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14 Nov 2019 · 4 min read

What Is the Difference Between a Prototype and an MVP?

Using electric car manufacturing as an example, I’ll illustrate the difference first: A prototype for an electric car might be a wooden, life-size model of the car. The model

13 Nov 2019 · 4 min read

How SaaS Start-ups Can Acquire Their First Customer

I’ll tell you a secret. My team and I are building a SaaS start-up. It’s a tool that tracks the time spent on tasks and projects in small

12 Nov 2019 · 4 min read

Three Tips For Organizing A Productive All-Hands Meeting

I’m part of a remote team. Rather than collect everybody for a virtual meeting when somebody has a question, we have a policy to communicate non-urgent requests to each

11 Nov 2019 · 4 min read

The Key Difference Between Lean and Agile Strategies

Being confused about the distinction between lean and agile strategies is common; their goals overlap (both aim to eliminate inefficiency and value individuals and their contributions) and so many lean

10 Nov 2019 · 4 min read

Iteration In Product Development: What It Is And How To Do It Effectively

Imagine this: you desire to be a better writer, so you decide to drink in countless articles and books on the craft of writing and editing well. Months fly by

8 Nov 2019 · 3 min read

Minimum Viable Product Isn’t What You Think It Is

To fully understand what minimum viable product means, let’s first dissect the term, word by word. Minimum refers to the least amount of effort required to create something. Viable

7 Nov 2019 · 3 min read

How To Calculate The Real Cost Of MVP For Your Startup

Calculating the real cost of a minimum viable product (MVP) is so important to my development team that we’ve hired a business analyst who dedicates their time to getting

21 Aug 2019 · 4 min read

How to build an app 2x faster and cheaper

My journey into product development started from building websites back in 2004. The web was pretty much a collection of HTML pages with some CGI scripts sprinkled here and there.

15 Aug 2019 · 4 min read

Don’t Let Your Project Fail Because of Poor Communication

According to a survey by Richard Discenza, and James B Forman, the top three reasons for project failure were communication, process, and people. Most software problems are people problems, you know.

10 Aug 2019 · 4 min read

Developers at War with Uncertainty

There’s a secret every seasoned project manager, product owner, and developer knows. It’s not the coding part that is hard. What’s hard is coming up with a realistic estimate and meeting the deadline.

9 Aug 2019 · 4 min read

You don’t need to build an app most of the times

I’ve stumbled upon the short video of Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator. He is answering the biggest question of software founder has — when should you launch your startup?

2 May 2019 · 4 min read

Streamline Your Design Process With Wireframing

At some point, working with paper prototypes becomes impractical. When that’s the case, you might want to create a digital low-fidelity prototype, also called a wireframe.

1 May 2019 · 4 min read

Using Personas to Create User-Centric Design

A persona is a fictional character that represents a typical user of your application. And it’s very detailed. It describes the background, context, tasks, and goals of a user.

29 Apr 2019 · 4 min read

How to Hire a Designer for Your Project

To build an application, you need an interface, and to create an interface, you need a designer.

29 Apr 2019 · 3 min read

Writing Good User Stories

Creating a user story is simple: first, you define a user role, an intended action, and a desired outcome. Then you arrange them in a sentence. And then…that’s it. Your user story is ready.

18 Feb 2019 · 4 min read

How to Estimate an Agile Project With User Stories

Estimating software projects is hard. Early on in the development process, you can’t precisely define the scope of a project. Because inevitably, the scope will change after development kicks off, since the team will have learned more about the project and its context by then.

18 Feb 2019 · 4 min read

Prioritizing User Stories in Agile Projects

Software projects are surrounded by a high level of uncertainty. Even if developers or a consultant gives you a project estimate, until development begins, you won’t know exactly what resources you need to implement the user stories that you’ve planned for your next release.

18 Feb 2019 · 4 min read

How to Market Your Product Before Launch

I know many people who’ve created software products using this process: First they generate an idea, then they validate it, build the product, and then launch it…after launch, they start marketing. It’s straightforward, and it seems workable.