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What 80 Utility Apps Taught Me About What Your Customers Actually Want
Mindgrub's Laura Gousha analyzed 80 utility apps to reveal what separates 4.7-star performers from the three-star trap. Discover the strategies top…
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Your Users Just Upgraded to iOS 26
iOS 26 redefines mobile apps with Liquid Glass UI, privacy-first AI, and faster dev cycles. See how to future-proof your app experience now.
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AI In Retail: Should Your Business Harness Personalization?
AI is reshaping retail—but are brands using it responsibly? In his latest Forbes article, Mindgrub CEO Todd Marks unpacks the complex promise of…
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Why Utilities Need a Mobile App Refresh in 2025
Why Utilities Need a Mobile App Refresh in 2025
The Top 5 Utility Mobile Application Trends to Watch  Imagine it’s February 11th, 2021 in Texas and you’ve woken up to the first day of a…
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Webinar: Your Guide to Building an Impactful Utility Digital Experience Roadmap
Utility customers are demanding more than ever—smarter solutions, greener energy, and seamless digital experiences that meet them where they are. To…
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6 Warning Signs Your App Is Driving Customers Away
“Honestly, I picked my bank based on how slick their app was,” laughs TJ Sanders, a Senior UX designer at Mindgrub. “I literally just scrolled…
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Loyalty on the Menu: Atlas Restaurant Group’s Recipe for Digital Success
Imagine transforming a single ice cream stand into a culinary empire spanning 51 restaurants across multiple cities. Sounds like a recipe for…
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Apple Vision Pro is Here: Build Apps for Spatial Computing
Apple has finally released Apple Vision Pro, a product it sees as the platform of the future. This technology stands to revolutionize the way we…
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Customer Service Trends for Energy and Utility Companies
Recap CS Week with Mindgrub In this webinar, Susan Adam, Owner of Strategic Solutions Applied, and Mindgrubbers Rhonda Saffron, Andrew Dalton, Jason…
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10 Questions to Determine If You Need A Reactive Web or Native App
It may come as a shock to some, but not all digital products are meant to be mobile. That may sound contradictory, especially in today’s…
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The Rise–and Fall–of DevOps
A Session with Jon Hawk, Director of Cloud Engineering This week, we sat down with Jonathan Hawk, Mindgrub’s Director of Cloud Engineering, as he…
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Everything You Need to Know About MVPs
Not a lot of people are aware of the benefits of MVPs.   More often than not, an MVP or “Minimum Viable Product” is a misunderstood…
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