There should be a correct balance between authority, responsibility, and accountability. Learn how to strike this balance and potential pitfalls. Find out about the Railsware approach to the authority-responsibility-accountability concept. Why can’t you delegate responsibility? Think back to a situation when your business needed expert help, and you hired a …
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Go Benefits! No Bureaucracy!IT companies worldwide compete to be the most creative in offering people benefits to win the battle for top talent. The pandemic has played its role in forcing businesses to rethink existing value proposition and adapt them to the new reality – and this affects more than just office-based enterprises. …
IT companies worldwide compete to be the most creative in offering people benefits to win the battle for top talent. The pandemic has played its role in forcing businesses to rethink existing value proposition and adapt them to the new reality – and this affects more than just office-based enterprises. …
Railsware’s Journey to Building Remote Collaboration WorkflowsThe tech world is making peace with the fact that most teams will continue working remotely throughout the entire 2021. This may be a challenge for companies who have a long tenure of running offices. These days, teams are struggling to figure out how to stay productive and united through …
The tech world is making peace with the fact that most teams will continue working remotely throughout the entire 2021. This may be a challenge for companies who have a long tenure of running offices. These days, teams are struggling to figure out how to stay productive and united through …
New Product Development Process by RailswareThe new product development process is a 6-stage blueprint designed to help you take a new product or service from idea to market.
The new product development process is a 6-stage blueprint designed to help you take a new product or service from idea to market.
Everything You Need to Know about Ruby on Rails Web Application FrameworkRuby on Rails, frequently referred to as just Rails or RoR, is a popular open-source framework. While it’s not the youngest kid on the block (it turned 19 in 2022), it’s still among the top choices for web application developers. Rails has done more for startups than a whole boatload …
Ruby on Rails, frequently referred to as just Rails or RoR, is a popular open-source framework. While it’s not the youngest kid on the block (it turned 19 in 2022), it’s still among the top choices for web application developers. Rails has done more for startups than a whole boatload …
Product Development Life CycleTo define what, when, and why happens to a product, marketers and executives came up with a concept of a product development life cycle (PDLC). In brief, the product development life cycle is a series of consecutive stages that a product passes through. Usually, the entire path is broken into …
To define what, when, and why happens to a product, marketers and executives came up with a concept of a product development life cycle (PDLC). In brief, the product development life cycle is a series of consecutive stages that a product passes through. Usually, the entire path is broken into …
What Makes Product Development LeanConstantly decreasing costs, no waste, minimum throughput time, maximum capacity, unlimited flexibility, and high customer satisfaction. Sounds too good to be true? But that’s what lean is all about. What is “lean”? Being able to progressively create “insanely great” products, as Steve Jobs would put it, and especially at the …
Constantly decreasing costs, no waste, minimum throughput time, maximum capacity, unlimited flexibility, and high customer satisfaction. Sounds too good to be true? But that’s what lean is all about. What is “lean”? Being able to progressively create “insanely great” products, as Steve Jobs would put it, and especially at the …
[Case Study] How to Turn a Free Tool Into a Fast-Growing SaaSMailtrap is our product and the very popular email testing tool. Check out how we took it from a free prototype to a product with thousands of paying users.
Mailtrap is our product and the very popular email testing tool. Check out how we took it from a free prototype to a product with thousands of paying users.
How to Import Users’ Data into Email Sending Platforms via APILearn how to automate importing users’ data from BigQuery to MailerLite via API using Coupler.io, Google Sheets, and Apps Script. This approach will help you save time on collecting users’ data from various sources in a single email audience.
Learn how to automate importing users’ data from BigQuery to MailerLite via API using Coupler.io, Google Sheets, and Apps Script. This approach will help you save time on collecting users’ data from various sources in a single email audience.
Product Discovery ToolsWe look at four excellent methods for running a successful product discovery process. We explain each of them and suggest which to use (and when).
We look at four excellent methods for running a successful product discovery process. We explain each of them and suggest which to use (and when).
What Makes for a Great Development CultureIt’s far from easy to build a company that breathes growth and development. But we managed to build one, and we’re exploring the key aspects you should be always looking for.
It’s far from easy to build a company that breathes growth and development. But we managed to build one, and we’re exploring the key aspects you should be always looking for.
The Top Scrum AlternativesScrum and Kanban are two of the many successful approaches to building products. We analyze six of their alternatives and list the pros and cons of each.
Scrum and Kanban are two of the many successful approaches to building products. We analyze six of their alternatives and list the pros and cons of each.
Railsware HistoryRead the history of the Railsware team to find out how we become who we are now
Read the history of the Railsware team to find out how we become who we are now
Remote Work Success: Railsware InsightsWhat does it actually mean to work remotely or in a mixed office mode? How do we manage effective communication and cope with productivity concerns? In this article, we describe our approaches that really work, and Railswarians share their remote experience.
What does it actually mean to work remotely or in a mixed office mode? How do we manage effective communication and cope with productivity concerns? In this article, we describe our approaches that really work, and Railswarians share their remote experience.
Product Discovery – Why, How, When and many others – answered!Product Discovery may not be the most talked-about aspect of building products. But it’s a crucial one. Learn WHAT it is, WHY and WHEN you should do it and HOW to do it right!
Product Discovery may not be the most talked-about aspect of building products. But it’s a crucial one. Learn WHAT it is, WHY and WHEN you should do it and HOW to do it right!
Product Studio – the Next Generation of the Software Development CompaniesHow to achieve product-market fit and grow software products to multi-million dollar ventures? We found the answer transforming the company to the product studio. Read the Railsware story to know how the platform for the repeatable creation and growth of successful products works and how you can benefit from it.
How to achieve product-market fit and grow software products to multi-million dollar ventures? We found the answer transforming the company to the product studio. Read the Railsware story to know how the platform for the repeatable creation and growth of successful products works and how you can benefit from it.
Business Model Canvas Explained – a One-Page Business PlanBusiness model canvas lets you analyze product or service efficiency from different standpoints. Check out this guide on how to use this tool for your project
Business model canvas lets you analyze product or service efficiency from different standpoints. Check out this guide on how to use this tool for your project
How to Track Income in Google Sheets: Data Validation + Filter FormulaWhat if you could build an income monitor for your business? Check our hands-on guide on how to do this and validate data in Google Sheets using filter formula
What if you could build an income monitor for your business? Check our hands-on guide on how to do this and validate data in Google Sheets using filter formula
Why Use React JS?There are many reasons why ReactJS is our favourite JavaScript library. If you’re still not sure whether it will work for your project, check out our article!
There are many reasons why ReactJS is our favourite JavaScript library. If you’re still not sure whether it will work for your project, check out our article!
Data Validation in Google SheetsMaster the basic skills in Google Sheets to solve your business and personal tasks. Check out our textual and visual guide on how to validate data in Google Sheets
Master the basic skills in Google Sheets to solve your business and personal tasks. Check out our textual and visual guide on how to validate data in Google Sheets