From Brian

Uncensored advice about product development and building a high-growth software company from Brian de Haaff, co-founder and CEO at Aha!

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Should Your Startup Take a Moonshot?
June 10, 2013
Should Your Startup Take a Moonshot?

The moonshot is the purported antidote to incrementalism. It is about great aspirations and what happens when smart people do not worry about what’s possible today. To…

The Holy "Scrum" War
June 3, 2013
The Holy "Scrum" War

One of our generally mild-mannered beta customers caught me by surprise recently when he said, “Scrum zealots are like vegans and barefoot runners who keep trying to…

"Goal First" — A Product Roadmapping How-To
May 28, 2013
"Goal First" — A Product Roadmapping How-To

A goal-first mindset is key to success. Learn how to use our product roadmapping tool as a framework for setting goals and sharing your product strategy.

Great Beta Programs — A Contrarian View
May 20, 2013
Great Beta Programs — A Contrarian View

If your goal is great customer feedback during beta, people actually need to use it, and that means they need to sacrifice to make the time. And people only sacrifice if…

What You Can Learn from Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate"
May 14, 2013