Things I found on the web this week (23rd March)
This week: why you need RATs, learning roadmaps and why they’re better than product roadmaps, Microsoft’s inclusive design playbook, another free prototyping tool, chatbots are so easy to build a 14 year old can do it!
Here are the things I found interesting on the web this week.
Happy reading!
// MARKET INSIGHT THINGS
Middle East is not Silicon Valley, says venture capital firm partner
Smart things from Wamda Capital’s Khaled Talhouni about the particular opportunities the Middle East market brings to entrepreneurs.
// PRODUCT THINGS
Why Most Product Roadmaps are a Train-wreck (and how to fix this)
Techstars think that “rather than having a 12 Month Product Roadmap, have a 12 Month Learning Roadmap.” I agree. Be a startup that plans to learn and use that to inform your product roadmap.
The MVP is dead. Long live the RAT
‘RAT’ = ‘Riskiest Assumption Tests’. Instead of building an MVP test your ‘riskiest assumption’ instead and then move onto the next largest one. “Gradually building confidence in the viability of your idea.”
// CODE RESOURCES THINGS
Digits
Use this in your product and “delight [users] with a quick and easy login experience”. Get your developers started with just a few lines of (free) code.
// PROTOTYPING THINGS
Marvel App
Another nice looking app for prototyping — give it a try for free.
Experimentation Hub
“A collection of resources for A/B testing to help you run better experiments, be more confident in your results, and put you on the road to becoming an experimentation expert!”
// RECRUITMENT THINGS
Build Strong Product Teams by Hiring Graduates
This is pertinent as we approach graduation season. Here are compelling reasons why hiring graduates to manage your product development is an investment worth making.
// DESIGN THINGS
Inclusive Design at Microsoft
“Designing for inclusivity opens up our experiences and reflects how people adapt to the world around them.” If it matters to Microsoft then it should matter to you too.
// SHOWING OFF THINGS
What it’s like to build and market a chatbot when you’re only 14 years old
Be inspired by this high school kid who created a bot to help with his homework.
Compiled with ❤️ in Qatar
Originally published at tinyletter.com.
