What’s the biggest mistake in product development?

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Jul 28, 2025

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Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Product Development

Have you ever launched a product or service that didn’t achieve the results you expected? You’re not alone. The feeling of investing time, money, and effort into something customers don’t need is more common than it seems. The most frequent mistake in product development is starting directly with the solution. And I get it—creating solutions is much mor…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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Why Every Team Needs a Design Sprint

Workweeks are often filled with meetings, emails, and distractions that pull us away from what truly matters: solving problems. How can we redesign our schedules to focus on what counts? Jake Knapp reflected on this question during his time at Google Ventures and ended up creating the…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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Prioritizing Value Over Speed in Product Development

Why do some launches fail despite meeting deadlines and budgets? The problem stems from three main reasons: either prioritizing delivery speed over value, confusing strategy with planning, or both. The most common issue in product and service development is creating solutions that no one needs…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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Closing the Product-Business Gap

Recession times demand tough decisions for businesses. Massive layoffs and budget cuts are common, with product and technology teams often at the center of these measures. What can product leaders do to protect their teams and demonstrate the value of their initiatives…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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Growth Beyond Launch

Launching a product might seem like the pinnacle of many projects and teams, but what happens next? Many products fail in the transition between the launch and growth phases. Why? Because launching and scaling a product are two radically different processes. During the launch phase, testing usually unfolds smoothly in a controlled environment…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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Making Your Brand Unforgettable

Why are some brands impossible to forget while others go unnoticed? Let’s experiment. Think about the first brand that comes to your mind. How do you think it achieved that emotional connection? It’s probably not just because of the name or logo. There’s something more…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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What Does a Product Manager Actually Do?

Are Product Managers 'Mini CEOs'? This phrase, popularized in the book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, has sparked both acclaim and criticism. While I disagree, the author, Ben Horowitz, is not someone to dismiss lightly. As the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and an investor in companies like Airbnb, GitHub, Lyft, and Coinbase, he undoubtedl…

7 months ago · David Almazán

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