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Product Design

Wild Bill’s and The Jobs of Premium Soda.

Roberto Rodes
October 22, 2022 Leave a Comment
1 min read

Available for hire sign.

This week I stumbled upon this piece by Andrew Glaser. I didn't know Andrew before, but, I just found out, he co-founded Laser …

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A Tale of Two Top-Downs.

Blueprint Processes vs. Coarse-To-Fine Processes.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
1 min read

Building blueprint with pen and ruler on top.

Here is a two-part series by Joe Norman. As with many concepts, the term "top-down" is highly conflated. It's not the first time I've …

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Expedition Signals – Episode 3

On Shaping Monolithic Apps, Prototyping New Products, Writing, Hiring, Achieving (And Preserving) Freedom, and Other Crazy Stuff.

Roberto Rodes
January 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
8 min read

Hey friends, Happy New Year! I hope you had a nice holiday break. Here we are back again, beginning a new exciting year with a …

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Prototype Before Building the Real Thing.

How I Used Prototyping to De-risk a New Product and Why That Might Be a Clever Idea for You as Well.

Roberto Rodes
January 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
5 min read

When creating a new product, we usually do research, write specs, draw sketches and diagrams, and a long etcetera of activities for finding …

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Expedition Signals – Episode 2.

On Life, Business, Product, Trading, and Making Better Choices.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
12 min read

Hi friends! Greetings from Alicante. Welcome to the second episode of Expedition Signals. A few years ago, I learned a precious …

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When Will It Be Ready?

Roberto Rodes
July 23, 2021 Leave a Comment
2 min read

How many times have I heard this question? When I worked for others and started working on a new product, they couldn't stop asking: "When …

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