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Making the case for IVP: Initial viable product

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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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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

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We already have stories in the works about no-code software, the emergence of edtech, proptech and B2B marketplaces, to name just a few. Some readers are skeptical about paywalls, but without being boastful, Extra Crunch is a premium product, just like Netflix or Disney+. No code’ will define the next generation of software.

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Budgeting and planning for your first digital product

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

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

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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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Z?m CEO Ritu Narayan explains why equity and accessibility works for mobility services

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“We had the minimum viable product, which we expanded upon, built the entire platform, and we kept on going to better places with our solutions.” ” Bearing in mind that her mother in India had set aside a career to raise Narayan and her three siblings, she founded Z?

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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

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While the term technical debt found its origins in software development, the concept is applicable to a wide range of IT implementations and operations beyond custom code. Similarly, the conceptof technical debt allows you to think about (and even quantify) the tradeoffs involved in software development under real-world markets and pressure.