Articles in category Startupy

There’s an old saying, that the life of any product can be divided into two parts — before product-market fit and after PMF. This article will help you during the first part, while the following one will present some insights for the second part. At Startup Development House (SDH) we help our clients with the struggle of finding product-market fit. More importantly, we advise them on how to achieve and how to measure PMF. 

Have you ever gotten stuck in the process of signing into an electric scooter rental app because of some strange error message or got frustrated with extremely weak UX of a tax form? Or maybe you realized you have trouble making a purchase on a device that was supposed to support the online store. That’s when you experience bad quality assurance in IT. And when do you meet proper one? E.g. this perfectionist company’s website you’re reading this blog on, where every detail is precisely aligned and optimized for all mainstream devices.

Even though it depends on the company, product and specific role, we need to keep in mind that the Product Manager role is more than just about “being technical” and you can find a mix of skills and knowledge required in the product management job description. Undoubtedly, the technical background can help product managers enormously in their careers. So, what are the benefits of being a technical product manager?