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Build a versatile startup team to make pivots easier

TechCrunch

Steve Blank’s definition of a startup is “a temporary organization in the search of a repeatable business model” Temporary, because as soon as you have built a machine where you pour $10 into the top of it, and $11 falls out of the bottom, you’re no longer a startup.

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Agile + Human-Centered Design: Better by Design

Mentormate

In the two decades since its introduction, the Agile methodology and its core idea of minimum viable product have risen to prominence in software development. To avoid this trap, you need to find a way to augment your product management and design capabilities and break that cycle.

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Deliver Big Value Quickly with a Small Team

Modus Create

We had also tested ideas with the users and delivered the first content-based solution MVP (Minimum Viable Product). Building on that success, our new goal was to narrow down and realize our next big opportunity within the space, and to create a more interactive MDP (Minimum Delightful Product) in just a few short months.

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Lean startup, lean company

Lead on Purpose

“I explained the theory of the Lean Startup, repeating my definition: an organization designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” This definition comes from Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.

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A Guide to Digital Product Development: Benefits, Process, and Trends

Openxcell

This should include details about the steps, the team, and the budget for product development, in addition to milestones, releases, and the end goal. CTA Image: Need help with digital product development strategy? Talk to us Digital Product Development Process Developing a digital product does not have a definitive methodology.

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A Guide to Digital Product Development: Benefits, Process, and Trends

Openxcell

This should include details about the steps, the team, and the budget for product development, in addition to milestones, releases, and the end goal. CTA Image: Need help with digital product development strategy? Talk to us Digital Product Development Process Developing a digital product does not have a definitive methodology.

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Functional Prototype: How to Iterate with your Software Product

Altexsoft

The term prototype is often mixed up with a proof of concept (PoC) and a minimum viable product (MVP). You can often find them used interchangeably because every team decides what their validation product will be named for themselves. The be-all and end-all of product testing is a functional prototype. Source: Aha!