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Making the case for IVP: Initial viable product

TechCrunch

Explaining that it’s just your minimum viable product (MVP) and it’s not ready yet is sometimes fine, but I’ve seen many times where that’s the dealbreaker in itself. My concept of the initial viable product (IVP) isn’t just a hyperiterated MVP. It’s the first truly viable product you choose to launch.

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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

TechCrunch

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. How have you been finding clients?

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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

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For example, if the underlying code of an application pushed quickly into production is convoluted and difficult to update and maintain, the time or resources saved in the process of writing it will eventually need to be repaid in frustration and work down the line. Thats part of the Agile philosophy of continuous improvement.

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4 practical steps for using no-code to evolve your prototype to an MVP

TechCrunch

What’s more, we are facing a global talent shortage that further puts pressure on an already constrained software developer pool. By democratizing the ability to develop software through visual, drag-and-drop tools, no-code enables a range of non-developers to start building software.

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Scaling Startups: The Ultimate Guide For Founders

Luis Goncalves

Explore strategies for scaling your digital product with continuous delivery 3. Agility: Adapting to Market Changes The ability to pivot quickly in response to market feedback is critical when scaling startups. Companies maintaining agility during scaling can seize opportunities rigid organizations miss.

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Budgeting and planning for your first digital product

TechCrunch

Whether it’s a new mobile, IoT or web3 product, the one question I’m asked almost always is: How much will it cost to build? I get this question often from entrepreneurs who know their business but don’t have experience creating software. Start by determining how much you can spend to develop the product. Budget range.

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Massdriver wants to abstract away infrastructure to let devs focus on coding

TechCrunch

Modern DevOps turned back the clock on agile software development. “[It’s] not agile, it’s ‘waterfall.’ ’ Modern DevOps is waterfall in agile clothing.” “[It’s] not agile, it’s ‘waterfall.’ ’ Modern DevOps is waterfall in agile clothing.”