Build
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsBuild is a weekly podcast brought to you by Pivotal Tracker hosted by Poornima Vijayashanker, the founder of Femgineer.
In this show, Poornima hosts innovators in tech and together they debunk myths and misconceptions related to building tech products and companies.
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Episode 92: Resilient Management: Building & Managing Highly Functional Teams
June 03, 2019 13:08 - 33 minutes - 61.4 MBJust when you thought you had a handle on your job... it’s time to lead a team! Time to be responsible for others. Their career growth, emotional well-being at work, and job satisfaction. You’re excited by the new opportunity and want to grow into this role, but it feels like you are starting from scratch. You felt highly competent in your last role. Now it feels like there is a steep learning curve ahead of you, and you may or may not have mentors or role models to help. If you’...
Episode 91: Hiring Technical Talent: What To Look Out For When Hiring Your First Employee
May 15, 2019 04:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBWe’re living in an era where there is more than one path to gaining freedom and flexibility, though often it takes some trial and error to achieve it. Gregg Goldner is an example of someone who was tired of missing out on important life events and wanted more freedom and flexibility in his career. In the last episode of Build, Gregg shared his journey going from being a school teacher to a software developer. He chose to be a freelance software developer because he valued honing his craft. T...
Episode 90: How To Get Started As A Freelance Software Developer
April 30, 2019 13:03 - 57 minutes - 106 MBWhen I was in my early 20s and someone told me to prioritize freedom and flexibility, I’d cringe and think, “Yes but how?” Over the past fifteen years, I’ve asked this question to people I’ve met. Through trial and error, I’ve learned to incorporate or tweak parts of their how to fit my needs. As a result, I’ve learned there is more than one how, and to be wary of those who claim there is only one! One approach we explored earlier this year was building a Company of One. Paul Jar...
Episode 89: Why Everyone Working On A Product Needs To Be Aware Of The Voice Of The Customer
April 01, 2019 18:03 - 33 minutes - 61.5 MBI am the self-appointed family travel agent. Though if you ask my partner and the rest of my family members they’d agree that I am the best person for the job. Why? Because over the years I have become adept at making sure I don’t overlook the details when planning a vacation—you know where the devil hides! And who wants the devil to turn up on their vacation?! Unless of course, it’s a blue devil ;) #marchmadness #goduke I take the time to read through ALL the descrip...
Episode 88: What To Do When An Opportunity Won't Present Itself
March 25, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MBWe began this month exploring the theme of career transitions. In the first Build episode for this month, we talked about why even if we want to transition in our careers, we don’t and get stuck in a role. If you missed the last episode of Build you can check it out here. If you were wondering how to get unstuck, then today’s episode is for you! We’re continuing our conversation with Amy Sun who is a partner at Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm. Amy began her career as a product mana...
Episode 87: How To Stop Holding Ourselves Back And Explore An Opportunity To Change Careers
March 12, 2019 22:03 - 30 minutes - 56.1 MBCareer transitions are tough for all of us. Leveling-up or transitioning into a new role or field is challenging because we have to prove that we can do the job, especially when our resume doesn’t reflect relevant or exact experience recruiters or hiring managers are looking for. The countless rejections may cause us to want to stay in our current role and hope that someone will acknowledge our skills, talents, and efforts. However, we cannot build a career on hope alone! I...
Episode 86: How To Source, Vet, Hire, and Work With UX Designers
February 11, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBIn the last episode of Build, Sarah Doody, who is a UX designer and entrepreneur, and I debunked many myths and misconceptions around UX (user experience) design, as well as the benefits to having a UX designer on your product team. In today’s episode, we’re going to switch gears and talk about what UX designers can do to stand out, and then share how companies can go about sourcing, vetting, and hiring a UX designer. Finally, we'll talk about how they can work with software engineers and...
Episode 85: Top 3 Reasons Your Team Needs A UX Designer From The Beginning
February 04, 2019 15:24 - 23 minutes - 43.2 MBHappy February! It’s a brand new month, which means new Build episodes. If you’re new to Build or maybe missed episodes here and there, know that I’ve previously covered a number of topics related to design like design sprints, product debt, product redesign, accessibility, being a freelance designer, creative confidence, the rise of the design executive office, designing with empathy, and the art vs science of ux design. It turns out all those episodes weren’t enough, and there’s stil...
