Who are Tradies? The Uber for Tradies (Handyman) industry has grown consistently over the past few years. Industry operators are typically sole proprietor/sole traders who are likely to perform a range of jobs such as gardening, building maintenance, plumbing, fencing, and painting. Nowadays, people have stopped using Yellow Pages to find tradesmen, as the number […]
Uber for Kids – Why this great app idea is trending in 2018
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a rise of the “Uber for X” economy and associated startups. From on-demand masseuse services to doctors or handymen – the uber for x economy has been growing rapidly and the latest entry into the space that is in high demand now is the Uber for Kids concept. […]
Uber’s new ride-sharing update of 2018 “Uber Express Pool”
Uber is now out with a new update for its ride-sharing services, which is even cheaper than Uber Pool. Earlier, Uber Pool was very popular for riders due to drastically cheaper fare rates as compared to the other Uber ride-hailing services. Based on the success of the Uber Pool model, Uber has now rolled out a […]
Women Drivers To Women Entrepreneurs In Saudi Arabia 2018
Thanks to the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, women will now be eligible to drive and can opt to be drivers for ride-hailing services like Careem, as well. As per royal decree, the ban on women drivers will be lifted on June 2018. Nearly 1000+ women have already registered on the […]
What is ReactiveX programming? 5 reasons to use RxJava & Rx Swift in app development
ReactiveX – A Brief Introduction Taking the definition straight from reactivex.io – ReactiveX is a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs by using observable sequences. You might be familiar with Iterators and Iterables that is based on a pull model. In Rx programming, Observers and Observables are used instead. Based on a push model, an […]
Stripe vs PayPal vs Braintree Payment Gateways: Pros & Cons
Any form of e-commerce app requires a payment gateway to facilitate the transaction between the merchant and the customer. While there are numerous amount of options in the market – we have compiled the pros and cons of 3 widely used payment gateways. Namely, Stripe, PayPal & Braintree. 1 ) Stripe Known for its simplicity in usage […]
Dummies Guide To A Successful E-Commerce Store 2018
You could probably google “e-commerce website builder” or “e-commerce app maker” and would have a ton of options thrown at you. What you would find common, is a template based store design-builder. Which is great for a quick and easy solution but such options usually come with – Barebone features Scalability issues, not recommended for […]
Tinder-Like Apps: Business Usecases & Examples
Tinder has been valued at a whopping $3 Billion Dollar and had taken the #1 spot on Apple’s top-grossing app chart on August’17.Technavio’s analysts forecast the global online dating services market to grow at a CAGR of 5.31% during the period 2017-2021. However the swipe and match functionality that Tinder heralded, can be applied to so much more than […]
Saudi Arabia Transport & Logistics Growth: Digitally-Enabled in 2018
One of the largest Transport & Logistics(T&L) markets in the GCC, Saudi Arabia has a logistics market size of $55 billion with UAE following close behind at $30 billion. Due to the massive initiatives taken by the government towards economic diversification (transition from energy-based industries to commercial sectors), the logistics market has been growing exponentially […]
4 Food delivery trends to watch out for in 2018
It’s no surprise that one of the major drivers for the online food delivery market is convenience and easy accessibility. With millennials being the largest consumer segment of this market, consumers have gotten accustomed to food delivery apps that provide a wide variety of restaurants, offers, reviews and quick food delivery. The global online on-demand food delivery […]