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How technical conservatism helps us scale faster and better

Intercom, Inc.

But when we make technical decisions, we like to be conservative. In practice, being technically conservative looks like reusing existing technologies and frameworks in our stack, or promoting tried and tested patterns and solutions. Here, Waheed discusses our engineering principle “Be technically conservative”.

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Report templates for less status meetings

Folding Burritos

This post is about making these ideas concrete through a set of guidelines, templates, and JIRA+Excel tips so you can create effective status and progress reports quickly, have less meetings , and get out of the building , which is where you need to be. Recently completed work.

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Some 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendations, reason enough why every business should be concerned with who reviews their product and what they have to say about it. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites.

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The Three Changes in iOS 13 that Product, Marketing, and Technology Teams Need to Know

Alchemer Mobile

What this means for marketers, product people, and technology organizations is that you can’t rely on this email address to actually identify or contact your customers. Look at the new App Store Review Guidelines that require the inclusion of Sign In with Apple in certain circumstances as an alternative to the other social sign-on options.

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Why Product Operations is set to be the Backbone of Product-led Growth

Mind the Product

Many other tech companies organize themselves in this way, including Spotify , Atlassian , and Airbnb. Maintaining templates, guidelines, how-to references and resources. Built an internal team wiki and created guidelines in coordination with product leadership for consistency and easy access. Technical program management.

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30 Steps to Mobile App Launch

Alchemer Mobile

RESEARCH APP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. Ensure a smooth mobile app launch by thoroughly reading up on the submission guidelines for whichever app store(s) to which you plan to submit your app. Most importantly, don’t forget to include in-app feedback software in your tech stack. Common Reasons for Apple App Store Rejections.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general. Basic technology execution is becoming easier too. There are more technology jobs than ever before. Choose standard technology. Choose standard technology.