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Custom software or existing platform: what’s the smartest for your business?
Do we buy an existing solution, or build something from scratch?
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In-house developer vs external partner: what’s right for your organisation?
Your digital ambition is clear. But then comes the big question: Do we build this in-house or call in external help?
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Subsidy Guide for Digitalization
Digitalizing your business is a major investment. But you don’t always have to cover the full cost yourself: there are subsidies that can help offset expenses.
Get ready for Peppol in 2026
From 2026, all Belgian VAT-registered companies will be required to send B2B invoices via Peppol. Since you’ve got more important things to do than focus on figuring out Peppol, we're here to help.
Opinion piece: Those who reduce AI to chatbots are missing the essence.
AI is everywhere. It writes emails. Summarises meetings. It powers that chatbot in the corner of your screen.But is that really all there is to it?In a recent opinion piece in De Tijd, co-founder Manu De Buck shares his opinion on the use of AI. His point is clear: AI is being misused. Not because it’s bad tech. But because we treat it like a shiny toy.
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We are in 'De Tijd': Testing our software at Tomorrowland was a milestone.
This article was part of the Jong Geweld section, in which De Tijd focuses on sharing news about starting and growing companies while putting promising entrepreneurs in the spotlight. This time, it featured Manu De Buck, co-founder of we are.
Custom software or off-the-shelf software: what’s best for my company?
Which one will give your company the edge it needs? We’ll break down the pros and cons of each to help you decide what’s best for your unique situation. It’s no rocket science, but you gotta go through the basics to start somewhere.
What is the difference between a PoC and an MVP?
You’ve probably heard the terms PoC, MVP, and Scaling before. They’re often confused, but there’s a big difference. Let's explain them with a simple analogy.
Why our company is called we are
When we are was founded, it was with a specific goal in mind. We noticed that many (though certainly not all) agencies operate as external parties. What we missed was close collaboration—truly embracing the 'we are in this together' mentality.
We moved to a new office!
We recently moved to our brand new office. We upgraded from our cosy little office (the fancy Steve Jobs garage box as we called it) to an office with a fantastic view over the three towers of Ghent. Because yes, of course we stayed in Ghent.
The technology behind RingMe: integration of Twilio Voice
Dive into the technology behind the application that automatically calls patients in their native language to remind them about their doctor's appointments. Learn about Twilio Voice, Callbacks and API's.
The lean way of developing software
At we are, we develop our software in a lean way. But what does lean even mean? In this blog post, you learn what lean actually is, where it comes from, how we apply lean principles at we are and what the benefits are of developing software in a lean way.
Spotted in the news: co-founder Manu De Buck
In an interview with Bloovi, Manu talked about entrepreneurship, visions, lessons learned, inspiration… and of course about we are. Read the full article here.
Sustainable software development: it’s possible! 🌱
In our ever-changing digital world, a significant move toward sustainability is happening right now. It's time to tap into the potential of sustainable software development. Green software engineering is not merely a passing trend; it's a crucial response to our planet's need for a harmonious coexistence with technology.
Scalable processing and analysis of scarab sports’ data
We developed and built a data warehousing solution perfectly tailored to Scarab Sports’ needs and requirements. The solution is able to easily add, update and remove data analysis scripts; allow for low response times in the analysis web platform; have automatic horizontal scaling of the data warehouse whenever the server load becomes too big, and perfectly plug into Scarab Sports’ current products and storage systems.