Episode 84: Easy to Set Non-Negotiables But Hard To Stick To Them
January 21, 2019 17:00 - 5 minutes - 10.3 MBDo you ever feel like you’re caught between making personal concessions and compromises in order to advance professionally? I felt this way less than six months ago. I was getting ready to transition from maternity leave back to work. Part of my transition plan was to initially work part-time so that I’d have time to rest and take care of my little one. Running my own business would give me the freedom and flexibility I needed to do this. However, during my maternity leave...
Episode 83: Why Staying Small Can Be A Great Business Strategy
January 14, 2019 17:27 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MBIn the last episode of Build, Paul Jarvis who is the author of Company of One and I, challenged the commonly held myth that that you need to you need to keep growing and scaling your company, otherwise you’re not innovating and you’ll soon start to stagnate. We also debunked myths related to it such as falling prey to a big competitor and needing to be a leader who cannot fail. The big takeaway was to question growth for growth’s sake. The episode might also have brought u...
Episode 82: Why You Don't Always Have To Be Growing And Scaling Your Company
January 07, 2019 23:02 - 46 minutes - 85.3 MBHappy new year! I hope your 2019 is off to a great start :) If you’re curious what I’ve been up to and what I have in store for 2019, I’ll tell you right off the bat, I do not set goals or resolutions at the start of the year. Instead, I review my progress every quarter to see what I want to keep doing, what experiments I want to run, and what I am going to cut or put on the back burner! Taking a broad approach has served me well in running my business, balancing it with the ever-growing...
Episode 81: 3 Simple Everyday Actions You Can Do To Be A Better Ally And Create An Inclusive Workplace
December 10, 2018 17:00 - 17 minutes - 32.4 MBLast week on Build, we shared what allyship is and why it can help build inclusive workplaces. Anytime new approaches like these come out our defenses go up because it can be challenging to change mindsets and best practices. Plus there’s some fear around what the unintended consequences will be. I hear ya! Here’s the thing about allyship, you don’t need to get the green light from someone at the top or put in a ton of effort to make an impact. Turns out there are everyday actio...
Episode 80: How Being An Ally Can Help You Create An Inclusive Workplace
December 03, 2018 19:00 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MBAs the year comes to a close, you’re probably getting ready to attend a holiday party, maybe your company’s. And maybe you’re concerned about what to talk about with your teammates and boss. Diversity and inclusion may be hot buttons to stay clear of, especially with people scrutinizing practices and scoffing at the benefits. But you know it’s important…so what can you talk about? How can you set your team and company up to see a change next year? Allyship. Wondering what i...
Episode 79: 5 Best Practices For Keeping A New Product On Track
November 12, 2018 17:00 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBLast week on Build, we shared why it instead of rebuilding or redesigning an existing product, it might make sense to build a brand new product, and we walked you through how some folks on the Pivotal Tracker team arrived at their decision. When you start building a new product, you have the best of intentions to revise old processes and move away from bad habits. But it’s easier said than done. So this week we’re going to share some best practices for keeping a new product on track! ...
Episode 78: Why Build A Brand New Product Instead Of Rebuilding Or Redesigning One
November 05, 2018 17:00 - 17 minutes - 31.4 MBHappy November! November is one of my favorite months mostly because I love Thanksgiving. Last year I had a wonderful time celebrating it with Meghan Burgain, Femgineer’s Community Manager in Bordeaux, France. We had a Frenchgiving, and had the opportunity to share how Meghan works remotely. This November we’re going to be tackling a new theme on Build: building a brand new product. If you’ve been building a product for a while, you know it’s natural to start accruing tec...
Episode 77: 3 Techniques To Improve Your Explanations And Be Understood
October 09, 2018 22:10 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBIn last week's Build episode, we talked about why if somebody doesn't understand your explanation for a technical concept, it's not OK to just tell them to look it up or Google it. We also covered the effects of doing this, the main one being that you don’t come off as someone who is credible! In today's episode, we're going to dive into the specific tactics for how you can explain abstract technical concepts to an audience of either lay people or one that may be a little bit more adva...
