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PRO TIP: principles to live by if you are building a product
Can be applied to literally anything... technical or non technical
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Can be applied to literally anything... technical or non technical
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As you build your product… show it to people. I can’t stress this enough!
The less they know about your product the better. Pull them off the street if you can!
Their feedback will unlock insights that you and your team are likely too tied to the product to see on your own
The less they know about your product the better. Pull them off the street if you can!
Their feedback will unlock insights that you and your team are likely too tied to the product to see on your own
Different perspectives === product gold
At @investwithLEX we have conducted countless usability tests that have spawned hundreds of tickets in our product backlog.
We are ALWAYS testing our product with external people.
If you are interested in being part of a user test… sign up here! https://forms.gle/tUjmLCNjJdBrB2UB8
We are ALWAYS testing our product with external people.
If you are interested in being part of a user test… sign up here! https://forms.gle/tUjmLCNjJdBrB2UB8
When building a product your highest priority should be the customer...
Ask yourself how the customer will feel about the outcome of a product decision.
If you keep the customer in mind… you will be building for the right reasons.
Ask yourself how the customer will feel about the outcome of a product decision.
If you keep the customer in mind… you will be building for the right reasons.
Accept and welcome change…
Shit happens.
External factors are bound to divert your scope of work
Requirements are dynamic regardless of which stage of development you are in
Harness change.
Embrace change.
Change could ultimately be your products competitive advantage
Shit happens.
External factors are bound to divert your scope of work
Requirements are dynamic regardless of which stage of development you are in
Harness change.
Embrace change.
Change could ultimately be your products competitive advantage
Simple products win.
The simpler the product, the less room for error.
Keep MVPs painstakingly simple and build off of your base.
Your wallet will thank you, your team will thank you, and your customers will be grateful.
The simpler the product, the less room for error.
Keep MVPs painstakingly simple and build off of your base.
Your wallet will thank you, your team will thank you, and your customers will be grateful.
Baby steps!
Deliver small iterative and incremental changes frequently.
There is no need to take massive leaps.
This picture speaks louder than my words ever will:
Deliver small iterative and incremental changes frequently.
There is no need to take massive leaps.
This picture speaks louder than my words ever will:
As @jtdaugh always says…
There is a difference between launching and landing.
Tons of products launch… many launch and explode.
Think through what adoption looks like once launched.
That thought is what landing looks like.
Shoot to Land... not Launch.
There is a difference between launching and landing.
Tons of products launch… many launch and explode.
Think through what adoption looks like once launched.
That thought is what landing looks like.
Shoot to Land... not Launch.
Business and builders need to be aligned when developing a product.
When decision makers and builders are not aligned, users can taste it… your product likely won’t fit the market!
When decision makers and builders are not aligned, users can taste it… your product likely won’t fit the market!
Team motivation and product quality are deeply correlated.
Generally speaking… the more motivated the team, the better the final product will be.
Keep the team motivated and your customers will likely be happy!
Generally speaking… the more motivated the team, the better the final product will be.
Keep the team motivated and your customers will likely be happy!
Defined process is for assembly lines in and football fields.
If you let teams self organize and choose how to accomplish individual work, your product will thank you… and your team will thank you.
Be empirical!
If you let teams self organize and choose how to accomplish individual work, your product will thank you… and your team will thank you.
Be empirical!
There is no such thing as the perfect product… always be gathering feedback and be iterating on it.
Feedback is your fuel.
Feedback is your fuel.
