Company
Where in the world is Balsamiq?
We have people in the USA (in California and Illinois), and Europe. This allows us to provide top-notch customer support and gives us a diverse and global culture.
By Arielle
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
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
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
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
How to periodically prune your software
Digital products go through cycles of expansion and simplification. Today we focus on the “adult life” phase, which is where Balsamiq Wireframes is right now.
By Peldi
How Balsamiq Outsources Content Projects
Even if you tend to do marketing projects internally, sometimes you could consider hiring outside contractors. This is how we do it - and some lessons learned.
By Francesca
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
Looking back at 2021
Our traditional recap of what we did in 2021, and our plans for 2022!
By Peldi
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
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
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
“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
Our Internal Tools, and Why We Built Them
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the tools we built to help Balsamiq run smoothly, and the motivations behind building them. It’s educational and fun!
By Peldi
How We Prioritize Product Work
Features, bugs, chores: a behind-the-scenes look at how we decide to work on. Because no matter how big your product team is, there’s only so much you can push.
By Peldi
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
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
How We Run Betas and Gammas
Beta programs are a common way to reduce risk when shipping new software. We like to take it a step further and run Gammas, as well! Less stress, more...
By Peldi
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
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
By Peldi
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Every software company has a '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
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
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
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
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
Remote work: what's hard, what's great, and how to stay connected
More and more companies are embracing remote working. For those who are considering it or have just made the leap, there are a lot of resources to learn from,...
By Francesca
Welcome Drew Lafferty and Lizelotte Green!
Hello, friends of Balsamiq! Our not-so-little-anymore team keeps on growing! Today I would like to introduce to you our two new team members: Drew Lafferty and Liz Green! Drew...
By Peldi
Balsamiq Summer Camp: How We Planned Our 2016 Retreat
Annual retreats have become an essential part of working together at Balsamiq. From our first gathering as an entire company in 2010, we realized seeing each other face to...
By Natalie
Jessica Orellanes Joins Balsamiq!
Hello, friends! I am Jessica, and I've just become the 21st member of the Balsamiq team as a Community Manager. How I landed here is a mix of timing,...
By Jessica
Looking back at 2015
Hello again friends of Balsamiq! Peldi here with our traditional "state of the union" end-of-year report. You can find previous editions here: 2008, 2009, 2013, and 2014. As usual,...
By Peldi
Welcome Brendan, Virgin and Stefano!
Hello friends of Balsamiq! It is my great pleasure to introduce to you three new members of the Balsamiq family today. Brendan Saricks Brendan is the guy in your...
By Peldi
Company policies: time off to exercise
Instead of paying for someone's gym, which not everyone has access to or needs, we give our employees a more precious resource: time. Balsamiq's exercise policy Exercising has TONS...
By Francesca