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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

CIO

Just as a mortgage can help a home buyer capitalize on a property opportunity without having the full asking price at the time of the sale, a company can keep pace with competitors and make good on market opportunities by rolling out a software product or web service before the code has been perfected for long-term maintenance.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

Appetiser ‘s site lists three factors for app success: Technology, marketing and design. And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here.

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Product Managers vs. Project Managers: Difference, Responsibilities, and KPIs

Altexsoft

How often do you confuse a project manager and a product manager? The Project Management Institute says that only 58 percent of organizations fully understand the value of project management. Comparing the role of project manager & product manager.

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

TechCrunch

Her background includes two master’s degrees — in international business and marketing — and she spent 5+ years working in large international corporations. Currently, we have eight full-time developers, a DevOps manager and our Chief Operating Officer Nima [Kargah-Ostadi] who has a Ph.D. How have you been finding clients?

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Product Life Cycle: How to Extend Your Product Market Presence

Altexsoft

After the development stage itself, which always comes with great efforts for a programming team and a thoughtful product manager, every product starts its own life in a market environment. Product life cycle. Image source: Marketing-insider. Minimum Viable Product. Stage 0: Development.

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How Designers, Developers & Businesses Work Together (Part 1)

Praxent

Each phase focuses on a core aspect of product success, overlapping with the other two phases for well-rounded results: 1. Focus on the Business (Minimum Viable Product, defined). Strategists research the market, collecting data on products similar to the one being developed. What is Minimum Viable Product?

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How to Run Product Discovery: Process, Frameworks, and Best Practices

Altexsoft

Just a quick note: September 2014 is the release date of iPhone 6, the smartphone market wasn’t that young. But, competition didn’t kill the smartphone, Amazon did, reporting a $170 million loss associated with Fire Phone, ceasing its production year later. Finding a market fit is a vital part of any product.

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