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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
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A simple tutorial on how to build feature-rich user interfaces using mostly Ruby on Rails.
Continuous improvement and automation are the key to the success of any business. But how do you know what to automate and what to improve in your business operations? Marketing funnels are among the most easy-to-use yet powerful tools to help you break the customer journey into steps, analyze these …
Human super-power is the ability to organize ourselves in groups and do great things together. But with this super power comes the necessity to organize our mutual work. Even a small project like a Sunday picnic with friends can become chaotic, if it’s not properly managed by the most responsible …
When someone has a great product idea, it’s often presented to a team as a ready solution in all its glory with tons of details and many steps ahead. Often, ideological inspirers find it challenging to transfer their vision to the team and explain what to do. It’s like describing …
Lean Software Development (LSD) is a methodology that helps software development teams focus on delivering the values that matter most to customers, while simultaneously removing from the process anything that can waste time and resources. The idea of eliminating waste from the production process was initially conceived by the car …
Bringing a product to the market and attracting the first customers are important milestones. Some would say, though, that this is just when the fun begins. Startups, established businesses, and even huge corporations constantly innovate and improve their products. They try to gain a competitive advantage, distinguish themselves from competitors, …
In order to maintain career growth and ensure fair compensation, every engineering team needs an efficient method to evaluate its members. A nicely developed assessment model requires considerable resources in terms of time and professional expertise. However, we believe it is a significant contribution to the team and business development, …
There is some mystique surrounding agile product development. In this article, we aim to strip that away by explaining the key features and benefits of the Agile methodology. Then we compare them against more traditional approaches. To conclude, we explore how Agile helps to deliver complex product development projects. The …
Every company has a vision which explains the impact the product will have on the world. It’s the product strategy that turns the vision into a roadmap.
Creating a software product is a complex procedure consisting of versatile components. In other words, it is not enough to gather a team of experienced developers and tell them what you need. A proper organization of a workflow, as well as a constant tracking of all stages of the agile …