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Alex Kugell

Co-Founder of Trio
With over 10 years of experience in software outsourcing, Alex has assisted in building high-performance teams before co-founding Trio with his partner Daniel. Today he enjoys helping people hire the best software developers from Latin America and writing great content on how to do that!

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Alex Kugell

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What Is Hugging Face?

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to pay $12.9 billion for a company most people outside AI development have never heard of.  The deal...

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8 min read

Overcoming Fintech App Development Challenges

Fintech apps fail more often than non-financial apps because the challenges they face come from more than one side at the same...

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8 min read

Regulatory Compliance for Digital Banks

Regulatory compliance for digital banks can be incredibly complex because they get the same obligations layered onto newer infrastructure, often without the...

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10 min read

Custom Software Development Services: What’s Included, What Isn’t, and How to Choose a Provider

Most software development proposals are clear about what’s included. Most problems result from what is excluded being omitted, creating a bunch of...

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Custom Software Development: A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Team

The standard software team used to include something like one tech lead, a few mid-levels, some juniors, and a QA person. This...

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Mobile App Development Company: What to Look for in a Build Partner

Choosing a mobile app development company differs from choosing any other build partner because the app store sits between you and your...

10 min read

Neobank App Development: From Planning to Launch

Neobanks, or digital-only banks with no physical branches, keep growing on the strength of lower overhead and a better user experience. Traditional...

10 min read

The FinTech Product Lifecycle Explained: 5 Phases

Understanding the fintech product lifecycle matters whether you’re a founder, product manager, stakeholder, or developer, since each stage carries different risks and...

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Cryptocurrency and Fintech: How Banking Has Been Transformed

Cryptocurrency stopped being a fringe interest years ago and has become a popular investment for a variety of different people and institutions....

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