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Whether you’re looking to improve efficiency, increase competitiveness, or simply stay ahead of the curve, reducing tech debt is a critical step in the right direction. In this article, we’ll offer practical tips on how companies can ensure their products remain high-performing and sustainable in the long term. What is …
It’s frustrating for users when an extension regularly crashes, freezes, or fails to function as expected. Negative reviews, product abandonment, and ultimately, revenue losses are all situations that developers want to avoid. Not to mention, the process of fixing unstable extensions can be time-consuming and costly. So, it’s vital to …
With the SaaS market expected to be worth $195bn US dollars in 2023, the demand for product managers is only set to grow. But why are product managers so instrumental to SaaS companies? How do they contribute to product success, and what does it take to excel in the product …
This is going to be a weird article on how to market a new product. No market research, no personas, no competitor analysis. Why? You don’t need them. They eat your time, money, and attention, and make you feel like you understand your market and product better than you actually …
After launching an MVP, startups are often faced with a daunting question: ‘Now what?’ At Railsware, we’ve spent the past 15 years refining our approach to product development and growth. So in this article, we’ll share suggestions on what to do after you’ve launched your MVP. We’ll also explain how …
All the most essential steps when reviewing and editing somebody’s text and cooperating on content creation
So, you’ve done the groundwork and you’re ready to start building a minimum viable product. But with so many approaches to choose from, how do you decide on the best fit for your new business? If you’re unsure whether you should create a Piecemeal MVP or a simple landing page, …
Proof of concept (PoC), prototype, minimum viable product (MVP) — what’s the difference? You’ll see these agile development concepts lumped in together on the web, but let’s get one thing straight: PoC, prototype, and MVP are not interchangeable. In fact, each one has its own part to play in the …
At Railsware, we understand how important it is to foster a data-driven culture and make decisions based on fresh, relevant data. As a product studio, we rely on analytics dashboards — particularly product dashboards — to help us create better experiences for our users, make critical changes to our product …
Using best practices here and there is okay, but you can’t build a great thing by following instructions. Learn how Railsware is hiring great marketers who are genuine creators.
From Uber to Airbnb, most of today’s major applications had very few features or advanced functionalities when they were first released. Why? Well, these companies understood the importance of gathering feedback from real users and iterating accordingly on their design. It pays to start small and ship early, which in …
A simple tutorial on how to use git rebase –onto to easily move or copy a bunch of commits from one branch atop another
Considered ground zero in the product development process, idea generation (or ideation) involves gathering information and creative insights in order to come up with ideas for a new product. By getting it right, you lay a solid foundation for your new product concept and set it on the path to …
Learn how to write articles from zero to hero with this simple guide. Check the practical advice from Product Managers, Developers, Recruiters, and Designers who write regularly
Say “no” to tiring back-and-force communication. Discover useful tips to help you reach understanding with your team and clients easily.
Startups guide to Customer Development. Master the tool to validate hypotheses, grow products, strengthen your company, and more.
From hundreds of startup frameworks, we selected the most useful tools to help you knock it out of the park
Onboarding is an expensive, long, and stressful process. Read this post to find out how we nailed it at Railsware
We’ve selected the top 7 most helpful decision-making frameworks and applied them to a single problem. Check this post to see what we’ve discovered and choose a tool to resolve your issue.
A simple tutorial on how to build feature-rich user interfaces using mostly Ruby on Rails.