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The clear roadmap is something I've never been good at and perhaps this is a root cause. For example, as a 'product manager' I have tons of big dreams for my p
by bdickason 16y ago
The clear roadmap is something I've never been good at and perhaps this is a root cause.
For example, as a 'product manager' I have tons of big dreams for my product. Generally, it takes 2-3 months to get any solid prototype out there. Add on another 2-3 months of buildout to go from prototype to something people use and... by the time anything I've built in the past has reached 50k+ users, we're at least 6 months out and only touching the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the features that I want.
- petervandijck 16y agoThe big dreams for your product are understandable. But a roadmap won't help, it will just make you waste time on planning a future that you can't possibly plan. There's another way. Think of this exciting vision first. Then, instead of making a roadmap and starting years of coding to finally arrive at this vision (which will never happen, likely), start cutting away stuff from your vision. Cut away non-crucial stuff, but keep that 1 or 2 features that are exciting. Search for what makes this really exciting. You don't need picture uploads. You don't need 90% of the features. Now build this core product. The core value. The exciting experience. And resist the urge to add stuff to it, instead cut more stuff out, even stuff you've already built, and keep improving this core thing.
- bdickason 16y agoPeter, I'm doing exactly this right now :) And it's damn fun.