Never start with a scalable product
The Three Product Phases
In this article, I’ll show you the three technical phases that your startup/product will go through if you’re focussing on value first. I explained the concept of the #valuefirst mindset previously in this article.
One of the most important tasks as a maker or an entrepreneur is to keep your focus on the primary goal and to learn how to divide the necessary from the nice-to-haves.
In this article, I’ll be using the terms “product”, “service” and “solution” interchangeably. They all refer to the thing you, as a (potential) maker think will be a viable solution.
Keep Your Focus
It’s hard to stick to the absolute necessities. I’m not just talking product features here. For example:
- User communication & support
- Backend automation processes
- Scalable architecture
- A database that supports high volumes
- Automated admin processes
- User interface design
- Functionality that’s handy but used only 10% of the time
- And the list goes on…
All these items take quite the effort and time to get right. And — although they are…
