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Wrap-up, Events

Wrap-up: Silicon Valley Insights: How Chris Ciabarra grew a $500 million startup

People told him creating an easy-to-use point-of-sale system could not be done, let alone raising millions in VC funding. But what they didn’t realize is that if you tell Chris Ciabarra something can’t be done, he’ll find a way to make it h...

Design, Our Work, Case Study

STRV reimagines a new mobile experience for Steam

Gaming giant Steam is missing out on a huge opportunity to deliver a better experience to its mobile users. We’ve designed the perfect solution. In this month’s case study, we lay the groundwork for how improved mobile apps will immediately...

Our Work, Design, Tech

Steam is Missing Out on a Huge Mobile Opportunity, Hopefully Change is Coming Soon

Valve, the company behind gaming and entertainment giant Steam, is definitely one of the key players on today’s tech market, but is it missing out on a great opportunity? We think so. As a leading software design and engineering company tha...

Inside STRV, Community

Six Questions with STRV iOS Team Lead Jindra Dolezy

As Jindra Dolezy puts it, by day he’s a programmer, and by night he’s a tinkerer. Two years ago our fearless iOS Team Lead decided it was time to take his hobby to the next level. To that end, he and two friends opened The Cave, a hackerspa...

Marketing, Business

Scaling Presents New Business Opportunities For Tech Companies

What sets really great tech companies apart from the competition is their insatiable drive for innovation. Once they find success, they don’t just hit cruise control and sit back on their haunches. Instead, they actively seek out opportunit...

Events, Wrap-up, Backend

Wrap-up: Backend Meetup with automated tests, serverless backend and Terraform

Our most recent developer meetup dived into the complexities of automated tests, serverless backend and infrastructure with Terraform. Needless to say, STRV’s backend team was totally on fire! If you missed the action, check out the links t...

Events, Community

Silicon Valley Insights presents Chris Ciabarra from Revel Systems

Our next Silicon Valley Insights fireside chat happens May 16, and we have an amazing guest speaker already lined up! Come hear what serial founder Chris Ciabarra has to say about what it takes to grow a multimillion-dollar startup on today...

Events, Wrap-up, Frontend

Wrap-up: Frontend Meetup with static typing and flow

Our Frontend team ushered in the warm weather with a spring-y set of Dev Meetups that took a deeper look at the benefits of static typing as well as the importance of mastering flow. Speaking of flow, Lu Roman took us back to the basics in...

Community, Events, Wrap-up

STRV Tech Talks: How to grow a $2 billion startup

As the original CTO of Tinder, Ryan Ogle knows a thing or two about growing a $2 billion startup from the ground up. We invited him to come talk about his tenure at the world’s biggest dating app and how he hopes to find success again as th...