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February 9th, 2024

Looking back at Balsamiq’s 2023

A detailed recap of what we did in 2023 and a peek into our plans for 2024.

By Arielle
May 25th, 2023

Wireframing for Everyone, the Book, Is Here!

We wrote a book to help everyone participate in the design process! It’s about better ways to make wireframes and use them with your team. Order your copy now.

By Leon
March 20th, 2023

Looking back at Balsamiq’s 2022

We've changed a lot in the last year! Here's our traditional recap of what we did in 2022 and our plans for 2023.

By Arielle
Photo of Arielle and JR
December 21st, 2022

Welcome Jonathan Race, Business Manager, and Arielle Kimbarovsky, Head of Marketing

The Balsamiq team is growing! Join us in welcoming two new team members, JR and Arielle, in new roles.

By Arielle
July 6th, 2022

How Balsamiq does User Research

Check out this whole new section of our website, on how to do User Research with a small team.

By Peldi
April 8th, 2022

How Balsamiq Does Product Roadmaps

Product roadmaps vary a lot depending on the size of your company. We try to keep ours simple.

By Peldi
February 28th, 2022

How to Use Sponsorships to Increase Diversity in the Workplace

Ideas about how you can use your sponsorship budget to help make the world a better place, by supporting underserved communities and making events more accessible.

By Amanda
February 7th, 2022

Looking back at 2021

Our traditional recap of what we did in 2021, and our plans for 2022!

By Peldi
December 3rd, 2021

Priority Review Boards: a simple process with a big impact!

Quarterly roadmap meetings are great for making big plans, but how can we make much-needed smaller, everyday decisions? We use PRBs!

By Peldi
November 15th, 2021

New Company Pages!

Our company pages are now FULL of lessons learned and useful tips for other bootstrapped software businesses like ours.

By Peldi
April 8th, 2021

Announcing New Mentors of Our Office Hours Program

After two years, our Office Hours program is still going great. Several new Balsamiq mentors are now available for a chat. Come meet us online!

By Laura
March 10th, 2021

Looking back at 2020

A detailed recap of what we achieved in 2020, and a quick look at what's to come in 2021!

By Peldi
January 20th, 2021

“Baking” a Balsamiq Mini Virtual Retreat

In November, we met for a 3-day mini virtual retreat dedicated to social time and fun. Here is how we planned the event and what we learned.

By Laura
July 10th, 2020

How We Planned a Virtual Retreat During the Covid-19 Crisis

Like many other companies, we had to change plans for our annual company retreat. Here are the challenges we faced and the solutions we adopted for 2020.

By Natalie
March 5th, 2020

Looking Back at 2019

The big rewrite is finally complete. Revenue grew over 11%. Read the recap of 2019, and take a quick look at what's to come in 2020!

By Peldi
July 1st, 2019

How to do Graphic Design for Balsamiq's Company Retreat

Learn all about the graphic design process behind our 2019 Company Retreat: some little details can make a big difference!

By Lei
June 27th, 2019

Coming Home: 2019 Balsamiq Nest Retreat

Gathering together in May for our annual retreat in our new Bologna office, "The Nest," echoed the journey we've been on as a company over the past year.

By Natalie
June 21st, 2019

The Balsamiq Office Hours

Have you ever wanted to talk to us in person? Would you like advice on your career, or software company? We are running a new program, which we're calling......

By Peldi
June 20th, 2019

Free Wireframes for Google Drive for Classrooms

Our Free program now includes Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive for schools.

By Val
May 22nd, 2019

Looking Back at 2018

A look back at Balsamiq's 2018 achievements and results.

By Peldi
March 13th, 2019

Welcome Amanda, Kendra, and Billy!

The Balsamiq family keeps on growing! Join us in welcoming our 3 new team members Amanda, Kendra, and Billy.

By Peldi
February 7th, 2019

How to Increase Diversity in Small Software Businesses

Our CEO Peldi interviews Sarah Allen about diversity in a small software company. As a Founder, learn more about how to make your business more inclusive.