Episode 76: Why Doing a Bad Job of Explaining Technical Concepts Hurts Our Credibility
October 03, 2018 17:45 - 14 minutes - 20.7 MBConfession time… A few years ago when someone asked me to explain a technical concept and I couldn’t successfully get through to them or didn’t have time, I would send them this link. ;) And it seemed funny the first couple of times I did it. It wasn’t until someone did it to me that I realized how obnoxious it was. I eventually stopped asking for them for help, because I knew they weren’t very good at explaining things and didn’t have the patience to help me. I also ...
Episode 75: How To Train and Retain Top Product Managers
September 23, 2018 16:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBAll this month, we’ve been sharing best practices around hiring and interviewing product managers. If you checked out both episodes, you might be thinking: “This is a lot of work! How can we be sure we’ll end up with a stellar product manager, and that they won’t quit in three days or three months?” We get that hiring and interviewing are just two pieces of a larger puzzle around talent management. And of course it’s not enough to just attract top talent; there’s more that needs to be ...
Episode 74: How To Interview Product Managers
September 16, 2018 16:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBLast week, we dug into the various product manager personas, and how to go about sourcing candidates. This week, we’re going to talk about another critical step when it comes to hiring product managers: interviewing. Unlike interviewing engineers and designers, where you can test their ability to code and design and their responses provide tangible results, it’s harder to formulate questions related to one’s skill and abilities as a product manager that will produce concrete responses. ...
Episode 73: How To Hire Product Managers
September 09, 2018 20:38 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBTo build a product, you need a team of engineers, designers, and the glue that keeps them together: product managers! The role of the product manager has dramatically changed over the past decade, and because it’s still a relatively new field that’s in flux, companies often struggle to find candidates, which in turn makes it hard for candidates to understand what companies are looking for. So all this month, we’re going to focus on a number of best practices for sourcing, hiring,...
Episode 72: How Bitcoin, Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies Are Being Incorporated Into Valuable Applications That Are Making An Impact In The Market
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBIn the last episode of Build, we debunked a number of myths related to bitcoin, blockchain, and other cryptocurrencies. Despite all the myths and hype these technologies have staying power in the market. But we get that you might be skeptical. So we’re dedicating today’s episode to showcasing how they are being incorporated into valuable applications that are making an impact in the market. And if you’re still concerned about the volatility behind cryptocurrencies or how to get i...
Episode 71: The Real Deal Behind Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrencies
July 30, 2018 16:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBGot a laundry list of questions that have gone unanswered when it comes to blockchain, bitcoin, and the myriad of cryptocurrencies out there? Questions like the following: What’s going on with the boom and bust cycles? Are cryptocurrencies really here to stay? Are there really a myriad of applications for blockchain? And how can one get started playing around with the technology when bitcoin has such an expensive price tag, and blockchain is so challenging to develop on? Well, we...
Episode 70: Applications And Resources To Help You Get Started With Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality
June 20, 2018 21:42 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MBIn the last episode of Build, we exposed a number of myths about current augmented reality and virtual reality trends, and how new products are evolving by learning from predecessors like Google Glass. If the episode piqued your curiosity and left you wondering how you can get started or where you can find more resources, today’s episode is for you! Rose Haft the CEO and Founder of Lumenora is back. Together we’re going to share some the applications of augmented reality and virt...
Episode 69: Is There Really A Market For Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality Products?
June 20, 2018 21:37 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBRemember Google Glass? Yeah it didn’t quite take off did it… It was just one example of a failed attempt to productize virtual reality. Its short lifespan along with a number of other products since the 90s has probably got you thinking that there is just a lot of buzz around augmented reality and virtual reality. While the technologies seem exciting, you might be on the fence when it comes to investing your time and energy exploring the technology. It doesn’t help that the cost ...
Episode 68: What A Remote Team Needs To Be Successful When Working On A Mission Critical Project
June 18, 2018 16:16 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBAll this month we’ve been talking about remote working as it relates to recruiting, training, and retaining remote works. We started out by tackling how to recruit remote workers for people who may be new to it. Then we discussed how to train, hold accountable, and retain remote workers. In the final episode for this month, we’re going to address a BIG concern that often holds people back from recruiting and managing a remote team: the nature of the work that needs to be done. ...
