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While modernization of your business may seem like a want - something tucked in your five or ten-year plan, it actually needs to be ... more »
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How to Prevent Mobile App Failure: From Start to Finish With hundreds, if not thousands, of mobile apps launching every single day ... more »
Inventive is proud to be a 2020 Clutch Leader!
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How to Eliminate Cloud Waste - 4 Cloud Optimization Tactics | Inventive With cloud service spending projected to grow by 17% in 2020 ... more »
How to think like a startup
FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRYING TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO COMPETE AND INNOVATE NOWWe are living in an unprecedented time — a time ... more »
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Inventive | Get Shit Done
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Coworking in Austin Post Covid-19
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How to Make Your Website Faster [2020 Guide]
Page speed continues to be a buzz topic in both marketing and business circles, but it’s often left as the last initiative that is ... more »
How to optimize your website in 2020
It’s no longer enough to have a basic online presence; it’s 2020 and your website needs to be optimized for what the modern visitor ... more »
The Paycheck Protection Program under CARES Act
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How to Improve Work From Home Productivity
COVID-19 has forced many businesses to operate 100% remotely, and for many companies, this is uncharted territory. On top of navigating more »
Adapting Our Way of Life in Response to COVID-19
It’s time to adapt our way of life in response to the COVID-19 virus. In the Military we are taught to improvise, adapt, and overcome. ... more »
Inventive Cares Teams up With Mary Lee Foundation
Inventive Group’s overall mission is to improve people’s lives with technology. One of the many ways we have accomplished this is ... more »
How Can a Business Improve Efficiency in 2020
How Can a Business Improve Efficiency in 2020A new decade is the perfect time to analyze the efficiency of your business to determine ... more »
Exceptional Service is Inventive’s Passion
In a dynamic environment where technologies are constantly evolving, investing in software development is a necessary step for ... more »
A day in the life of a coding bootcamp
Attending Inventive Academy or any coding Bootcamp can be an intense experience. You’ll quickly find yourself fully immersed in code. ... more »
Christina Harder Joins Inventive!
We are so excited to announce that Christina Harder has joined inventive as a Senior Web Developer! Christina graduated from The ... more »
What Can You Expect From a Coding Bootcamp
What you can expect from a coding bootcamp as told by a bootcamp graduateLet’s face it: google searches are a part of life. A weird ... more »
10 Steps for Creating a Technology Roadmap
What is a technology roadmap? Your technology roadmap could be purely infrastructure-related, it could be organizational related, it ... more »
Welcome Bethany and Patrick to Inventive!
Welcome Bethany and Patrick to Inventive! Inventive is excited to announce that Bethany Thompson and Patrick Robinson have joined our ... more »
Co-working Amenities You Didn’t Know You Needed
We all know that good coworking spaces need to have comfy chairs, good snacks, and even better wifi. But what about other perks outside more »
How to Choose a Coding Bootcamp
Now that you’ve read, “Should you learn to code on your own?” and decided it's best that you join an in person coding bootcamp, your ... more »
Flutter Testing Made Easy
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Christian Koehlinger New Hire!
Inventive Group is excited to announce our new Operations Project Manager, Christian Koehlinger. The Austin native received her BA in ... more »
4 Steps to Start a Successful Software Project
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5 ways to build community in your coworking space
Whether you are a freelancer, remote worker, or digital nomad, coworking is on track to becoming the future of work spaces. But the ... more »
New Year’s Resolutions for New Programmers
Whether you’re just starting to learn to code, currently attending a coding Bootcamp, or working as a software developer, it is crucial more »
Mac Chambers New Hire!
Inventive is excited to announce that Mac Chambers has joined our team as a Senior Software Engineer! We met Mac through our co-working more »
Should you learn to code on your own?
We are firm believers that anyone CAN code, but the path to getting there can be challenging. With an overwhelming amount of learning ... more »
What To Expect When Your Significant Other Is In A Coding Bootcamp
Before Last year, my boyfriend came to me with the wild idea of wanting to join a coding bootcamp so that he could make a change in his more »
Swipe Left. 5 flags to watch for when choosing your software team
After contracts are signed and your new software team is kicked off there are many things to watch out for, but by then your money is ... more »
Come on – how much to build a website?
Just tell me. Don't make me fill in forms, schedule an appointment.. or talk to someone. Ok. TL;DR: $1,000. That will get you a true ... more »
Taking notes in your one-on-ones – it’s tricky
You should always take notes in your one-on-ones with the team, but how you do that is a tricky question to answer. Do your brain a ... more »
Klarissa Garcia Joins Inventive as Social Media Coordinator
Originally from California, Klarissa has relocated to Austin to attend St. Edward’s University to play collegiate softball. She ... more »
Greg Bryant Joins Inventive as Engineering Manager
Today I am super excited to welcome Greg Bryant to the team at Inventive. Greg and I have worked together at a little startup ... more »
Just how much Project Management do you need?
