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Speeding Up Product Development
Does it ever seem like the last 10% of the project takes 90% of the time? If you have had this experience, you are not alone. It happens all too...
Ways to Reduce Product Development Cost
Small enterprises often face the challenge of limited sales volumes, making it crucial to manage product development costs wisely and maintain...
Employee vs. Contractor vs. Company
The most common inquiry we get from startups is, "when do I use a company versus a contractor versus an employee?" Our research has concluded that...
Product Development Path to Success
"If you don't know where you're going, any direction will do." Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland We are often brought in to help with troubled...
First Step to Creating a Great Product
A Requirements Document (RD) is the first step to creating a great product. Because it is the first step, an RD has the greatest leverage of all...
How to Tell if Your New Project will be Successful
At Finish Line PDS, our success is tied to our customers' successes. Indeed, one of the most valuable services we offer IS success. By working with...
5 Signs Your Team is Dysfunctional
It is no secret that a functional team will always outperform a dysfunctional one. Any sports fan will tell you the coach's ability to get the team...
If you Ignore it, it will go away
Sometimes it is just as important to know what not to do as it is to know what to do. Ignoring product development will result in your business...
Product Development and Company Culture
We have a lot of interactions with CMs (Contract Manufacturers). These companies are excellent—they can do ten thousand things and not make a single...
The 10 Biggest Startup Mistakes
Someone once said that the only difference between those with experience and those without is that the experienced have already made all the...
Startup Growing Pains – The Problem with ‘Water Walkers’
It’s an exciting time for every successful startup: when and who to hire as the baby company grows to meet expanding opportunities! At the same...
Should I Outsource Product Development?
To outsource or not to outsource? It’s a question that arises again and again in small companies. Why? Because technology is evolving rapidly, and...
Different Ways to Pay for Product Development
There are many more ways to pay for product development than you may realize, including not paying for it at all. What is right for your situation...
How to Destroy a Startup
I never met a startup that was not positive they would succeed. Indeed, overconfidence is a necessary talent for becoming an entrepreneur; if only...
How to Diversify Into New Markets
In the midst of these turbulent times, we find ourselves witnessing a fascinating phenomenon: companies across the globe are fervently seeking ways...