Geographical Development and Support
Two conversations I've had over the last number of weeks have both revolved around where to locate a web app development company targeting the international market. Interestingly both came to different conclusions.
The successful support of web application development comes largely down to the ability to source talent and finance. If certain locations provide more access to both for a particular focus, then the results will be evident. Not to mention the work ethic that is generated when such an ecosystem of resources and development is put in place.
So the question is, do you have to be located in San Jose to ensure the correct support is available for your company. My initial thoughts are no, as successful web co's have been created in other large successful innovative centres, notably London. However, one cannot ignore the output and focus of the valley in this arena. Therefore it is a must to learn and feed off this experience to the best of our ability. We have therefore been very interested to see the opening of the Irish Innovation Centre in San Jose, and hope this is only the beginning in advancing our relationship and contribution to the future innovations emanating from this location stamped with a San Jose Irish Flag.
So with a combination of work work work,the continued development of our local eco-system and a strong relationship with all of the major innovative centres for this field, I believe we can create some truly excellent and successful international enterprises.
Let's leave it at saying we're planning a research trip to the valley in the immediate future.....
Milestone Reached
The official launch of Loopthing and the release of the OpenScore application went well. The live webcast was an interesting format to do and myself and Vlad found it worked a treat, so much so that it will probably become a monthly briefing tool for Loopthing's members and our wider audience. We used a platform provided by SharedVisions soon to be operating from meeting.ie, thanks Roland it worked really well.
For those of you that missed our launch webcast, you can check it out on the Loopthing Youtube channel.
We are now producing a shorter more concise video demo of the OpenScore application which should be live soon.
Development Progress
After a huge push last week, we are getting to the final stages of development before our official launch on the 27th of October. Most of the work we are doing at the moment revolves around the creation of our first business support module. It's pretty intensive stuff, but the result will provide an excellent tool for businesses that are serious about their web presence.
I can now state that the name of Loopthing's first business module is "Open Score"
As for the specifics to the exact functionality of this business tool, everyone will have to wait until the 27th and check it out for themselves. At which point we will be happy to address any questions people may have.
In other developments, we are bouncing ideas around for the redesign of the Loopthing landing page. We’ve got some great ideas for the new layout and we look forward to implementing the design in the coming weeks.
Loopthing Launch Update
Bit by bit everything is coming together for the Loopthing official launch on the 27th of October.
Earlier this week we enabled Loopthing support for Youtube, Vimeo, Viddler and Flickr. We are also working on implementing other popular third party online media platforms that are utilised for business use.
Together this all forms part of the overall Loopthing development plan and provides the key elements behind our first business support module.
A further release will be made on this towards the end of week
Countdown -25 days
Been a crazy week getting ourselves finalised for the official launch of Loopthing. It's now looking like we will complete our launch webcast on Monday the 26th of October. This should give us plenty of time to pull the last bits and bobs together.
This week saw us achieve a nomination for the Irish web awards under the best practice category. Sincere thanks to all involved, especially Damien & Co for the hard work in making this the true Irish acknowledgement of achievement on the web...is that a spider I hear in the background.
Also submitted an application form for the endeavour program and will be participating in the further rounds of selection.
Getting off the ground
Since soft launching Loopthing in April 2009, we've been through 5 months of intensive development, testing and improvements. Although the task list is never ending, we are now getting to the stage where our true business model can start to emerge.
We are planning our official launch for October 20th, at which point Loopthing will reveal its first business support application. We are very excited about this app and the benefits it will provide to the wider business community, and as such we will be remaining very tight lipped until then. The launch will include a live web broadcast and presentation of the latest network features, and we will remain online to field any questions. More info to come in the coming weeks.
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