Virtual connection has become the new norm to get our team connected, and since now at Instabug, our team is between Egypt and the USA. We were challenged to keep the team together, know more about each other, and stay in contact. We’ve done some activities like: game nights, cooking competitions, virtual yoga, and over…
Perspective is everything. For an international company established since the 20th century, celebrating someone’s 5-year anniversary at the company might not be a big deal. But for a relatively new Egyptian startup that was founded in 2013, it’s a great achievement and a chance to reflect. Yasmin Helmy, our Growth Marketing Lead, was the first…
With the difficult times we’re all facing at the moment staying connected has never been more important. Our team has been self-isolating like many others and working from home since March to help do our part. But with the days all melting into one, no one is immune to feeling a bit down. This is…
In 2016, we launched our first ever Instabug Internship Program. Since then, it has grown and evolved in ways that we never imagined. In the summer of 2016, we received 40 applications, out of which only one intern made it through. The next year, in the summer of 2017, we received 365 internship applications. This…
Experiencing many challenges throughout our lives is something we all share and know, but living through a common hardship like the COVID-19 pandemic is new to us all. Our daily lives have fundamentally changed, having to stay and work from home and adapt to our new reality. In the face of this adversity, we consider…
A couple of days ago I came across this article in AdevaIt discussing the presence of women in the tech field. I found some of the stats mentioned shocking. It states that women present only 25% of the jobs in the computing field, and from this percentage, only 5% hold leadership positions in the tech…
Finding a corporate job is a goal for many, but for others the politics, slow pace, and lack of ownership aren’t a good fit for their personality or style of working. Over two-thirds of Instabug’s sales and customer success teams come from major multinational corporations. They left corporate positions to throw their weight into the…
I’ve been at Instabug for the past five months and let me tell you about my journey so far and how it made me connect with the core values of the company. No Bullshit — Scene One Me: (Panicking before my first interview) Okay, so now I should “study” the website, blog, etc. I’ll start…
Remember our core value “Work Hard, Play Hard?” Well, at Instabug we always apply our values with heart. As much as we prioritize our work, we do the same when it comes to fun and creativity. Instabug Hack Weeks are part of how we take our “Work Hard, Play Hard” value seriously. And since it’s…
One of Instabug’s core values is “Work Hard, Play Hard”. Our #BugSquad goes above and beyond to make sure that everything we deliver to our users is top notch. And while we work hard, we don’t forget to also have fun, and that’s where the “Play Hard” part comes in. You can see it in…
In 2016, we launched our first ever Instabug Internship Program. Since then, it has grown and evolved in ways that we never imagined. When we started the first internship program for the summer of 2016, we received 40 applications, out of which only one intern made it through. The next year, summer of 2017, we…
Disclaimer: This blog post has exceeded its fair share of exaggeration, drama, and bad jokes. Read at your own risk. This blog post is for 2015 me, for the ones who are not developers but who are working with ones on a daily basis. If you’re about to embark upon the adventure of joining a…