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Lessons learned from building a product team

When we started building Pilot I had close to zero experience running a product team. We’ve built a lot of products for our customers, but our strengths were in managing the design and engineering part of the process. We had a lot to learn.

Running asynchronous standups with Zapier and Asana

Staying in-sync with a distributed team is not easy. When your company spans many time zones, traditional management techniques often stop working.

Why messaging bots are perfect for early-stage startups

Building a prototype? A messaging bot offers a few advantages over a full-blown app.

Start with a Minimum Viable Process

Processes should be designed like products — they need to solve a real problem and get adoption, or they die.

I have my MVP — now what?

You built something people want. Now figure out how to reach and serve those people.

You have a Minimum Viable Product and you’re wondering what should happen next. I presume you also have at least one…

How to hire remotely

Hiring remote employees is a fast and easy process, but there are a few things you should know.

Today’s most successful products aren’t just built at desks between 9 and 5, by colleagues who live in the…

Why you should hire remote employees

Hiring remotely can help accelerate your business, whether new or established, in a number of ways.

The Chatbot Dilemma

Is building a chatbot a reasonable choice for your business or you’re just following a trend?

There’s a lot of discussion going on on the web about whether chatbots are really the next big thing or just a…