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  1. Catch the Vision to Value Workshop Series on your own time

    You’ve got a business idea that you’re excited about – now what? Learn from...

    Vendela Colavecchio
    August 27, 2024
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  2. Prepare to Fundraise: A new playbook from thoughtbot and Forecastr

    thoughtbot has teamed up with Forecastr to help you with the two most important topics to investors: your product-market fit and financial strategy. Learn more in our new playbook.

    Lindsey Christensen
    April 18, 2024
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  3. Enum validations and database constraints in Rails 7.1

    How to add model validation for a column using a PostgreSQL enum type in Rails 7.1.

    Sally Hall
    April 16, 2024
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  4. Announcing a new workshop series for founders

    Taking your Startup Idea from Vision to Value: A new workshop series offering for founders.

    Dawn Delatte
    April 1, 2024
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  5. What does a designer do during a product discovery sprint?

    How to help your team discover the right product using your design chops.

    Vendela Colavecchio
    November 28, 2023
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  6. What does a developer do during a product discovery sprint?

    How to help your team discover the right product using your technical know-how.

    Dave Iverson
    September 1, 2023
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  7. Announcing the thoughtbot Incubator

    Apply to have thoughtbot be your technical co-founder for 8 weeks.

    Jordyn Bonds
    January 6, 2023
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  8. Playbook updates: New Rapid Product Validation Section and Designing Section Updates

    Over the last few months, we’ve made some big changes to our playbook. We’ve added a new section, Rapid Product Validation, and updated our Designing section.

    Kyle Fiedler
    April 7, 2020
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