To celebrate 50k subscribers, Product for Engineers shares the 50 most important lessons learned about building successful products. Small teams with autonomy can excel. Trust, transparency, and feedback are crucial. Your product must align with your ideal customer profile. Building a great product goes beyond functionality to include branding, website experience, and market fit. Pivoting can lead to success, while sticking to rigid plans can hinder progress. Communication through pull requests and ownership clarity are key. Engineers should get involved in support to improve products. Dogfooding and prototyping help in shipping faster. A/B testing, product experiments, and growth strategies are vital for success. Prioritize analytics and key metrics to measure product-market fit. Treating each product as a startup and working on projects you’re passionate about are key to success.
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