Go Interactive

01/15/2025

With the year 2025 outside the window of our tech sphere, the industry is undergoing significant transformations and exploring new avenues for growth. We keep on with our series of articles devoted to urgent and prospective trends in the tech industry, particularly software development. Once considered science fiction, the Metaverse has quickly gained traction as more tech companies and skilled programmers dedicate time and resources to this evolving concept. As always, we discuss the topic in the context of dedicated custom software development and are delighted to share live experiences when dealing with Metaverse.

The prospects and challenges of Metaverse becoming an urgent direction in the modern tech sphere

12/11/2024

Stepping a little from the Ukraine-focused perspective, we continue our series of articles devoted to the current biggest tech trends or potential challenges we should be prepared for. This week, we'll delve into the critical issues surrounding the impending semiconductor crisis—a development that could significantly impact or at least necessitate a response across the entire technology sector. If you are a startup owner or a senior manager in a tech company or just want to be in line with the current industry insights, fasten your seatbelts, and let’s start.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/crisis-of-semiconductors-in-tech-sphere

Insights on how to stay on track in the tech sphere while facing the possible criris of semiconductors

11/21/2024

On the one hand, we live in an era of tremendous opportunity in technology, but on the other, we face mounting threats. If ten years ago, launching a project was the biggest challenge, in 2024 you should pay enough attention to the issues of survivance of your business in terms of cybersecurity. In this detailed, insightful material, we put together several fundamental facts about the necessity of implementing security protocols, protecting web and app applications, and the prospects of this niche in the coming years. As practice shows, hiring a reliable cybersecurity specialist is a cost-saving decision.

Cybersecutiry has grown to the status of an important niche in the modern tech world, and Ukrainian developers are among top-requested specialists

10/31/2024

For those who are on friendly footing with our updates, the news that Go Interactive has been for some time highlighting current and upcoming trends in the tech sphere should not come as a surprise. This week we initiate a new series of articles on our corporate website’s blog devoted to underestimated niches, rising trends, and unobvious new directions in Software Development. We made up our minds to put the pieces of information together and mixed it with our insights in setting up managed and dedicated teams for Western companies.

Let's speak about Gaming as an established niche in the tech world with potential beyond 2024. Looking forward to your feedback and involvement. Be adventurous, fearless, and open to new ideas.

Gaming has become one of the leading niches in the modern software development sphere and Ukrainian developers have proved their experience

09/18/2024

A journey to the business outcome may have many angles and faces, particularly of people whom you feel reliance with your project and ideas. Hiring talented employees is at most only half of this journey and keeping your team together, especially a remote staff, may become a bit of a challenge for business owners and entrepreneurs. We consistently share our insight experience regarding hiring and managing dedicated software teams, and this week we shifted focus a little bit to what it means to be ‘a good employer’, a caregiving boss in the modern world of AI solutions, interdependence, and remote work. Whether you are a young startup owner or a business old dodger, here are eight practical tips on how to create a healthy work environment for your dedicated staff.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/creating-positive-work-environment

A culture of caring about your dedicated staff and insights and practical means on how to encourage your remote dev team for great results

08/22/2024

For our devoted readers, new material devoted to the prospects of Artificial Intelligence in the IT sphere should come as no surprise. We have previously dedicated a few LinkedIn insights to the rising issue of AI implementation in Software Development, and it is time to put all relevant information together into a fully-fledged 1500-word article on our website’s blog.

Do not hesitate to leave comments, ask questions, and suggest corrections.

https://gointeractive.co/blog/ai-vs-software-developers

The prospects of AI implementation in Software development and what developer skills will not be replaced by AI

07/18/2024

It’s no secret that at the moment Ukrainians are suffering due to a terrible war on the territory of their country. Of course, the whole situation has a very negative impact on work. Constant stress and moral fatigue have never helped people. That is why, in such difficult times, managers and business owners need to set up the work process as best as possible.

Workload balance
Try to find a balance in the workload of workers. You should not, for any reason, sharply increase the load on your team. On the contrary, for productive work in war conditions, it is advisable to put less workload on your team and only return to the usual mode of operation over time. Appreciate, help, and teach your employees

Transparency of rules
The rules must be clear, accessible, and understandable to everyone. Rules regarding the organization of the work process, payment of wages, deadlines, etc. should be announced and discussed during the interview with the future employee.

