learnt

Radim is a Czech-born creative director, designer, speaker and occasional author who runs his business solo, but has resourced a team of freelancers from around the world to help him out.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
15 Oct, 2018 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Simon Bennett – Snapshooter – Three Lessons Learnt

Snapshooter helps you schedule frequent customizable DigitalOcean backups of your droplets and volumes.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
20 Sep, 2018 1 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Lee Tengum – Three Lessons Learnt
Lee Tengum – Three Lessons Learnt

7am builds products and processes that help businesses grow their revenue and market share. Lee has years of wisdom in building businesses.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
14 Sep, 2018 1 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Chris Whyley, Zamzar – Three Lessons Learnt
Chris Whyley, Zamzar – Three Lessons Learnt

Zamzar is an online file converter, created by brothers Mike and Chris Whyley in England. It allows users to convert files without downloading a software tool, and supports over 1,000 different conversion types.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
24 Aug, 2018 1 min read
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Full-Stack Vue.js 2 and Laravel 5 Book Review

We recently read Full-Stack Vue.js 2 and Laravel 5 - by Anthony Gore - so we could gain a better understanding of how to build a complete web application using Vue.js and Laravel 5.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
13 Jul, 2018 2 min read
Studio Life
Why we’re using Craft CMS! Part 1 (& Podcast!)
Why we’re using Craft CMS! Part 1 (& Podcast!)

As developers, we consistently strive to deliver feature-rich, performant and secure products. Due to the fast-paced nature of our work, it can often be difficult to deliver all three within the time and budget requirements of any given project.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
06 Jul, 2018 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Our experience of podcasting and the lessons we’ve learnt so far

Steadfast Collective have now released five podcasts! We started podcasting back in May as part of our birthday celebrations to share insight and inspiration from our own startup experience, and that of some of our favourite smart-creative friends.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
26 Jun, 2018 3 min read
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