Test-n-Tell - tiny apps, Big ideas

  All of the things contribute to product success. And every thing, however small, could be the reason the product failed.

Recently, the topic of ethics in software product development came into the spotlight. Numerous critical voices challenge tech companies about their motives and the impact their products have on our world. Big boys are the first to be questioned. And rightly so. Top ten tech giants possess enormous power and should be held accountable accordingly. However, ethical product development is the responsibility of every business, not only the most successful ones. In theory that is true, while in practice medium and small companies are often so obsessed with own survival that ethical considerations are being deprioritized. Moreover, there weren't many useful frameworks to judge whether you're building an ethical product. And we cannot do anything in the tech world without a framework...

The need to lead without authority is one of the biggest challenges in product management. Not many aspiring PMs know about that unfortunate state of affairs. Partly due to the harmful ideas such as the CEO of the product . Partly because decision-making is the core PM responsibility. But how can one make a decision without authority?

Throughout the human history, information was the critical tool. Knowledge was equal to respect and influence. Access to information was pivotal to success. Knowledge was hard to obtain and therefore was regarded as the highest value. Then came the Internet.

- We don't have competitors. - There are no existing solutions to this problem. You often hear those kinds of statements from young product teams or entrepreneurs. It's often an argument for success. Experienced product teams know the absence of an existing solution is a worrying sign of a non-existent problem.

Lately, I've had the privilege to hear Nathalie Nahai speaking about 5 psychological  principals of persuasive product design . 5 psychological principles of persuasive design from Nathalie Nahai

Have you ever wondered why you do certain things? Why are some behaviors easy and joy to do while other not so? And your customers - have you ever struggled to understand their behavior? BJ Fogg , from Stanford University, has created simple and powerful behavioral model for persuasive product design.