Idea-Based vs. Need-Based Design: The right approach used can make or break your product.
In the dynamic world of digital product development, design plays a crucial role in determining the success or failure of a product. At Parux, we understand that the process of designing a product is not just about creating something visually appealing; it's about building something that serves a purpose and meets the needs of its users.
Switching Cost Barriers and How to Overcome Them
One of the biggest blockers for new products are switching costs, which represent the burden incurred by customers when switching providers. We can group switching costs into three buckets: Financial, Procedural & Operational, and Relational.
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Beyond Visionaries: Redefining Product Accountability in the Digital Era
In the dynamic landscape of digital product development, the question of accountability is paramount. Who holds the reins of your product's strategy and vision? In our journey at Parux, we've witnessed firsthand how the absence of clear ownership can lead to a cascade of challenges, from lack of direction to missed opportunities. Join us as we delve into the core of this critical question and uncover insights that could shape the destiny of your digital product.
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Selecting the Right Tech Stack for Every Stage of your Product Journey
Your tech stack is the frameworks and components you use to build your digital product. These include your front-end, back-end and database as well as many other frameworks, components, plug-ins and services you might need for deploying, managing, testing and analytics.
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Unlocking Success Through People: The Anatomy of a Modern Digital Product Team
In the fast-paced realm of digital product development, success hinges not only on innovative ideas and cutting-edge technology but also on the strength and cohesion of the production team behind the scenes. At Parux.com, we understand that having the right team in place can mean the difference between launching a game-changing product and falling short of expectations.
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Selecting an Offshore Team for Development – The Risks and Rewards
A major challenge for product teams is how to find quality development partners that align with the goals of the project as well as the budget. In the quest to control costs, the option of using offshore vendors is often considered. It’s a huge decision point, and one that needs to be carefully considered before jumping on that bandwagon. Make the wrong decision, and you can delay or even kill a product. For startups with a single product, that can spell disaster and potentially sink the company.
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From Vision to Validation: How to Navigate the Path to Product Market Fit
In the fast-paced world of digital product development, achieving product-market fit is a major difference between success and failure. Many startups and scaleups have inspiring ideas for digital products, but without proper validation and alignment with market needs, they risk launching products that struggle to gain traction.
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The Value of True Customer Discovery
Many startups rush customer discovery, bypassing crucial steps in their zeal to find Product / Market fit—a concept by Mark Andreessen that seems simple yet is often misapplied. This post emphasizes the importance of genuine customer discovery and iterative development to avoid the Solution Fixation Trap. By deeply engaging with users and continuously refining the product based on feedback, companies can significantly reduce risks and costs, enhancing their chances of success. This discussion highlights the need for an ongoing commitment to customer engagement to maintain a product's market relevance.
The Go / No-Go Decision: Why it’s One of the Most Important Skills to Learn
We work with a lot of entrepreneurs and product teams that want to build something, and one of the challenges they face is whether to proceed with their idea and plan. It’s not always easy to know which way to go, but I hope we can shed some light on how to make these decisions better.
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Finding Your Niche
A niche market is a segment of a larger market that has unique characteristics such as shared interests, values and needs. A lot of people equate a niche market as a small market, and some of that is true. By definition, it is a segment of a larger market.
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