Too much going on! As a Tech Startup founder, Should I focus on the business or the product? New ventures are the child of labour, and love. Not only do entrepreneurs become emotionally attached to them, they find it difficult to choose their area of focus. After all, their minds are pulled in a hundred different directions all at once. ...
Hiring the best talent is always a challenge for any startup during the early days. At this point in the journey, not only is it critical to hire a great fit, but it is also paramount to ensure that they can do more than what is immediately required. The lack of a clear JD during the initial years of a startup means that one person has to be multi-skilled. Further, if there are problems built...
There are those times when we need to estimate various factors for a project. Right from its revenue, to its profitability, to how long it will take to complete – all in a bid to understand the project and its holistic viability. In doing so, we need to correctly assess many parameters. However, what we forget is that at best we can only estimate. There is no...
The role of a product manager is absolutely critical to the development of a good product. While it is essential for them to work with their team like a well-oiled machine, it is also essential that a product manager be able to strategise and plan the product itself. A good product manager needs to have a strong understanding of the competitive...
We have encountered many founders who are looking for a Chief Technical Officer (CTO), however, they don’t always know the best qualities to look for. At times, they simply select the person who is willing to develop the app/software in return for equity. This approach may work for some, but in our opinion, this is not the best direction to...
As a product manager or CTO, you know the challenges of bringing a new product to market. From the initial ideation to the final launch, there are endless decisions to be made and unknowns you need to address. One key question that often arises is: how much do we need to build before we can confidently say our product is ready for...
Should we follow enterprise architecture principles while working on an MVP? There are a few core architecture principles that need to be adhered to alongside the more frequently used software architecture principles. Product Managers aren’t typically aware of the long-term value and tend to push them into a backlog for later release or sprints....
“The focus of innovation has shifted from being engineering-driven to design-driven, from product-centric to customer-centric, and marketing-focused to user-experience-focused” Linda Naiman Design Thinking is popular in business and there are many correlations to product management, innovation, and strategic...
An Ultimate Guide to Implementing Agile As a business owner, you know agility is critical when competing in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. That’s why it pays to have an agile mindset, enabling your team to pivot quickly and efficiently toward success. However, implementing agile practices into...
The biggest challenge in business today are independent stores of data. Natural and data lakes both provide a centralization of resources, but any information you want requires an analysis of existing data that is scattered across many systems. ...