10 ways to improve your productBoris Farber

Product Lead, ClassySharkGoogle

How many of you manage/use/develop an Android based product ?

ClassyShark

ClassyShark

A productivity tool for Android developers to visualize the app structure and components

3000 active users20+ articles150+ companies

1. Solve a useful (painful) problem (think Uber)

1. Solve a useful (painful) problem ⇒ solution is not a set of features!

1. Solve a useful (painful) problem ⇒ solution is not a set of features, but set of values & innovation!

Problem/Value

ClassyShark - sells productivity i.e. “reduced” developers time● 30 min → 3 secs X tens of times a day

1. Solve a useful (painful) problem

1. Solve a useful (painful) problem and in the right timing

2. Have a skilled team

3. UX is fundamental

3. UX is fundamental● Don’t let the user do, that the app can do● Show important data first● Avoid visual clutter == minimal info

4. Prototype worth more than a thousand ….

5. Social strategy is your goal

6. Always be learning & shipping

7. Optimize where it makes sense (90% of the common flow)

8. Continuously collect feedback from the ground (data independence is your goal)

9. Negotiations/frustration/processes/etc’ (credibility is your currency) a.k.a. Influencing without authority

10. Understand success, a combination many small pieces bundled together

Product == problem + values + technology + social strategy + UX … + negotiations

Product’s magic

The product is bigger than the sum of its components

Homework ;)

Think of one item we discussed and do a journey, for improving yourself

www.classyshark.com

Thank You

Boris Farber

@borisfarber