The product development backlog isn’t your road-map
The development backlog is not your road-map. The road-map is a visualization of the strategic product plan, which in turn drives the [product] development backlog.
Tag: business model
Vertical market strategy for startups: When and why
As a startup, whether or not you have a specific vertical market strategy will depend heavily on your business model – and business plan.
Agile development: On for the ride, on for the slide
Startup life is often a life of uncertainty, uneasiness. But it’s also a life of great excitement and achievement. What does Agile development have to do with it?
Fail fast on your way to success
Success. It can be an elusive beast. It can also be an obsession – just like your product. The important thing is to accept the fact that you may very well fail (and fail fast) before you succeed.
Consider your business model first
As a startup, you may daily have good or horrible ideas, great visions, a strong sense of mission and commitment. And you’re working on your product. But what is your product, really? To understand that, let’s talk about business model considerations.
Startup strategy: go lean or go home
The title of this post may sound harsh. But sometimes the truth hurts. And when it comes to your startup strategy, that’s a good thing. You need a good business model more than you need a good product or service. Fact. Yes, you have of course heard of Alexander Osterwalder’s famous Business Model Canvas.
Starttech² and the market segment we target
In this post I’ll elaborate a bit further on the specific kind of B2B software solutions we invest in, and plan to continue investing in, in the future.
Why business model beats product, every time
Beware of the business model. It can be the difference between a roaring success and a spectacular failure. Fact.