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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates.

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Evaluating Solutions: The 5 Types of Assumptions that Underlie Our Ideas

Product Talk

We’ve chosen this as our target opportunity and have generated three potential solutions: Add social media share buttons that allow people to quickly share the title and URL of the article. Each of these solutions depend on a number of assumptions that need to be true in order for each solution to succeed.

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Top 10 Instructional Design Software For Creating Customer Training Programs

Userpilot

On the hunt for the best instructional design software to create course content and engage learners? In this article, we cover: How SaaS companies can use instructional design software to increase product adoption. What to look for in the right instructional design tool. What is instructional design software?

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Product Dogfooding in Software Development: A Quick Guide (+Best Practices)

Userpilot

The term comes from a commercial and was first used in the software context by a Microsoft manager in 1988. And Userpilot, of course. Product dogfooding enables organizations to shorten the feedback loop by testing their products for bugs and usability issues before releasing them to the users. What is product dogfooding?

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How To Ask for Customer Reviews? [Different Ways, Best Practices & Tools Included]

Userpilot

Wondering how to ask for customer reviews effectively and get them to respond immediately? Customer reviews play an integral role in any SaaS company’s marketing and customer service efforts. These reviews can directly influence consumer sentiments , attract new customers, and help your product grow. Let’s dive in!

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New Course: Mastering Product Management

Sachin Rekhi

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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How To Build an Instagram-like App in Five Steps

The Product Coalition

Is it worth developing an Instagram-like app? Read this article to learn how to build an Instagram-like app in five steps. Instagram is a unique photo-sharing platform that has no comparable clone app in terms of popularity. The main thing is to implement unique features in your software product. How do you do it?