Employee support
After February 2022, many people found themselves in various and sometimes dire situations. That is why it is always worth offering and providing support to your employees.

Communication
Communication plays a critical role and is an integral part of effective situation management. A close-knit team will easily cope and endure all the most difficult tasks if communication is properly built. During the war, when many people had to move from other regions without friends and loved ones, communication at work saved their lives from loneliness.

Employee development
Many people mistakenly believe that during war, education and improving skills are not of much use. This is not true. Good managers know that the more a person learns new things, the better and more productive he will work, and therefore bring more benefit to the company.

Discipline and motivation
You need to motivate your employees but do not forget that motivation is a short-term phenomenon, so it is best to establish discipline in the team. Indeed, during the war, many companies switched to a remote work format, and this greatly affected a person’s discipline and performance.

Develop empathy
Be an empathetic leader and promote inclusion. Allow your team to participate in decision-making and keep employee benefits top of mind when implementing new initiatives and policies.

Making mistakes is a necessary learning process.
Your employees shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes for fear of getting fired. Let your employees know that mistakes are normal in the work experience.

06/19/2024

Our devoted readers may have noticed that we often mention Kyiv and speak about Ukraine in the context of its capital. It should come as no surprise as Go Interactive was founded in Kyiv and our head office has been operating in the heart of the country since 2010. On the other hand, we pay significant attention to the state of the Ukrainian IT sphere in broad lines and an article about other major cities was a matter of time. In this detailed 1500-word material we share some insights about major IT cities in Ukraine apart from Kyiv: Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, and why you should entrust your project to Ukrainian dedicated specialists.

Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Lviv cities in Ukraine and their IT potential for Western companies and startups

05/29/2024

Exactly one year ago in June 2023, we created an introductory material about the nature of Research and Development centers in the IT sphere and their prospects in the nearest future. This week we went further and decided to share some insights into the operation of our R&D center in Kyiv, Ukraine, which has been successfully operating for more than a decade, despite the cone-and-go trends, the calls of the COVID era, and the ongoing war. Let’s discuss the everyday activity of Go Interactive’s software development teams, the insights from the Ukrainian IT labor market in its current 2024 state, and our vision as an experienced R&D center operator, who has been helping Western companies set up remote dev teams since 2010.

Go Interactive shares its experience in running a Software Development R&D center in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2010

05/09/2024

Since the launch of our blog in 2021, we have spoken a lot about ‘how to do it right’ techniques in hiring dedicated developers in Ukraine. In our new material, we highlight common misunderstandings, misjudging, and mistakes that Western companies and startup owners experience in the process. Setting up an offshore staff is not a trivial task in itself and you can take advantage of the experience of other entrepreneurs before you. In 2024-2025 a rising number of European, American, and Canadian countries are willing to hire Ukrainian IT talents, so do not hesitate to fulfill your ambitions with us.

How to avoid misjudgments and mistakes when you decide to hire dedicated Ukrainian developers

04/17/2024

While we often speak about expanding the in-house staff of tech companies by hiring an offshore development team, startup owners and entrepreneurs-pioneers are another target group we closely cooperate with. Where established companies can afford certain risks, start-up projects have to carefully study the pros and cons, because a second chance may not present itself. In our new detailed material, we highlight both rocks underwater and the obvious advantages of hiring dedicated Ukrainian developers full-time or on a fee-for-service basis for your start-up. These recommendations are equally applicable to entrepreneurs from the European Union, the United States, Canada, or elsewhere.

The pros and cons of hiring dedicated Ukrainian software developers when launching a tech startup

03/27/2024

Back in 2021, when we launched our company’s blog, the first topic we touched on was the difference between cooperation models in IT outstaffing. While discussing hiring a team of dedicated software developers from Ukraine in all our materials, it is time to get into detail about what it means for Western companies or entrepreneurs to establish cooperation with a Software Development Tech Partner in Ukraine in 2024 and beyond. The pros and cons of this model of cooperation, debunking of popular myths, and tips to those who are ready to listen.

Tips, insights, and myths debunking about cooperation with a Software development partner in Ukraine