Tinder was founded in September 2012 by Sean Rad, Jonathan Badeen and Justin Mateen, and was launched a year later in October 2013. The app began as part of a startup program at IAC, owned by Match.com founder, Barry Diller. A year after its launch, the app was generating over a billion swipes a day, resulting in 12 million successful matches, with the average user browsing the app for about 90 Read more
Uber
Uber is an on-demand neo-taxi service that has gained media attention for its success and controversy. At only 7 years old, it operates in 633 cities worldwide and is backed by the likes of Google Ventures and a host of distinguished investors. It’s also valued at a mere 50 billion dollars. Not bad for a company that took to Twitter early on in search of a product manager to help focus this monster brainchild. Read more
Harvard on Why Innovation Changes Everything & The Future of Apps
It is rumoured to be the only business book Steve Jobs had on his shelf and explains why big businesses go bust and those brave enough to embrace change are the new winners. ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’ by Harvard’s Clayton Christensen shows how new innovation disrupts the status quo and what insights can be gleaned. Disrupt To Drive Forward So Read more
The Simple Guide To How Much Your Mobile App Will Cost
As this is a question Dapper Apps gets asked on a daily basis, I figured it was time to write a detailed article on how much you should expect pay for your next mobile app. If you’ve ever asked this question before, you’ve most likely never received a straight answer. This is because mobile app pricing is not Read more
Inspiration from 10 of the Best Tech Entrepreneurs of Our Time
What makes a great tech business? How do you gain customers? How do you impact the world with your innovation? In this article, we explore the wise words of some of the greatest tech minds of our generation. Aristotle observed: “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and Read more
Case Study: Atlassian
Atlassian’s Jira has become the gold standard for issue tracking and project management software, used by small startups and established giants like Citigroup, Twitter, NASA and Coca-Cola. Its co-founders, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are among Australia’s richest people, each at the ripe age of 35. The company has grown from a small startup funded on Read more
Perth’s tech events to attend this December
If you reside in WA, the start of December marks an important time for the tech industry. Starting on Monday the 5th, you can jam-pack your schedule with everything mobile, investment and innovation. Contrary to popular belief, digital geeks know how to let their hair down. There are plenty of opportunities to join the Perth entrepreneur and Read more
Top 10 Similarities Between Rock Stars and Rock Startups™
Rockstars vs Rock Startups™ – Dapper Apps™ from Dapper Apps on Vimeo. So what does the birth of Rock and Roll and tech startups have in common anyway? Not much. One’s ruled by self-indulgent, rags to riches success stories, the other, by a litany of stage-diving music gods. Yes boys and girls, tech startups have transformed many Read more
See inside the homes of tech’s rich and famous
The lifestyles of the rich and famous seems synonymous with posh homes, luxury cars and the finer things in life. Yet more and more successful tech entrepreneurs are opting to rent homes rather than buy, drive old jalopies over new luxury sedans, and brown bag it to work rather than splurge on lunch. But then, the Read more
Topping the charts – will music or apps make you more money?
We’ve always been curious to know which dream you’d be better chasing. Do rock stars or entrepreneurs earn more money? At some point, most little kids have daydreamed about growing up to be a rich and famous rock star; being the epicenter of sold out stadiums, thousands of fans chanting your name, earning excessive amounts of cash Read more