🎁 The Year in Tech: Strategy, AI, and What's Actually Working
🌟 Greetings innovators,
As the year winds down and teams shift into holiday mode, we’ve been reflecting on what we’ve learned and what our clients and partners have discovered. This issue is packed with insights from experts, real numbers, and practical guidance across Fintech, AI, Biotech, Proptech, and beyond.
Whether you’re planning your 2026 strategy or just catching up on the trends shaping your industry, you’ll find something here.
Let’s talk shop.
🎧 New “Clojure in product. Would you do it again?“ episode alert: Artem Barmin and Vadym Kostiuk sat down with Jeremiah Via to unpack how Clojure quietly powers The New York Times search
🔔 Recently, Artem Barmin explored in the article for the Institute of Project Management blog why most SMBs struggle with process chaos, revealing that companies in financial distress have 15-25% higher operating costs.
❄️ And speaking of leverage, our decade-long bet on Clojure taught us something most teams get wrong: you don’t need more people, you need smarter architecture. Artem breaks down the numbers and the approach in his latest HackerNoon piece.
💌 In The CTO Club's latest newsletter, Artem diagnoses the GenAI Divide in Biotech: perfecting data and waiting for the perfect use case is a losing strategy. His kicker: you have ~18 months before learning systems create vendor lock-in.
🚲 Shred‘s app was broken. Instead of starting over, we rebuilt the architecture, halved the team size, and accelerated feature delivery. Here’s how.
Why Your LIMS Migration Fails: Software Developer’s Perspective
☃️ Here’s why modernizing your legacy system beats buying another product.
What Is PropTech And Why Is It Gaining Momentum?
AI, blockchain, IoT – everyone talks about them in Real Estate Tech. But here’s what experts actually say works, and where the real gap between hype and reality lives.
☕ What Business Problems Can BI & Analytics Solve?
Low sales, bloated marketing budgets, slow processes? Your data has the answers. 89% of businesses see BI’s potential, but most aren’t using it right. Read more.
🛷 The Clubhouse Phenomenon: Why Voice Chatting is So Popular
We examine Clubhouse’s biggest strengths and its quietly dangerous blind spots. Explore with us.
⛸️ How AI can automate your business
Our piece shows how SMBs can win with practical AI – chatbots, AI accounting, smarter CRM and generative marketing – plus a telecom case study with measurable results.
🧣 5 Things You Need to Know About Banking App Development
Nearly half of users don’t lock their phones. Meanwhile, banks often fall short on mobile UX and security. Here’s the Fintech opportunity hiding in plain sight.
🌲 Wishing you warmth, joy, and time with people who matter.
Happy holidays! 🎅
Your Freshcode Team