Nuggets
Insights & stories from our work process.
LookFar Labs
3 min
How to HTTPS All The Things in Node
Since the mid-90s, HTTPS (secure HTTP connections) has safeguarded your bank account, your credit card number, tax information, and more. These applications of security are no-brainers, but today ...
Ada Lovelace Awards
3 min
A Brief History of the Ada Lovelace Awards
LookFar’s President, Chris Reade, dreamed up the Ada Lovelace Awards in 2015. The father of a young daughter, he was struck by how few prominent female role models he ...
LookFar Labs
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Blockchain 101: It’s Not Just Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Ethereum… by now you’ve probably heard of this craze, but do you understand the technology that makes it all possible? It’s called blockchain, and it has the ...
LookFar Labs
7 min
A Founder’s Guide to Wireframes: Common Types and Tools
As a founder in the tech industry, you’re going to have to get comfortable with wireframes. Knowing what wireframes are, why they’re so frequently used, and how to dive ...
LookFar Ventures
17 min
How to Build Your Magic Machine: A primer on technical development for Startup Founders
There is much discussion and debate on this topic but not much in the way of something that pulls the options together in a single place. In this article I will attempt to do that. I summarize the ...
Ada Lovelace Awards
4 min
9 Female Tech Influencers You Should Be Following
The 3rd annual Ada Lovelace Awards are right around the corner. While we’re expanding the awards to celebrate women in tech from the entire Gulf South region this year, ...
Ada Lovelace Awards
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The Ada Lovelace Awards Are Moving to Women’s History Month!
Thanks to your continued support, we’ve had an incredible first three years of the Ada Lovelace Awards. What started in 2015 as an event held in our offices honoring ...
LookFar Labs
3 min
3 Ways to Build & Track Attendee Engagement with an Event App
Here in New Orleans, we know a thing or two about creating memorable events. In a city where the good times roll all year long, there’s never any shortage ...
LookFar Labs
5 min
Strategic Software Development: How Well-Defined User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and Stories Can Save Startups Time and Money
When it comes to software development, spending extra time during the initial planning stages of a product build can save startup founders a lot of time and money in ...
Ada Lovelace Awards
9 min
Celebrating Women’s History Month: What It Means to Be a Woman in Tech
In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the countdown until our 4th annual Ada Lovelace Awards this fall, we reached out to our past Ada nominees to ...