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We had to hop on the trend…
📸 ⬆️Meet the team behind Inventive!

Some things changed. Some things didn’t. 🤠

We had to hop on the trend..
📸 ⬇️ Meet the team behind Inventive!

Some things changed. Some things didn’t. 🤠

At Inventive, we believe great companies are built by people who actually enjoy life. 😁

This month our CEO, Andrew Siemer, is in Colorado Springs — hiking Pikes Peak, exploring new trails, and soaking in some serious mountain views. 🏔️

This week meant reaching the summit.💪
Next week? More adventure, a few teammates stopping by, and even some clients making the trip out. 🤝✈️

We love building digital experiences — but we also believe shared experiences matter just as much. Some of the best ideas start with a little altitude, a lot of curiosity, and good people around you.🌄💡

Big views. Big ideas. 🚵

We teamed up with The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) OIT to give a legacy insurance billing app a fresh start — powered by Blazor ✨

The problem?
A massive React-based system that was tough to maintain, tricky to scale, and painful for accessibility 😬

The fix:
We migrated it to Blazor — simplifying dev workflows, reducing maintenance overhead, and making accessibility the standard, not the struggle ⚙️

Why Blazor?
✅ Standardized on C # across applications
✅ Easier to maintain than React
✅ Simpler vulnerability management 🔐
✅ Aligned with team skills (bye-bye bootcamps 👋)

Now TAMUS has a consistent, future-ready platform that’s easier to scale 📈, easier to teach 🎓, and easier to support 💙

Clean code. Happy teams. Built to last.

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Your software project might already be failing. ⚠️
You just don’t know it yet. 👀

Check out our new article on how project drift shows up months before things break, and how to catch it early.

If you’re scaling and suspect your software isn’t aligned with how your business actually runs, this will resonate.

👇 Read it here.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-software-projects-drift-before-break-how-catch-early-revjc

When Software Projects Drift Before They Break (And How to Catch It Early) Your software project is failing right now. You just don’t know it yet.

🎇 Here’s to a smarter start.

As 2025 closes out, one thing is clear: the teams that made the biggest moves didn’t always build the most—they just built the right next thing.

They tightened onboarding, aligned on mission, and said “no” more than they said “yes.”

Not louder, not faster—just clearer.

So if you’re heading into 2026 feeling like the work ahead is big, we’ve got a hunch:
It doesn’t have to be complicated. It just has to be connected.

✨ Happy New Year from Inventive.

Here’s to more alignment, fewer silos, and product decisions that actually drive growth.

⭐ Inventive Wrapped 2025⭐
A year in numbers, moments, and a lot of intention 👇

🔧 10,361 Jira tickets worked on — and approximately 8 resolved without side quests
⏱️ 7,695 engineering hours logged — basically the same as binge-watching The Office 100 times
🚀 1,056 pull requests created — shipping energy, sustained
🎨 479,817 design layers across 11 projects — almost half a million tiny decisions, all made with intention
🎁 529 gifts sent to teammates and clients — ✨ packaging happiness ✨
💙 386 gratitudes + 38,217 Nectar points given — because appreciation is our love language
🧩 244 Riddles of the Day dropped into Slack — many guessed in nanoseconds
📰 50 Forbes Technology Council features and expert panels — sharing perspectives from real work
🏗️ 23 new projects landed — we don’t chase the hype, we build it
🎉 10 Fun Fridays, 5 team lunches — zero awkward icebreakers 😆
🙌 9 new teammates joined the party
🌍 6 time zones · 3 countries · 8 U.S. states · 1 Canadian province — still somehow finding time to sync
💸 $1M+ milestone achieved investing in our culture — time, talent, birthdays, and the good kind of “overhead”
☕ Infinite coffee consumed

Here’s to building thoughtfully, together.

Mobile app development can be a tedious process, but we’ve got some tips that can help you speed through it. Learn more in our latest blog:
https://inventive.io/insights/5-things-to-accelerate-your-mobile-app-development/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Treat others the way you'd like to be treated."

This is The Golden Rule we all learned growing up. As a manager or CEO in a company, you'd think it would make sense to follow it too. Managers should treat their employees the way they'd like to be treated, right?

Not quite. Check out our blog post to learn why: https://inventive.io/insights/the-golden-rule-of-managing-up/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"I think developing personal relationships really helps -- when you know people beyond work, you can communicate more openly and honestly."

There are many different tools out there that can help you better build your dream app. But which one is right for you? Personally, we're big fans of Flutter. Why? Learn more about its benefits and features here: https://inventive.io/insights/flutter-managing-orientation-through-navigation-changes/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

With improvements in technology, streamlining your workflow is easier than ever - even when working from home. Learn how to improve productivity here: https://inventive.io/insights/how-to-improve-work-from-home-productivity/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com