Episode 67: Proven Strategies For Training And Retaining Remote Workers
June 11, 2018 20:06 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBIn last week’s episode of Build, we dove into the benefits and best practices around recruiting remote workers. But as you’ve learned from last month’s Build episodes, it’s not enough to hire talent, you also need to onboard new hires by training them! Training someone to be on a remote team might seem like a challenge since they aren’t sitting next to you. Those who are new to setting up a remote team think that training face-to-face is just easier because you can answer questions as...
Episiode 66: How To Recruit Remote Workers
June 06, 2018 15:02 - 12 minutes - 291 MB VideoRemember our fun live pilot episode back in January 2015? In case you forgot about it or missed it, it was on How To Build A Happy And Productive Remote Team with Ben Congleton the CEO and Co-Founder of Olark. In it, we debunked a number of remote working myths such as: Remote employees won’t be as productive and progress will stagnate Communication between remote employees and remote teams will break down A remote team will be devoid of culture It was great for teams, but the...
Episode 65: When Does It Make Sense To Give A Newly Hired Software Engineer A Meaty Project
May 14, 2018 21:43 - 6 minutes - 9.12 MBAll this month on Build, we've been talking about on-boarding techniques for your new software engineering hires. We started out by talking about why on-boarding is important, and then moved on to showcase how pair and mob programming can help ramp up a lot of hires at once. The next step is to give them a project! Giving a new hire a meaty project can seem like a big risk. Seems easier to have them fix bugs while they ramp up on the code base. But endlessly fixing bugs can be demotiv...
Episode 64: How Pair And Mob Programming Help Quickly Onboard New Software Engineers
May 09, 2018 01:01 - 6 minutes - 9.24 MBIn last week’s Build Tip, we dove into the importance of onboarding new hires, and the benefits your team and company will experience if you invest the time into doing it. Next, you might be wondering, what do you do if you have more than one hire? Or you have a hire that isn’t familiar with the language or framework your team uses and you want to ramp them up quickly? Have you heard of techniques like pair programming or mob programming, but aren’t sure if they efficient and ef...
Episode 63: Why You Need To Invest In Onboarding A New Software Engineer And Not Expect Them To Ship Code On Their First Day
May 01, 2018 22:53 - 5 minutes - 7.01 MBHave you recently hired a software engineer or maybe a few? Congratulations! Are you starting to worry that they haven’t shipped any code yet? Maybe they’re a bad hire... Seems kinda harsh to think someone is a bad hire if they haven’t shipped code in their first day or week, especially if they haven’t been ramped up on the code base. But who has time to train a new hire?! Unfortunately the lack of onboarding new hires, and seeing it as unnecessary is becoming a...
Episode 62: Why Hourly Estimates For User Stories And Technical Tasks May Seem Crazy But You Need To Do Them Anyway
April 18, 2018 00:47 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBWe began this month with a Build episode where we exposed all the aftershocks of using current product management methodologies to estimate user stories. Then in last week’s episode, we dove into Hiten Shah’s new EAT approach which boils down to doing hourly estimates. Don’t worry if you thought Hiten was crazy, you aren’t alone! We received a lot of questions, concerns, and objections, so in today’s episode we’re going to dive into the top 3 we heard again and again: Obj...
Episode 61: What We Need To Do To Produce An "Accurate" Ship Date For Our Product
April 10, 2018 17:11 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBI don’t know about you but I HATE kale… That stupid leafy green vegetable with the ANDI score of 1000. It’s really hard to chew, and any time I see it on a menu, I skip it! But I get there are a lot of kale converts who go around saying, “Eat your veggies, especially kale!” OK, I know what you’re thinking, “What does this have to do with building software products and product estimates?” Everything. Just like we have to buckle down and eat our veggies (including kale) to st...
Episode 60: Why It’s Hard to Provide Accurate Product Estimates Under Most Popular Product Management Methodologies
April 03, 2018 00:14 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBWhat’s probably the MOST popular and frustrating question you’ve come across when building a product: “How long do you think it will take to do task X?” It’s frustrating on so many levels… First, we need to produce an “accurate” estimate. If it’s off, there goes our ship date! Next, we need to give a response that seems “realistic”, i.e. is going to meet the expectations or deadlines set by someone else. Third, we need to be a fortune teller and anticipate things that...