By Laura
December 20th, 2018

New Home and Product Pages!

Our company has grown a lot since our last website update. We decided it was time to freshen things up a bit, starting from two important pages.

By Peldi
September 19th, 2018

How We Celebrated the Balsamiq 10th Anniversary

Balsamiq turned 10! To celebrate the milestone we gathered all together, with families and friends, for six amazing days in The Dominican Republic.

By Joy
September 12th, 2018

Bridge Foundry: 9 Years of Making the Tech Industry a Nicer Place to Work

We're proud to support Bridge Foundry, a non-profit that works to empower people from underrepresented communities with technology.

By Peldi
July 18th, 2018

Welcome Julia DeBari and Laura Lei!

Welcome two new employees to the Balsamiq family: Laura Lei and Julia DeBari. Laura Lei is our Digital Artist and Julia is our first Design Educator.

By Peldi
April 27th, 2018

Welcome Laura Farolfi, Our First Full-Time Project Manager

We're excited to introduce to you Laura Farolfi, the Marketing team organizer. With her great organizational skills, she helps us get more things done!

By Peldi
April 12th, 2018

How to Cultivate Teaminess in Remote Companies

Eight ways to try to cultivate team spirit in a remote company. Personal pages, informal meetings, Friday social question... How does your company do it?

By Peldi
March 26th, 2018

Working from Home: Frequently Asked Questions

The 5 most common questions or comments we've received about working from home. "How does your boss know that you're actually working?" is the first one 😊

By Leon
March 19th, 2018

The Balsamiq Software Donation Program

We have donated more than 10,000 licenses over the last 8 years. Here is why, and a kind invitation to other software companies to do the same.

By Peldi
February 22nd, 2018

Looking Back at 2017

It’s that time of the year when we recap the past year and share with you our plans for the next 12 months. Subscribe to the newsletter for more...

By Peldi
November 27th, 2017

How We Stay Flat at 30 Employees

We haven't given up the dream of staying flat, even at 30 employees. Here is the route we are exploring, still without managers.

By Peldi
October 16th, 2017

Welcome Ali Servet Donmez and Alasdair Manson!

We're excited to introduce to you the two newest members of the Balsamiq family, Ali Servet Donmez and Alasdair Manson!

By Peldi
September 25th, 2017

Spolsky's Four Pillars of Organic Growth

“Revenue, head count, PR, and quality--if one gets ahead of the others, you’re screwed.” An oldie, but goodie we have referred to since 2008!

By Peldi
July 31st, 2017

Welcome Luca, Alberto, Tommaso, and Angie!

It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you four new members of the Balsamiq family! We are also hiring 4 more people over the next few months!

By Peldi
July 17th, 2017

What's Your Company's "Natural Size"?

Every company has a natural size. Answer this question and you’ll find out what kind of company you should build and how to grow it.

By Peldi
July 11th, 2017

Planning a Company Retreat for a Growing Team

We keep on growing, and this brings new challenges for our company retreats, too. Read how we plan our retreats and what happened in April 2017!

By Francesca
June 12th, 2017

Our Vacation Policy: Mandatory Minimum Days

Our vacation policy was: Take some. But we noticed that some employees weren’t taking enough. Now our policy is: Take at least 20 days off a year.

By Peldi
March 6th, 2017

How to Share Customer Feedback With the Rest of the Team

We created a system for sharing positive and negative customer feedback internally. It has helped us raise team morale and improve cohesion!

By Virgin
February 9th, 2017

Looking Back at 2016

We continue to truck along nicely, executing on our vision. 2016 was yet another record year for us, with sales almost reaching $6.6 million.

By Peldi
January 23rd, 2017

Welcome Stefano Gozzi and Philip Nittenberg!

Hello friends! We're excited to introduce to you the two newest members of the Balsamiq family, Stefano Gozzi and Philip Nittenberg!

By Peldi
January 17th, 2017

Finding The Human: The Customer Support Starter Pack

Customer service can be hard when you're on the receiving end of an angry call. Brendan offers some ideas for empathizing with your customers.

By Brendan
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