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Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
Josh Clayton, Development Director, thoughtbot
Chad Pytel, CEO and co-founder, thoughtbot
Product Design Sprint Guide
Answer your critical early business questions with our guide through the design and prototyping process.
Start hereValidate or Fail Fast
Direct user feedback is your best friend. Learn how to improve your feedback loops.
De-risk Your Business
Increase your likelihood of success by addressing big risks quickly and thoroughly.
Accelerate time to market
Take advantage of opportunities to get your product into new users’ hands quickly.
Ensure Product Quality
Build for quality and you build for customer (and employee) loyalty.
Who is thoughtbot?
For entrepreneurs who are passionate about building great digital products, thoughtbot offers a range of premier design and development consulting services.
Beyond high-quality development work, thoughtbot provided invaluable guidance to us on hiring, process, and upskilling our team to be self-sufficient.
Feeling stuck on something?
It can be frustrating to feel like you don’t know how to de-risk your business, move faster, or validate your idea. You’re not alone.
Running a startup is hard! We’re here to help.
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Designing a thoroughly user-validated onboarding flow
Tile came to us to help with user onboarding and their iOS app design. Tile had developed hardware and an iPhone app to work seamlessly together to help folks easily locate their missing items.
See how we designed an amazing onboarding experience