Wireframing Essentials: First Steps to Creating a Wireframe

Nóci Pál

July 15th, 2024

Wireframing is a fundamental step in creating successful digital products, whether it's a website, mobile app, or any other interface. But what are they exactly and how should you get started?

UX

How to Run Successful User Interviews?

Nóci Pál

January 13th, 2023

Running a user interview doesn't come naturally to many. But with a bit of preparation and practice, it can become one of the most important accessories in a UX specialist's toolkit.

UX

Low and High Fidelity Prototypes in User Testing

Nóci Pál

November 28th, 2022

When should you use low-fidelity prototypes? And when should you go for high-fidelity one? How do these both fit into user research? Find out in our article!

Startups and Product Development

EXTRA: AI-Generated Prototypes

Peter Illés

October 28th, 2022

Can AI aid us in accelerating prototype creation and idea validation? I did some experiments to try and find out.

UX

Conducting Usability Tests

Nóci Pál

September 29th, 2022

Usability testing is a crucial step in product development. But what happens during a usability interview and how should you facilitate such a test?

UX

What is Customer Journey Mapping?

Nóci Pál

August 25th, 2022

A well-designed customer journey map keeps the customer at the forefront of the decision-making process and highlights any struggles that customers might experience. Learn how to create one for your business!

Startups and Product Development

Marketplace Strategies to Crack the Chicken and Egg Problem

Peter Illés

August 18th, 2022

Learn about the seeding strategies used to balance supply and demand in two-sided marketplaces. Jump in!

Startups and Product Development

Case Study: Matching Supply and Demand in Marketplaces

Peter Illés

July 14th, 2022

The classic chicken and egg problem: should you build the supply or the demand side first? This article shares how we have done it through case studies of some of our previous projects.

Startups and Product Development

Let's Build an Engine... An Engine of Growth!

Peter Illés

June 13th, 2022

What's common in a SaaS product, a newspaper and the church? They all use the same growth engine! Bear with us. We'll explain.

UX

How to Use the Value proposition canvas?

Nóci Pál

May 18th, 2022

Why is your value proposition an important part of your business plan? How to formulate it? How to visualize it using the value proposition canvas? Read on, to find answer to these questions and more.

Life at Further

Further Was Recognized by Clutch as a Leading 2022 B2B Service Provider in Romania

Fördi

May 18th, 2022

We're happy to announce that we've been named as a top provider of B2B services in 2022. According to Clutch, we're among the leading software developers in Romania this year!

Startups and Product Development

EXTRA: Homebrewing, Crowdfunding and $30.000 in 2 Minutes — The Brewie Story

Peter Illés

April 11th, 2022

In this EXTRA, we talking with the people behind Brewie, one of the first successful crowdfunding campaign run in Hungary.

Startups and Product Development

To Pivot or Not to Pivot – That Is the Question

Peter Illés

March 14th, 2022

What is a pivot? How many ways can you pivot? When to pivot? All this and and more!

UX

How to Use Personas in Product Development?

Nóci Pál

February 14th, 2022

What are personas, why are they important in product development and how to create them? Find out by reading our in-depth article about personas.

Startups and Product Development

How to Measure the Success of Your Startup?

Peter Illés

January 14th, 2022

Let's take a closer look at the different analytics and metrics you can use to gauge if your startup product is on track for success.

Startups and Product Development

11 Ways to Build an MVP #2

Peter Illés

November 22nd, 2021

In the second part of our post about prototypes, we're exploring imitation, low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes.

Startups and Product Development

11 Ways to Build an MVP #1

Peter Illés

October 18th, 2021

Join us, to find an answer to what an MVP is, how can you build one and what the most popular types of MVP are. Let's kick off with no product prototypes!

Startups and Product Development

What Are Hypotheses in Product Development?

Peter Illés

June 14th, 2021

In this article we'll explore the different types of assumptions, which ones you should make and how to formulate and test them.

Startups and Product Development

The Lean Product Process: #4 Achieving Product-Market Fit

Peter Illés

May 10th, 2021

Finally we arrive at the end of the product development process, where we test how the buyers react to our product and if our business plan is sustainable.

Startups and Product Development

The Lean Product Process: #3 Creating Your Prototype

Peter Illés

April 29th, 2021

Let's explore how to create prototypes in order check if your product is usable and delivers the expected user experience.

Startups and Product Development

The Lean Product Process: #2 Formulating Your Value Proposition

Peter Illés

March 17th, 2021

In this article, we'll show you how to formulate your value proposition in the search for problem-solution fit.

