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Aus dem Studio.
Ein Jahrzehnt Bytebrand: Team, Kultur, Projekte und Einblicke — von den Anfängen in Lviv und Kyiv bis heute.
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From Office Intruder to Homeward Bound: The Unexpected Journey of a Lost Bird
A guest post by our office manager Kateryna Morhun A couple of weeks ago, we welcomed a very special guest into our office — a bright, chirpy parrot that …
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Why You Shouldn't Invest in AI in 2023
The short answer is: "Because you won't be fast enough" The more nuanced one, I hope, will help you navigate the insanely fast-moving AI space, prevent you …
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A Long Silence, But Not Without Reason
We all know those companies: the landscaper with a yellow yard, the construction company with a dirty facade, and the web agency with a website from 2000. …
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Bytebrand is coding in Bali
Journey of Anton Chupak – Senior React Developer My name is Anton Chupak, senior react developer at Bytebrand in the auto.de team. I'v got the chance to work …
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Summer party 2020 (Aloha style)
Let the party begin! It all started on the 29th of August 2020. No one expected it; the summer party was a surprise to all of us. Bytebrand professionals …
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Ukraine vs Switzerland, lets play football
Bytebrand supports and appreciate every type of sport competition that is held in Ukraine. Especially when it comes to measuring one's strength. An exception …
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Bytebrand renovates an orphan house
World Kindness Day with Bytebrand In a world where the latest political drama always seems to dominate the headlines and the devastating effects of climate …
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Bytebrand Helps Kids Learn To Code
Back in December our Ruby on Rails developer Roman Koshynskyi volunteered to teach an Hour of Code session to 7th and 8th grade children at a local Lviv …
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Why Lviv and Kyiv?
Ukraine is home to some of Europe’s hottest tech startup cultures, and only recently, we opened a third branch office in Kyiv. A number of our clients have …
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Techtalks at Bytebrand
It’s Friday, and we are all looking forward to another tech talk session. This week’s session will be presented by our senior ruby on rails developer and his …
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Bytebrand Kyiv team moves to Platforma co-working
In July, we were overwhelmed with projects and with not enough manpower to handle these projects, we had to do some recruiting. We had been running lean …
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Bytebrand celebrates winter as one Team on Bukovel
Winter is the magical time... Snow, frost, and carols all of these are bringing us to the most amazing time of the year, Christmas and New Year Eve, where we …
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"Project Pizza" - Share your project and a pizza slice with co-workers
Although we delight in celebrating individual achievement, we definitely value team achievement more and work very hard to make it happen. We know that our …
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Lviv IT Arena - the place where you need to be
Whole IT world loves autumn, not because of its beauty and comfortable weather, but because of plenty IT progressive events. All starts from conferences and …
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Corporate culture, how we create it in Bytebrand?
Google and Facebook are the heavy hitters in corporate culture. They are well known for their cool, unique atmospheres that inspire the world’s top …
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Work & Play - The Secret To Being a Top IT Company Is Balance
You’ve heard the saying “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”...it also makes for a dull IT company. Boring. Uninspired. Regular. Those are adjectives …
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IT Innovation, Inspired By Jazz
Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest. That moment when our beautiful city is filled with the tons of Jazz. Lviv has hosted Alfa Jazz Festival every year since 2011. During …
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By Invitation Only: Bytebrand Becomes Part of Something BIGGER
Gather ‘round and let me tell you about some amazing news straight out of Lviv! It’s our privilege to announce that we have joined forces with the IT …
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Have you ever worked with a superhero? We have!
The first thing you see when you walk into the Bytebrand office is superheroes. Super heroes everywhere. They’re sitting behind the working tables, arguing …
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In Bytebrand, change is always good. Except when it’s awesome!
“The only thing that is constant is change” Do you like change? How about surprises? If you’re a “go with the flow” kind of person, this post isn’t for you. …
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Generation Z in Bytebrand: The Z Doesn’t Stand For Zombie
Talk to a baby boomer and they'll be quick to tell you that young people today are ruining the world. They'll say we're lazy, entitled, and even …
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Bytebrand Says Goodbye to 2016 With a Party (and a Meeting)
Close your eyes and picture this. You’re in the middle of a swanky dance hall that’s pulsing with music. Sparkling lights are all around you making everyone …
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The Internet vs Ukraine IP Addresses: It’s So Hard For Us to Spend Our Money Online
If you’re in North America or Western Europe you might do a significant amount of your shopping online. While the big guys like Amazon are bending over …
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Top Choice Hiring: People with Great Potential
It’s no secret that our employees are the most vital component to the success of Bytebrand. We’ve written about them before. What we haven’t talked about is …
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Bytebrand Annual Meeting 2016: Changes for Advancement
“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” Lewis Carroll, Alice …
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Silly Kids, Halloween is for Grown-Ups
Sorry to break it to you, but you’re doing Halloween wrong. For some reason, you think it’s a day for kids to get dressed up, go from door to door, and beg …
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Music at the Office... Turn It Up or Tune It Out?
Imagine you walked into the bank and as you opened the front door you’re blasted by hard-rock at top volume. Or imagine walking into a cafe to …
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Discover the Secret Strategy Bytebrand Used to Cracking the Top 5 Outsourcing Companies
No, we don't take this award literally, but of course we noticed it. So what happen? - We just broke into the top 5 IT Outsourcing Companies in Ukraine. In …
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The Only Thing Better than a Party? A Pool Party
Imagine this: A guy you’ve never met sidles up next to you wearing striped swim shorts. He tells you his name and you suddenly recall his skype ID and …
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Why ) means :) - The Ukrainian Tech Legacy
During the first few weeks in Ukraine I was wondering all the time why I received text messages on whatsapp, skype etc. like:
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When Corporate Culture is King, Do We Need a Queen Bee?
I’m sure you know about Mean Girls - and I’m not just talking about the movie. I’m talking about the dog-eat-dog, no holds barred, pseudo-aggressive mean …
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BDM Summit in Kyiv: Bytebrand Edition
Remember when we said we liked to keep people a little uncomfortable? Well, that carries through on everything we do, including conferences. Being deeply …
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Good Things Come In Lumpy Packages
One of the cool things about working in IT is the...interesting...hardware that we have to integrate with. We always keep in mind that we could receive …
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Bytebrand’s Guide to Lightning Fast (Air Conditioner) Implementation
In Ukraine, we are in the “dog days of summer”. The days are so hot that productivity slows to a crawl. It’s uncomfortable to stand...walk...sit at your …
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Why We Keep Our Employees a Little Uncomfortable (Don’t Worry, They Like It)
In our last post we talked about making sure our employees are comfortable by getting them air conditioning to survive the summer swelter . We didn’t want …
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Speaking Fluent ‘Tech’ Doesn’t Make Us Robots. The Case for Humanity in an IT Workplace
Websites, databases, apps, directories, servers. It’s all so cold sounding, isn’t it? When you spend your time staring at computer screens and talking in …
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How Bytebrand Communicates With Confidence so Nothing is “Lost in Translation”
Any American knows that passing an English test and being fluent in conversational or business English are WILDLY different things. When you’re thinking of …