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  1. Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light: A Design Exercise for Getting Feedback From the Team

    Getting focused, actionable design feedback can be hard. Running the Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light exercise is a constructive way to get feedback from the whole team.

    Kyle Fiedler
    May 8, 2019
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  2. Design Sprints: Storyboarding Tips

    Storyboarding can be the most daunting part of a design sprint, hopefully these techniques will help.

    Luke Mitchell
    April 15, 2019
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  3. thoughtbot offers a new code audit service

    Want to learn how to tackle technical debt or improve your product performance? Introducing our new code audit service.

    Emily Bahna
    April 4, 2019
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  4. Validated Learning with the Learn-Build-Measure Loop

    Prioritize product discovery and validated learning by starting lean development with an Opportunity Assessment.

    Christina Entcheva
    March 22, 2019
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  5. Say no to more process, say yes to trust

    Adding policies is easy. Removing them is difficult. Say no to more process. Trust your team instead.

    German Velasco
    March 1, 2019
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  6. The Real Story Behind Story Points

    I estimate a 13.

    Stephanie Viccari and Matt Sumner
    August 27, 2018
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  7. How to define and prioritize features for your MVP

    Starting a business and building an MVP is hard, really hard. In fact, according to CB Insights, 70% of startups will fail. Learn how to reduce your risk of failure by building only the features you need in your MVP.

    Adrian Rogowski
    July 4, 2018
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  8. Making Decisions and Keeping a Product Team Firing on all Cylinders

    To ship early and often, a high-functioning product team should steer clear of these common decision-making pitfalls.

    Mike Wenger
    April 19, 2018
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  9. When to Approach a Digital Consultancy

    Anjali, Bukol and Carol each have a startup. Each of them chooses a different time to start talking to a digital consultancy. But, what are the benefits of each approach?

    Laurie Young and Sandra Donskyte
    March 28, 2018
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  10. Start with the problem

    Take a moment to define the problem to improve your likelihood of success.

    Christian Reuter
    March 21, 2018
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