Startups and Product Development

The Lean Product Process: #1 Understanding Your Customers

Peter Illés

March 5th, 2021

For a product to be successful, several hypotheses about our users must prove to be true. Let's see how we can test these!

Remote Work

Effective home office with kids? We'll show you how!

Noémi Varga

January 18th, 2021

Having kids can make you more productive - except when they're there all the time. So how can you meet work obligations when kids are home?

Development

Improve how you code by using a rubber duck

Csongor Ur

January 4th, 2021

Did you run into a programming snag you can't figure out? Find a rubber duck and start talking to it. Sound silly? Let me explain.

Startups and Product Development

Validation in Product Development

Peter Illés

December 21st, 2020

In this article, we'll show you which design & research techniques are most useful for validating assumptions in different phases of product innovation.

Digital Transformation

The transformation of people: how does digitalization change workplaces?

Peter Illes

September 20th, 2020

In this article, we'll show you how digital technologies are changing the workforce and how enterprises can adapt and evolve.

Explained

Protect your software! Why should you?

Eszter Balla

August 12th, 2020

What is software copyright? What is the difference between software copyright and a patent? Should you go for both or not? Read on and find out.

Startups and Product Development

Don't Try to Build the Perfect Product!

Peter Illés

July 14th, 2020

I recently had an experience which once again made me realized the importance of idea validation. Here's my story.

Digital Transformation

Why You Can't Afford to Delay Digital Transformation?

Peter Illes

July 2nd, 2020

Most executives know the importance of digital transformation, yet they keep delaying it. But at what cost?

Explained

Technical Debt: How to Build Future-proof IT Systems?

Peter Illes

June 21st, 2020

What is technical debt, what we can do to minimize it, and how we can manage the technical debt that has already been accumulated?

Explained

How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Software?

Peter Illes

February 17th, 202ö

Today we're going to try and answer a question we frequently face: How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Software and what to look out for if you want to avoid delays?

Explained

Should You Hire a Freelancer, a Development Company or Build Your Own Team?

Peter Illes

February 17th, 2020

There are several ways to go about implementing a custom software solution. But which option would suit you best?

Remote Work

Can a Long-distance Relationship Work in a Corporate Environment?

Noémi Varga

January 27th, 2020

What makes a remote team a truly cohesive team and how can we contribute to building a successful remote corporate culture?

Remote Work

How to Stay Motivated When You Work Remotely?

Noémi Varga

January 4th, 2020

One of the biggest challenges of working from home is losing motivation. What can we do on our part to regain our initial enthusiasm?

Remote Work

How to Build a Remote Company Culture?

Peter Illés

December 28th, 2019

Why is a good corporate culture so important and how you can achieve it within a remote company? Read on to see what tips and tricks we're using at Further to improve company culture.

Remote Work

How to Hire Remote Talent?

Peter Illés

December 12th, 2019

In this article, we'll show you how to hire a new remote team member and the steps you can take for a smoother integration.

Remote Work

What is Remote Work (and is It for You)?

Peter Illés

November 24th, 2019

What should you pay attention to when you think of working in a remote team? What are the pros and cons? How do we do it at Further? Read our article to get your answers.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Pt. 4 - IT

Peter Illes

June 28th, 2019

In this final part, we'll tackle the final piece of the puzzle and look at what technology you can leverage to take your business one step further.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Pt. 3 - Business Processes

Peter Illes

June 27th, 2019

In the third part of the series, we take a look at how implementing BPM and Agile helps support digital transformation.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Pt. 2 - Company Culture

Peter Illes

June 26th, 2019

In the first part of the series we saw how digital killed Kodak. But they made efforts to change their company culture and have risen from their ashes.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Pt. 1 - Introduction

Peter Illes

June 25th, 2019

Welcome to the first part of our 4 part series on digital transformation. Let's dive in, and start with what digital transformation actually means.

Life at Further

Further@LaraconEU Madrid 2019

Peter Illés

May 29th, 2019

Laracon has always been high up on our conferences bucket list, but it just didn't work out for us. Until now.

Life at Further

The Story Behind Our Rebranding

Eszter Balla

May 13th, 2019

We decided to rebrand our company not only because change is necessary to grow, but the main reason behind the rebrand was that the old brand did not represent us well anymore.

Explained

What Makes a Good (Agile) Software Specification?

Peter Illes

September 27th, 2018

In the waterfall model, to ensure quality and timely delivery, you needed to create a detailed software specification. But what if we're using agile methodologies on our projects?

Explained

Custom Development vs. Out-of-the-Box Software

Peter Illes

May 3rd, 2018

We will try to help you decide if a custom-built solution or out-of-the-box software is right for you when the time comes to invest in your software infrastructure.