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This is completely messed up and puts Tyler as a hostage to pay the settlement

What would you cut?

Thank you

Thank you for feedback. Did you load it from the mobile or desktop?

Not change it. Optimize.

Love the product

Good luck!

>> maintain the lowest incident rate on Saturday

I make my team stay off Slack on weekends. Unless there is major incident. So would not ship on Friday to risk having them fix the lowest incidents.

I know the founder, he pivoted to something else. https://twitter.com/KennethCassel

I wish you could lol

haha, thanks. Lack of focus is the biggest constraint, true.

Also, I think it's better to validate with in-house talent, even though I see a lot of MVP built through us.

I didn't think it's important, but will add the resources to the article. Thanks for the feedback.

Great find. Thanks for sharing.

It requires a lot of capital. Most of them fail. One of the startup studio founders told me it's hard to fundraise for the studio even if you are successful

I saw 2 types of studios - that incubate their own ideas and bring founders to operate them. Here founders don't have the large stake, but it's not their idea and resources - that bring outside founders with ideas. Here founders retain big part of equity.

Hey, I got it from public resources, nothing made up. Can you, please, share what studio did I get wrong?

- Go to the agency when you clearly know what needs to be built -

User stories, jobs to be done, roadmap or design: whatever specification you have. Otherwise, much of the code will be thrown away. Same rules work for marketing agencies. If you don’t know your users and positioning, none of the agencies will do marketing for you.

- Check out the background before shortlisting -

Start with research: find testimonials or real products the agency helped build. Check the “Showcase” section on the website. Open Trustpilot & G2. The more previous experience you can see, the better.

- Ask for a consultation before you commit to anything -

Meeting the team can help you check the fit before starting the project. If you’re looking for a dev agency, chat with developers beforehand. Soft skills are as critical as ability to code. Avoid working with agencies that underpay their developers.

- Really, get to know the developers -

Ensure that the developers assigned to your project are the ones actually doing the work. Be sure, the dev is fairly paid.

- Draft the specification -

Spend time scoping the development, UI or QA tasks or ask for just scope beforehand. Having clear requirements will help you manage the costs.

- Start small & provide feedback -

Figure out if you can get the small commitment from the beginning. Focus on delivering a smaller MVP with the ability to change developers on the way (if it gets stuck). Get iterations with user feedback as early as possible to ensure you’re moving in the right direction. Move in short sprints. Pay for milestones.

- Keep the decision-making in-house -

Make sure you have the technical co-founder or CTO to make the macro decisions. If you don’t want to include someone full-time, you can get started with a fractional CTO. Don’t outsource strategy.

- Ask for replacement policy -

Verify that the agency has a replacement policy in case of bad hires or other issues. Have an agreement that outlines who owns the right to the product and the associated intellectual property.

- Hire the agency that’s a good fit for your style -

Pick the team that uses the same development approach, has remote culture, shares similar values and you’d generally like to hang out with those people.

- Protect your idea -

Include code ownership into the contract. Outline that you own the right to the product and the associated intellectual property.