Notes from the studio.
Practical guides for companies choosing, hiring or working with a product design and development team.
How should a Japanese company choose an offshore development partner?
A practical checklist for Japanese companies choosing an offshore development partner: requirements, QA, security, IP, time zones and trials.
Read →6 min readShould an Israeli startup outsource product development? When it makes sense and how to do it well
When Israeli startups should outsource development, when not to, project vs extended team, time zones, and how to keep full ownership of the code.
Read →6 min readWhat is a white-label development partner, and how do agencies use one?
How agencies use a white-label development partner: how it works day to day, when it makes sense, the real risks, and how to run a first project.
Read →5 min readShould you hire an in-house team or work with a product studio?
An honest comparison of hiring an in-house product team vs working with a product studio: time to start, cost, skills, control, and when each one wins.
Read →6 min readWhat is a product discovery phase, and why does it save money?
Product discovery explained: what happens, what you get, how long it takes, and why a short planning phase cuts rework and cost before you build.
Read →5 min readHow do you work with an overseas development team when English isn't your first language?
Practical ways to work with an overseas dev team across languages and time zones: written-first specs, glossaries, AI-assisted calls, prototypes, overlap hours.
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