Episode 59: Why You Need To Rethink Your Approach to Diversity And Inclusion
March 12, 2018 23:51 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBWe’re probably all aware of the famous proverb: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I think it’s very apropos when it comes to diversity and inclusion efforts. Too many of us think that having a diversity and inclusion initiative within our company will produce the change we want to see in the world. Yes, it’s a necessary step, but sadly many initiatives and programs have failed to get off the ground and make a mark. Why? The first culprit is stopping at...
Episode 58: How To Navigate Conversations About Diversity And Inclusion in Tech
March 05, 2018 20:31 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MBI’m sure you’re aware of the talk and debate around the topic of diversity and inclusion. Maybe it’s left you feeling frustrated, tired, or downright apathetic… I get it. Much of the emotional rollercoaster stems from the challenges of navigating conversations with your teammates and peers on top of your day-to-day responsibilities. Plus you’re probably wondering: Are these programs actually working? You know how much I love busting myths! So in today’s Build episode,...
Episode 57: How To Balance Accessibility And Interactivity Across Devices
February 21, 2018 02:23 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBIn the last two episodes of Build we tackled why accessibility needs to be prioritized in product design and the three key tips that are critical and will make a big impact on your product's adoption. This week we’re going to answer two questions that inspired this series from one of our audience members: Jane. We chose these two because we figured they might also be on your mind! Jane wrote: Poornima, Thanks for tackling a wide variety of topics when it comes to building software pr...
Episode 56: 3 Key Tips To Keep In Mind When Designing For Accessibility
February 12, 2018 22:38 - 7 minutes - 9.84 MBWasn’t last week’s episode on accessibility in product design enlightening? Well get ready for more! The goal of the last episode was to give you solid understanding of accessibility, and all the things you could think about when designing a product with accessibility in mind. But we understand it might be a lot to tackle, which is why in today’s episode we’re going to boil it down into 3 key tips that are critical and will make a big impact. Laura Allen is back to enlighten us. Laura is...
Episode 55: Why Accessibility Needs To Be Prioritized In Product Design
February 06, 2018 18:15 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBIt’s a new month and with it a brand new theme for our upcoming Build episodes! When designing products we often think about usability: how easy to use a product is. But we often overlook another aspect of product design: accessibility. So all this month we’re going to dive into accessibility. One reason accessibility gets overlooked is because we think it’s a challenge to prioritize it given a company’s size and resources. We may think accessibility makes sense for a big company, but a st...
Episode 54: What It’s Going To Take To Get That First Check From An Investor
January 30, 2018 23:55 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBAll this month we’ve been exploring how startup fundraising is changing and why it’s going to continue to change in 2018. We started off by talking about why you don’t want to reach out to an investor when you just have an idea, how to evaluate if seeking investment make sense for your business, and in the last episode why no matter how great your idea or business is you’re still going to receive a lot of NOs. After what might seem like endless reality checks, I’ve saved the best...
Episode 53: Why Investors Keep Saying NO To Your BIG Idea
January 24, 2018 00:28 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBThink you’re onto something BIG, and surprised you’re receiving so many NO’s from investors? It can really make you second guess yourself, and shake your confidence... … but it shouldn’t! Receiving a LOT of NO’s is natural. You may be tempted to listen to the feedback after receiving some NO’s and think you just need to launch your product, change your business model, or grow your customer base, and then you’ll be more attractive to investors. Guess again. The reason you receive ...
Episode 52: When It Does And Doesn’t Make Sense To Fundraise For Your Startup
January 17, 2018 02:53 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBReady for more myth busting around startup funding? Let’s get to it then! Last week I shared a number of reasons you should share care fundraising whether you’re a founder or startup employee. Here they are again, and in the Build episode we talked about why it’s a bad idea to reach out to investors when you have an idea. This week we’re going to continue our theme and focus on what compels us to think we need to raise capital like competition heating up, the belief that the business wil...
