Our point of view on product and development based on 150+ projects performed.

1. We create advanced web technology

2. on product & R&D
2015

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Who’s Initech?
• We develop digital products for web and mobile
• We are involved in Israeli startup ecosystem through mentoring
• We are in business for 6 years
• We have delivered 150+ projects and counting
• We love to get things done

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The anatomy of a startup

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Close-up: Product
• in: marketing requirements
• process: requirements definition + UX
• out: spec + wireframes

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Close-up: R&D
• input: spec + wireframes
• process:
• UI design
• architecture
• work plan
• estimations
• development
• QA
• output: working features

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Things you should know about R&D
• Things take more time (and resources) than expected
• Adding more people to late project makes thing worse
• Waterfall vs Agile
• Magical triangle of project management

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Master the right skills
• Define product
• Prioritize features
• Read specifications
• Understand R&D workplan

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Be lean
• Clearly understand your goal
• Focus only on features that are necessary to achieve it
• Focus on business and customers, don’t be a technology fanatic (we have the best
algorithm/code/design)
• Avoid premature optimization of scale / performance
• Could you do it without development (mockup/mechanical turk)?

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Tips for in-house execution
• Hiring strong team takes a lot of time
• Cost efficiency comes at the long run
• Use whatever technology your team already knows

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Considerations for going outsourced
• Cost-efficient for short term efforts and low-intensity maintenance
• Expensive for long-term intensive development
• Let your outsourcing partner to choose the technology stack, but avoid lock-in
• Set measurable milestones & tight schedules
• Fixed price vs Agile

12. Thanks for listening!
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Email: contact@Initech.co.il
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