{"id":24455,"date":"2020-09-16T14:49:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/blogs\/?p=24455"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:25:29","slug":"1-grid-podcast-episode-2-mobile-app-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/blog\/1-grid-podcast-episode-2-mobile-app-development\/","title":{"rendered":"1-grid Podcast Episode 2: Mobile App Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On the second episode of our\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">podcast<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, our host with the most, Saskia Schuldig, has an insightful conversation with Louritz Terblanche, the Technical Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/\">1-grid<\/a>. 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