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Over the past 17 years, Railsware has grown from a team of four to over 200 craftspeople. Guided by our values of high-quality craftsmanship, we ditched the initial outsourcing model early to build a product studio instead. And now Railswarians build damn good products both in our offline workspaces in …
Autumn is back with crunchy leaves on the streets, students rushing to their classes, and the scent of cinnamon rolls. Although fall is no longer a time for Railswarians to return to studying, many of us still find inspiration in the season. And it’s the perfect time of year for …
Seventeen years ago, the name “Railsware” first appeared in a Google search query and since then, our product-centric approach has resonated not only within our colleagues and partners, but also with a diverse tech community. And behind such a successful approach stand our CEO Yaroslav Lazor and Managing Partner Sergiy …
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.
Summer is the season of rest and relaxation, and it’s the perfect time of year to dive into a great book (or several). So we’re back with a list of reads inspired by our team’s #bookclub – the coziest new social channel in our Slack. Recently the question: “What books …
Spring is finally here, and we’re shaking off the winter gloom with a fun list of book recommendations. A few months ago, Railswarians began sharing their current reads and all-time favorites in our new #bookclub Slack channel. Recommendations have spanned all colors of the literary rainbow, from memoirs and classic …
“Somewhere along the way, we understood that building your own products is the ultimate freedom.” Over the past 16 years, Railsware has evolved from a small engineering firm into a thriving product studio. How we got here isn’t exactly a mystery, but it wasn’t a straight path, either. What entrepreneurial …
Words can’t always convey the true value of your product. Sometimes, a potential customer needs more than a video or some website copy to understand how they can benefit from your solution. And this is what makes a product demo a powerful tool in your sales and marketing arsenal. For …
Prioritization in product development is a tricky business. How do you define prioritization criteria, navigate differences in stakeholder opinions, and prevent personal bias from skewing your estimates? Truthfully, there’s no perfect formula, but frameworks – like the RICE scoring model – can help make the whole process less confusing. What …
The definition of a product manager’s role can vary from company to company, or even team to team. It all comes down to factors like the industry, the specific niche, team size, and where the product is in its life cycle. Here at Railsware, we wanted to give our perspective …