A software engineering project for a consulting company vs a product company can be very different animals. Timelines can be longer in more »
Managing Technical Debt
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Five Tips For Turning Your Job Interview Into An Offer Letter
I’ve interviewed countless people from executives, sales professionals, project managers and account executives. I typically know ... more »
What happens if your IT Manager wins the lottery? AKA The Bus Factor
This is a running joke in IT, but think about it… Do you have only ONE person in your organization that knows your systems, runs your ... more »
Why Your Project Needs A “Technical Discovery Phase”
You have funding, you have selected your software development partner and you’re ready to begin development on your product. But ... more »
Project Management: How to screw up your software projects
You know the saying "Opinions are like assholes - everyone has one"? Well, project management processes and tools are similar - ... more »
Programming interview questions – it’s not about the answers
As Director of Engineering you'll be interviewing a lot of Engineers - my average is more than 2 interviews per week for the last few ... more »
The Golden Rule of “Managing Up”
I admit to saying "I can easily fix problems below me, but the hardest problems are above me". I still believe this, but I think many ... more »
It’s Okay To Admit You’re Wrong
As I was writing a post on my personal blog, I found myself thinking about a story that I had been confidently telling for years as an ... more »
Inventive Academy’s Newest Partner – Meritize!
We're excited to announce Inventive Academy's newest partner - Meritize! Our students will be able to apply for a loan that will reward more »
Should Happiness Be A Goal At Work?
Go into work with a bad attitude, and that will be reflected back to you. Be positive, help others and solve problems together and ... more »
Who Should Interview Your Technical Leadership Candidates?
Interviewing technical people is hard...and it gets harder the more senior the position is. When you are hiring a Senior Engineer, you ... more »
Moms + Coding, a Perfect Match?
I am a proud mother of three amazing kids. It is my greatest calling and I am honored to invest in three little lives and watch them ... more »
How To Prepare For A Coding Bootcamp
You did it! You took a leap of faith and are now enrolled in a coding boot camp. The easy part is over, you’ve been accepted into the ... more »
How to Pay for Coding Bootcamp
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How to Manage Your Development Budget
We build custom software, incubate product ideas, and teach technology. This means we are spending a fair amount of time with companies more »
How to Succeed as a Programmer – Part 5
Every year it gets harder to compete with developers that are coming out of college because this new generation has grown up with ... more »
How to Succeed as a Programmer – Part 4
You’ve got a job! Celebrate! Now, you must keep working towards your goals. Continue iterating over your goals and where you are. Keep ... more »
How to Succeed as a Programmer – Part 3
Welcome back to our DREAM series. DISCOVER - who you are, your values, goals, personality traits and tendencies. REFINE - your focus, ... more »
What is Industry 4.0?
Before we can talk about what Industry 4.0 is, we need to understand what exactly the name refers to. As its name implies, it has ... more »
How to Succeed as a Programmer – Part 2
Welcome back to our DREAM series. DISCOVER - who you are, your values, goals, personality traits and tendencies. REFINE - your focus, ... more »
How to Succeed as a Programmer – Part 1
Over the next few weeks, we are going to take you on a journey. This blog series, in tandem with an e-book, is for programmers who are ... more »
How to Achieve an Empty Inbox
“You’ve Got Mail” used to be the coolest thing when email was brand new. It was so rare to get an email that when you did, it was a big more »
Thank You to Your Veterans and Ours – Veteran Spotlight
Inventive thanks all of the Veterans who have served our country. Thank you for putting your life on the line to keep our country safe. more »
What Jobs Are Available in Tech?
Tech, the tech world, coding, etc are words that get thrown around a lot. Often people who are looking to change careers and come over ... more »
How Much Do Coding Bootcamp Graduates Make
I like to think of myself as unique. So average just doesn’t sit well with me. While doing research on coding camps and who attends ... more »
Tips for Making a Career Change
Have you ever contemplated that making a major career shift would be awesome but the sheer thought of it is so overwhelming that ... more »
Trusting Your Employees & Their Expertise
Anyone that knows me knows that I “get around”…at least when it comes to work. A quick glance at my LinkedIn profile will give you an ... more »
5 Reasons to Join a Coding Bootcamp
Boot camps seem like the quick fix to changing careers but are they really all that great? YES! If you are considering changing careers more »
How to Create Cloud Apps With Polly & Lightning Bug
In recent years, all of my development has shifted to the cloud. The “let us manage and maintain that for you” aspect of cloud services more »
Coders Come in Many Forms
Not only are they Victoria Secret models they can also be a blue haired 16 year old. Meet Trinity. Trinity lives on a farm, is trained ... more »
Mind the Gap Between Your Title & Your Skillset
Throughout our careers, we're told that we're awesome. Everyone we interact with tells us that we're magicians making software appear ... more »
Understanding Your Core Values – Both Personal & Professional
Your core values are foundational. They are the concepts that you live by on a daily basis. They generally drive your everyday ... more »
How to Build Long Lasting Business Relationships
Most of us interact with dozens of people on a daily basis. In many cases, we make several new contacts every month. Our network ... more »
How to Build a To-Do List with React
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Using Elastic Beanstalk to Launch Docker
I am a big fan of AWS, but I have to admit that I have never been overly fond of their documentation. Over the past week, I had the ... more »
How to Effectively Set Goals
Its the new year. I find that everyone I know comes up with a list of “goals” for the new year. And thats as far as it usually gets. ... more »