how to go about building great tech products
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How to go about building great products? - Kaushal Sarda (CEO) - Achintya Gupta (Director)
Who we are?
We help enterprises and growing startups build consumer facing products
We work with Enterprises and Big Brands
We also work with fast growing Start-ups
What is this session about?
Understanding the basics and best practices of what goes into building a product
Who needs this workshop?
§ Future Entrepreneurs planning a tech startup § Future Product Managers in startups and enterprises § Anybody else interested in learning how tech
products are built
But why do I need to 'learn' building a product? § It is not just about engineering. § Products are different from applications. They evolve
and grow and scale § Most of the entrepreneurs think a tech product startup
is 'Having a idea and hiring a developer' § Most of the product managers think 'I need to know
my business strategy and the tech team will take care of rest'
What will we do today?
§ Start with a product idea § Learn about crafting out an MVP out of it § Create wireframes for the MVP § Understand what will go into building the MVP § Understand what comes after an MVP is out
Part 1: #Scoping out an MVP from your product idea
What is an MVP? (Minimum Viable Product)
Why do you need MVPs
§ Quick time to market § Feedback before you burn out too much
How to scope out an MVP?
§ Start with a bigger picture but find what features are absolutely most required and quickest to build
Exercise: #Let’s scope out an MVP of your product Idea
Part 2: #Building Wireframes
What are wireframes?
Why wireframes?
But aren’t designers supposed to create them?
Wireframing tools?
§ Paper and pen § Powerpoint § Balsamiq § …
Exercise: #Let’s build wireframes of your product idea (MVP)
UCD Design Process
Part 3: #Building the MVP
Models for getting products built?
§ Hire your own team § Find a good product partner to whom it can be
outsourced § Hybrid
Engineering methodologies
Exercise: #Let’s look at how will you build your MVP Products
What after an MVP?
§ Getting product-market fit § Achieving scale
Getting product-market fit?
§ How to get market feedback? § Choosing the right direction of your product
Achieving Scale?
§ Is your product ready for scale?