Episode 51: How You Will Be Impacted In 2018 Whether You Are A Startup Founder or Employee
January 09, 2018 01:01 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBIt’s the start of a new year, which is an exciting time all around. You’re probably excited about new opportunities, starting a company, or building product in 2018! While I’m all for optimism, I’ve also gotta stay true to them theme of Build: debunking myths and misconceptions when it comes to building tech product, companies and your career in tech ;) So we’re going to spend the next four episodes of Build debunking themes around fundraising for startups. I know what you’...
Episode 50: How To Succeed In Your First Remote Working Position
December 18, 2017 14:52 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBI don’t know about you, but I cringe at the thought of having to commute. The traffic, road rage, not to mention having to find parking… it was enough to make me throw in the towel 7 years ago! Since then I have been managing remote teams around the world, and as I continue to scale my team I learn best practices from companies who have been doing it for longer than I have like Olark. But, I know there are a lot of people out there who just don’t know if they can do it. Ma...
Episode 49: How To Get Your Teammates To Adopt Product Design Sprints
December 11, 2017 10:57 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBDid you share last week’s Build episode on product design sprints with your teammates? Wait! Give me two chances to guess what the outcome was... … you did and you faced some pushback? Well, kudos to you for putting it out there! … or maybe you didn’t because you were afraid of the pushback you’d get? That is OK too! Charbel Semaan and I are back this week and prepared to help you get over the pushback you received or will receive once you bring up the idea of product...
Episode 48: How a Product Design Sprint Fast Tracks Testing Your Ideas
December 04, 2017 10:14 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBHow many times have you and your team spent countless hours building, bug fixing, finally releasing a new feature only to hear feedback from a customer that it’s not what they wanted? Or worse, they don’t say anything… Why? Because they aren’t even using the new feature! Back to the drawing board… Yet again it again takes weeks or months to build and tweak and nothing changes. You just keep missing the target, asking for more time, money, and resources. Bu...
Episode 47: What Is Product Debt And Why You Need To Prioritize Paying It Down
November 13, 2017 08:51 - 5 minutes - 7.96 MBTranscript for What Is Product Debt And Why You Need To Prioritize Paying It Down Poornima Vijayashanker: Did you recently show your designs to an engineer and hear this? Ronan Dunlop: It is going to be challenging to implement in time for the next release. Poornima Vijayashanker: Why? Ronan Dunlop: They're pretty complex. Poornima Vijayashanker: Why are they complex? Ronan Dunlop: This slider alone is new functionality that is going to t...
Episode 46: Should You Worry About Your Skills Getting Rusty?
November 07, 2017 09:36 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBTranscript for Should You Worry About Your Skills Getting Rusty? Poornima Vijayashanker: In the last episode, we talked about what it's like to transition from being an individual contributor into a leader, and explored some tradeoffs. If you missed the episode, be sure to check it out in the link below this video. In today's episode, we're gonna talk about one of the major concerns people have that holds them back from doing the transition, which is the concern that their skills are g...
Episode 45: What Stops Us From Transitioning Into A Leadership Role
October 31, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBHave you been in your current role for a while, and are eager to try something new? Perhaps you’ve thought about transitioning from being an individual contributor into a leadership role, but you’re not sure if it’s the right move for you? You worry about being qualified enough, leading people, being an authority figure, and what your day-to-day will be like. While it sounds exciting and maybe a great opportunity to grow, you worry about your existing skills getting rusty. ...
Episode 44: What To Do Before You Redesign Your Product
October 23, 2017 09:13 - 6 minutes - 8.43 MBA redesign is a great way to reinvent your brand, get a leg up on the competition, and revisit those clunky and outdated workflows. While we may be eager to jump right in, we have to be careful about what is actually going to help us accomplish our business goals. In today’s Build Tip, I’m joined by Leslie Yang who is a Senior Product Designer at Pivotal Labs. Leslie and I are going to talk about how much to include in a redesign and what you need to do before you start a redesig...
Episode 43: Project Management: How To Keep Your Team Motivated And Successfully Ship
October 16, 2017 16:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBAll this month on Build, we’ve been talking about project management. First, we shared two ground rules you need to set for yourself to get through a software project successfully, and in the last episode, we shared strategies for handling new ideas and unexpected challenges that may derail your project. But you’re probably left wondering, what do you do to get through the last 20% of a project? Especially when the deadline changes, and it’s clear that teammates are starting to burn ou...