Guides: insights from people who build products

Pretty much every startup founder wishes for their product to become the next Uber, Airbnb, or Slack. While launching is already a huge challenge, many startupers forget about startup scaling. At some point, the journey turns into a monumental, long-term project that becomes too difficult to handle. What do startups ne...

Launching a new product is a bold venture and a severe challenge for startup founders, particularly those looking for a trustworthy tech partner. In an environment where disruption is the norm and new competitors can emerge overnight (especially in software development), startups need to move fast to capture market sha...

Innovative startup projects go hand in hand with uncertainty. Before you invest in new technology, ideas, or methods, you want to prove that they will work. In software development, an MVP (or a minimum viable product), prototyping, and proof of concept are used to test concepts, ideas, and feature feasibility. The thr...

Keeping everything under control in short-term tasks is relatively easy — everybody goes to a common and known goal. Long-term project management, on the other hand, requires experience and a lot of resources. Will your product still be relevant in half a year? How do you keep your team motivated and stakeholders focus...

Conflicts in agile methodology are seen as inevitable. It’s not about avoiding them (spoiler: it’s impossible) but about resolving them effectively while keeping the atmosphere of trust and comfortable, stress-free working conditions for each team member. Our Scrum Master, Anastasiia Musil, shares valuable insights on...

Even the best ideas and the most generous budgets won’t save a tech project if the software development team is chosen incorrectly. It’s great if you have your own HR and recruiting professionals and can afford an in-house IT department. But let’s be honest — it’s not the case for most businesses out there. Sure, you c...

Nine out of ten startups fail. These gloomy figures contravene the glamorous idea that anyone can succeed with a brilliant idea. In reality, there are many aspects of founding and running a business that many entrepreneurs overlook. The most cited reasons why startups fail include running out of cash, wrong marketing s...

In the ever-evolving realm of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product development strategy, success lies not only in the creation of innovative solutions but also in the ability to measure and optimize their impact. Gone are the days of shooting in the dark, hoping for a breakthrough. Today, data-driven insights reign sup...

We are all used to the idea that banks are large financial institutions with obligatory physical branches where you can talk to the employees in person. Is physical presence really required though? Neobanks have turned that idea upside down. From tech support and immediate money transfers to mortgages and loans — neoba...

A successful project starts with planning and evaluation. Without a detailed roadmap, you risk ending up in the chaos of missed deadlines, underestimated tasks, and failed objectives. Agile story points estimation methods help developers see the bigger picture and update a client on approximate budgets and timeframes....

Have you ever thought about creating a web or mobile app? Do you want it to promote an internal solution or present a new business product? In this case, you should hire a developer or an entire team to create an application for your needs. However, a small number of companies have in-house developers to assign the pro...

Today, nearly everyone is well familiar with e-commerce. This business model redefined the general retail guidelines as online orders have transformed the traditional market. Weekend trips to a supermarket have become a thing of the past as nearly anything is available online. Instant e-commerce has become an inevitabl...