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Michael Hayes
Essential Free Resources for Scottish Startup Founders
A curated collection of useful free resources, communities and support available to tech startup founders in Scotland.
Advice posts from the Add Jam team
Explore our 10 posts in the Advice category. Gain expert insights and practical advice on this topic.
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Michael Hayes
Simplifying Rails Controllers with Concerns - Real-world Examples from Our Projects
Looking to have improve your Rails project structure? Use Controller Concerns to keep our Rails controllers clean and maintainable. Learn from real-world examples Add Jam have in production.
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Michael Hayes
Choosing Your Tech Stack as a Startup: A Practical Guide for 2025
A no-nonsense guide to selecting the right technology stack for your startup. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and make decisions that will set your business up for success.
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Michael Hayes
How to use Rails Model Concerns
Learn how to use Ruby on Rails model concerns to build maintainable, scalable applications. Practical examples, best practices and code snippets from our decade of Rails development experience.
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Michael Hayes
Very Demure, Very Mindful - Crafting the perfect MVP without overengineering
Discover how the 'very demure, very mindful' approach helped us create a successful MVP for the Glasgow Subcrawl app, avoiding overengineering and validating our concept quickly.
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Chris Sloey
Get to know the Glasgow Tech Scene
Explore the vibrant Glasgow tech ecosystem and wide range of free to attend meetups. Discover how you can connect, learn, and thrive in one of Scotland's largest tech hubs.
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Michael Hayes
Native vs Cross-Platform Mobile Development in 2024
Explore the key differences between native and cross-platform mobile development approaches, their pros and cons, cost implications, and why another approach might actually be better for your project.
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Chris Sloey
A crash course in ASO
Discover how App Store Optimisation (ASO) techniques can significantly improve your app's visibility, downloads, and sales. Learn from our decade-long experience in iOS and Android app development.
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Michael Hayes
What if I make a mistake?
Are you a founder? You have to accept it is inevitable you will make mistakes. Embracing them is crucial for growth and success of your business.
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Michael Hayes
Productivity apps for small businesses on macOS
Discover the top productivity apps for small businesses using macOS. Streamline your workflows and boost efficiency with these powerful tools.
Recent case studies
Here's a look at some of products we've brought to market recently
Simple ASO Keyword Tool
We built a free, no-nonsense App Store Optimization tool that helps developers avoid common keyword mistakes and boost their app's visibility. Created in an afternoon, it's now helping app creators worldwide get their apps discovered.
PEM Diary - ME/CFS Crash Log
PEM Diary is a React Native mobile app designed to help individuals with ME/CFS track and document PEM episodes. Built from personal experience, this app serves as a handy tool to understand your condition
Educational Intelligence: Money Matters
How Add Jam partnered with Educational Intelligence to create Money Matters, a digital platform addressing the UK's financial literacy crisis where 12.9 million adults struggle with money management.