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What is an MVP?

My favorite aspect of my job at MainSpring is discussing the myriad of great ideas that our clients have, and helping them turn those ideas into a solution. One of the biggest challenges in this...

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How to Add Value to Your FileMaker App using Progressive Lists

One of the more common requests we get when building custom applications is the addition of a progressive value list. A progressive value list is something you may see more often than you...

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Determining ROI for your custom application

One of the most critical considerations when embarking upon a new custom software development project is the return on investment (ROI) achieved from investing in the project. Quantifying the value...

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How to Determine the Right Metrics for Meaningful Reporting

What makes a good metric? In terms of reporting, metrics are simply the values that are assessed. For instance, a monthly sales report might include total sales divided by salesperson. This metric...

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How to Care for (and Feed) Your Custom Applications

Congratulations! After lots of hard work, your innovative, new, custom application has been rolled out, and you’re finally achieving the return on investment (ROI) you envisioned when this fully...

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Saving Finds for FileMaker Reporting

FileMaker’s native functionality for saving finds is great for drilling down to frequently needed found sets without requiring users to do all of the work manually each time they want to see a subset...

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