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The Ultimate Guide to Minimum Viable Products

You don’t want to waste your time and money building a product no one will want to use or pay for. So, first get out of the building and talk to your customers.

But there’s a world of difference between talk and action. What your customers say, and what they eventually do. Talking, and putting the product in their hands. And yes: asking money for it.

You want them to put their money where their mouth was.

Sure, but what if you do not have a product yet? This is where the minimum viable product comes to play. Continue reading…

How should Innovators Really Talk to their Customers?

How should Innovators Really Talk to their Customers?

Make this moment count

You should listen to your customers. No, you shouldn’t, because “if I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said: faster horses” (Henry Ford).

So, what is it?

Here’s the deal. Continue reading…

Detailed Guide: 8 Must-Have Elements of an Effective Landing Page

Highrise from 37 signals features the image and the testimonial of a customer as the central piece on their landing page. Interestingly, if you reload the landing page, the customer and the testimony changes

If only we could automate the biggest challenge any business faces: convincing prospects to buy. Or at least give us their permission to contact them. That’s exactly what a landing page does for you. Done well, and it can be a dream come true: it makes money while you sleep. No more expensive sales staff [...]

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5 Reasons Why Solving the Right Problem Can Make You Rich

How a must have product impacts your customer

We’ve all heard this one: build a pain killer, not a vitamin. A must have, not a nice to have. Solving the right problem for the right customer – if you do it right – will get you rich. It’s (almost) as simple as that. But somehow it slips through the cracks. So, here are 5 [...]

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5 Reasons why a Web Product will Beat the Pants off of any Bespoke Web Application

The sad reality of bespoke software development

Written by Vlad, Scott and Jan Make or buy? Commission a bespoke, custom made software application, or buy a refined, standalone product someone else is developing? You are lucky if you can choose. If the requirements fit, the choice should be a no brainer. Here are 5 reasons why a product always beats a bespoke [...]

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