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18 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

How to find out what you want to build

If you read The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank, you’re probably familiar with his idea of customer development. It’s entirely different from traditional product development approach used for decades.

17 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

How to build your app: Part IV

This is the fourth post in a series where I list steps involved to build your app, from idea to launch. Be sure to check other posts about interviewing customers

16 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

How to build your app: Part III

In a couple of previous posts, I wrote about preparing specs and mockups for your product (Part I [https://www.alexponomarev.me/articles/how-to-build-your-app-part-i/]) and hiring designers and developers (Part

12 Dec 2018 · 4 min read

How to build your app as a non-technical founder: Part II

Yesterday I wrote about the preparation steps you need to take before you start looking for developers and building your app [https://www.alexponomarev.me/articles/how-to-build-your-app-part-i/]. Interviewing customers, creating

11 Dec 2018 · 4 min read

How to build your app: Part I

If you are a non-technical founder, the path from early-stage idea to a working product can be confusing. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find a clear and concise guide on

10 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

Ways to budget agile projects

When you’re about to start new project lot of questions arise, but yet "how much it will cost?” is one of the most important ones. Typically, you would be concerned about how much time and money it will take to get the return on investment.

9 Dec 2018 · 4 min read

Why estimations are always wrong and how to deal with it

I read a fantastic book by Vasco Duarte [https://twitter.com/duarte_vasco] called NoEstimates: How To Measure Project Progress Without Estimating [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FWMSBBK/ref=pe_

6 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

Concerns when hiring traditional development agency

If you are a non-technical founder and you want to build a web or mobile app you have only three options — learn to code and build it yourself, find a co-founder who will handle the technical side or hire people to build it for you for money.

5 Dec 2018 · 6 min read

Ideas and execution

All startups start with an Idea. An idea to change the world, to disrupt the industry, to change how people live and work and make their lives better. We tend to think that idea is everything, but unfortunately, that can’t be further from the truth.

4 Dec 2018 · 5 min read

Things to consider before building an app

An app or application is a computer program that serves a specific function. There are all sorts of apps ranging from small apps that run on your watches to full-blown desktop applications.

3 Dec 2018 · 4 min read

How to imporve team's performance by hiring a business analyst

Who is a business analyst? A business analyst is a person with strong analytical skills, who is well-versed in understanding business problems and finding solutions. He should be well-versed at

2 Dec 2018 · 4 min read

How to choose a tech stack for your application

A tech stack is a set of programming languages, frameworks and software products that are used to build your application. A typical application consists of at least two layers — client-side

29 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Black Box process

I was sitting in front of my laptop staring at the blank screen. The online meeting with the client, Sean, just finished and I was trying to recap what we

28 Nov 2018 · 6 min read

How I got into software development

I got my first personal computer when I was thirteen. It wasn’t a regular pc bought in a computer shop, I built it from scratch. My grandma tried to

27 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Hiring development team for your startup

There are a lot of resources out there on how to come up with the great idea, how to validate it and research the market and how to iterate to

12 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

How to hire developers for a startup

If you’re a startup founder, project manager or development team lead then interviewing and hiring people is your responsibility. Getting wrong people on board can cost you time and

11 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Who are startup advisors

An advisory board is a group of talented people who provide your company with professional help and guidance to help you grow. Advisors use their expertise and network to help

10 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Effective communication with designers

As a manager, you might struggle to communicate the vision you have in your head with a designer. It might look like designers come from another planet but they are