Success story

Auto Sales Direct’s website markets their new auto sales app

Auto Sales & Service Partnered with RocketBuild to launch their new auto sales application and marketing website The pre-owned car dealer worked with RocketBuild to plan, design, and develop an application that streamlines sales processes, so their customers could easily…

Nathan ZarseFebruary 17, 2021

CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Gwen Faraday

Meet Gwen Faraday, Senior Software Developer. Gwen has a background in software consulting and technical writing with a particular interest in web and blockchain technologies. She's seriously passionate and dedicated to giving back to the developer community with her self-published…

Nathan ZarseDecember 9, 2020

Mobile applicationsMVP developmentProduct developmentWeb applications

MVP features : how to define and prioritize for launch

Getting started with MVP feature prioritization Are you creating a tech startup? Getting ready by defining and prioritizing your MVP features is one of the hardest steps of your tech entrepreneur journey. This critical stage can have a major impact…

Nathan ZarseOctober 23, 2020

Mobile applicationsWeb applications

Native app vs web app

What are the differences between a native app versus web app? You've decided to build an application. The next question to consider is — Should your app be a native app or web app? Understanding the pros and cons of…

Nathan ZarseAugust 18, 2020

CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: John Justice

Meet John Justice, Senior UI Developer. John has over 15 years of design experience working in a variety of industries including IoT, SaaS, Machine Learning, and AR. He learned the fundamentals of experience design through the Visual Communications program at…

Nathan ZarseJuly 22, 2020

MVP developmentProduct developmentTechnology consulting

Should I hire a developer for my startup software company?

When embarking on your software startup entrepreneurial journey, you'll be faced with a decision on how to go about the development of your technology. Will you hire a developer for your startup or find an outsourced development partner to build…

Nathan ZarseJuly 7, 2020

Methods

How to plan for your custom software development budget

Custom software projects, from simple to the most complex, often times have one thing in common: they've either run over their estimated budget or run out-of-time. Every CEO, CTO, and/or IT Leader wants a clear understanding of the software development…

Nathan ZarseJune 30, 2020

Methods

How to find and evaluate a trusted software development partner

3 questions to consider when choosing your development partner We've all heard the stories... the nightmares. And, we've been there ourselves. A freelancer, agency, or outsourced provider that scrambles to eek out questionable code at the 11th hour minutes before…

Nathan ZarseJune 26, 2020

MVP developmentProduct developmentTechnology consulting

Don’t Outsource Development, Find the Right App Development Partner

Selecting the right app development partner is critical to the success of your startup application or innovative business software. The only way to make a development relationship work well is to make it a partnership. One of our taglines is…

Nathan ZarseJune 25, 2020

CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Todd Kersey

Meet Todd Kersey, Senior Software Developer. Todd is a wizard at Python programing, and outside of work, he's a hobbyist glassblower. He's quick to lend a hand on any project, as well as being quick with a great idea or…

Nathan ZarseMay 27, 2020

CultureNews

What the RocketBuild Acquisition Means for Us… and You!

The RocketBuild acquisition is a huge step forward and upward for us, but it is also an enormous boon for our past, current, and future customers and partners.

Jason WardMay 11, 2020

Success story

Birge & Held’s New Website Showcases Their Progressive Approach to Real Estate

Birge & Held Partnered with RocketBuild for a New Website At some point, most enterprises will question their need for a new, updated website. As industries evolve, brands adapt, and technologies change, the answer is frequently, “yes,” followed by, “When?…

Nathan ZarseMay 7, 2020

CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Jon Krouse

Meet Jon Krouse, Senior Software Developer. He brings strong Ruby on Rails experience to the team, and also helps keep us all up to speed on the wide world of sports. He learned his programming skills from the coding bootcamp,…

Nathan ZarseApril 30, 2020

Success story

Auto Sales Direct is Evolving the Car Buying Process

How Auto Sales and Service Found Software Development Partner Success with RocketBuild More enterprises than ever are focused on saving time, resources, and money through the innovative use of technology to better compete within their industry. In order to do…

Nathan ZarseApril 28, 2020

News

Recruit Rooster Acquires RocketBuild

Official press release: Recruit Rooster acquires RocketBuild to expand their development services and increase its menu of technology solutions.

