Jul
20
No-code app judged by tech royalty
"Time for Coda" is a no-code app for measuring and boosting productivity. Designed for founders and peak performing creatives. It’s not every day you wake up to see your work being judged by the legendary entrepreneur and investor Reid Hoffman 😬. Reid Hoffman is the creator and founder of LinkedIn. Well known for his work at Graylock ventures and Microsoft. Nathan, (founder of Envisage) woke to a message from a colleague who'd taken this happy snap at 4am in the morning when he happened to be a zoom call to see his project 'Time to Coda' being judged for an…
Feb
28
Which is the best Blockchain for Mobile Apps?
"Here’s my learnings from developing Smart Contracts and mobile apps on 8 blockchains". Our technical director Nathan Challen goes deep on blockchain Web3 tech and DAOs over the last 18 months. Here’s his story on what he’s been up to and his findings. I’ve been developing off-and-on with Ethereum for the last 5 years. Yes, Ethereum is the leading Smart Contract development platform but there were many more cheaper, faster, cleaner options out there. It was about time to do a detailed review. As a blockchain developer, I'll summarise my opinion of things important to me. Namely, the underlying blockchains…
Jan
25
Crypto Wallets now bigger than Credit Cards
by envisage
on January 25, 2023
in App Development, Blockchain, Crypto Wallet, Innovation, Mobile Commerce, Trends
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Mobile wallets are fast becoming the preferred payment method when it comes to online purchases. According to the Mobile Wallets Report 2021, crypto wallets have now overtaken credit cards to become the most widely used payment type globally. The upward trend predicts that by 2025 mobile wallets usage will increase by 74%, reaching 4.8 billion wallets worldwide and bringing billions of consumers into digital commerce for the first time. Fast Acceleration of Crypto Wallets: Global Metrics & Trends In 2019 for the very first time, crypto wallets overtook credit cards as consumers favoured comfort, security and responsiveness over traditional banks accounts…
Jan
23
Startup events in 2020
by envisage
on January 23, 2020
in App Development, Blockchain, Entrepreneur, Startups, Technology, Trends
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If you are lucky to live in one of the most entrepreneurial states in Australia, lead by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, founder & CEO of the blockchain startup Everledger, then you may want to check out some of the awesome startup events coming up in 2020: QODE Pitch Black: As part of the Queensland's Innovation Festival you will have 3 minutes to pitch your idea to some of the most influential people in the investment and entrepreneurship community. When: 24-25 March 2020, Brisbane. Apply here. Gold Coast Startup Weekend: From idea to business in 54 hours. When: 21-23 February 2020,…
Jun
23
What are the costs of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Blockchain for Business Apps?
We are now at a technology tipping point where the application of blockchain technology is feasible for businesses and startups. The cost of implementing Blockchain applications has reduced through vendor support in the form of Blockchain as a Service (Baas) and open source libraries. However, care should be taken before diving into implementing a project using Blockchain, as a number of hidden costs and variables must be carefully examined. What is Blockchain? You can read the comprehensive definition of Blockchain on Wikipedia; however, Dr Mark Staples (Data61) eloquently distills the essence of a Blockchain to simply, "A distributed database and…
Jun
16
Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) Symposium 2017
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the SDLT 2017 at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. It was an opportunity to 'nerd out' on one of the current most exciting areas of technology since the explosion of the Internet late in the '90s. The program covered technical, legal, regulatory and societal issues in Distributed Ledger Technologies (Blockchain). In this article, I have translated highlights of the Symposium from the computer science to business lingo. Dr Mark Staples of Data61 (CSIRO) opened the day with an interesting reflection on the history of software engineering; from its birth in the late 1960s to highlights on…