Nathan ZarseApril 13, 2020

News

GoodFirms Interview Series with the Top Software Companies in Indianapolis

RocketBuild has climbed the charts of the top software companies in Indianapolis at GoodFirms. This is a guest post from the GoodFirms interview series with best-in-class development firms.

RocketBuildMarch 9, 2020

CultureOur teamViews

Words to Live by: Otsukaresama Deshita

The phrase otsukaresama deshita, when offered by a colleague, friend, or loved one, offers us gratitude for what we bring to an organization, team, or relationship. It acknowledges our effort and our results simultaneously and invites us to do more…

Jason WardFebruary 12, 2020

Mobile applicationsNewsWeb applicationsWebsite development

RocketBuild Named Top Software, Mobile, and Web Developer in Indianapolis by Clutch

RocketBuild's custom software development, mobile application, and website development services have been recognized by leading reviews and ratings firm Clutch.

Nathan ZarseOctober 10, 2019

CultureOur team

Why I do this

Admittedly, this is a bit of a "fluff piece." Honestly, it's as much for me as it is for you. This topic became front and center for me recently while conversing with a friend over breakfast. He asked the question…

Jason WardAugust 15, 2019

Mobile applicationsNews

RocketBuild Secures a Leading Position Among the Top Mobile App Development Companies in Indianapolis at GoodFirms

Mobile app development services by RocketBuild have gained GoodFirms’s recognition among the top mobile app development companies.

rb_adminAugust 13, 2019

NewsOur clients

A Suite of New Technology Tools for a Leader in the Recruitment Market

Recruit Rooster Selects RocketBuild as Their Development Partner Indianapolis, IN — August 02, 2019 Recruit Rooster is evolving recruitment marketing by offering new technology to help companies win the best candidates. They've partnered with RocketBuild to expand their product offerings…

Nathan ZarseAugust 2, 2019

Technology consulting

Make Sure Your Development RFP Isn’t Hurting You!

The best way to ensure you get the right project partner is to release a development RFP that is clear, transparent, and avoids these common pitfalls.

Jason WardJuly 12, 2019

NewsOur clients

Kinetrex Partners with RocketBuild to Develop Customer-Facing Mobile App

RocketBuild's Latest Partner, Kinetrex, is the #1 Natural Gas Company in the Midwest Indianapolis, IN - June 04, 2019 RocketBuild, who was founded to serve a need for more extensive development capabilities within the creative, entrepreneurial, and corporate landscapes, today…

Nathan ZarseJune 4, 2019

Mobile applicationsNewsWeb applications

The Inevitable Move to Private Online Communities

While the move to a focus on communities and events is overdue, it distracts from the core of peoples' mistrust of Facebook. Purpose and privacy. We need secure, private communities.

Jason WardMay 6, 2019

NewsOur clients

RocketBuild to Develop Innovative New Car Sales Application

Auto Sales and Service Partners with RocketBuild to Design, Build, and Launch an Auto Sourcing Portal Indianapolis, IN - February 01, 2019 RocketBuild will be partnering with Auto Sales and Service, a wholesale used car dealer in Indianapolis, to build…

Nathan ZarseFebruary 1, 2019

CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Connor Hess

Meet Connor Hess, Technical Project Manager. Throughout his career, Connor has always found himself bridging the gap between clients and tech teams — communicating effectively in both technical and non-tech terms. With his foundational knowledge in technical architecture, product planning,…

Nathan ZarseNovember 6, 2018

Mobile applicationsTechnology consultingWeb applications

Building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

The MVP Problem As an outsourced development partner, we work with a lot of different customers on a lot of different apps, software, and websites. The only thing that is the same between these various projects is an unrelenting difficulty…

Jason WardOctober 10, 2018

Mobile applicationsTechnology consultingWeb applications

When is a Mobile App the right solution for my users?

Cost is one very good reason not to build a mobile application and to instead spend much less on a mobile-responsive website or progressive web application.

Jason WardMay 22, 2018

Culture

Professional development gets tribal

One of our core values is "continually growing." This comes in a number of forms in our day-to-day practices at RocketBuild. Among them are CI (continual improvement) days, in which team members take a day off from production to learn…

Jason WardMarch 12, 2018

Culture

The Cyborg of Company Culture

We are bombarded by information about the importance of culture in the workplace. After decades of productivity and profit being the only metrics of business success, it is about time that we add some variety to our KPIs. Over the…

Jason WardJanuary 29, 2018