In a recent study, CB Insights went through a list of failed startups and analyzed why they shut down, covering common factors like timing, legal challenges, and business model quality. Their findings? Nearly half of...

Having worked in web development for 6 years now, I’ve seen my fair share of projects, good and bad. If I’ve learned anything from the process, it’s that mistakes can cost you. Depending on how...

If you’re about to start a new project, you’re probably wondering what your minimum viable product will look like. The first thing you should do is this: validate your idea without investing any money into...

Being a quality assurance manager isn’t always easy. QA testing is the final step before launch time, also known as “where the money happens.” That means everyone—from the client and shareholders to the project manager—is...

For any web-based product to be successful, it needs to be usable. So what exactly does that mean? A website is usable when it gets three things right. It should make it easy for users...

We tend to think of accessibility in black and white terms. In reality, it’s more of a grayscale. Have you ever tried making a phone call with your hands full? What about reading something on...

I never jump into product development blindly. Maybe some people do, and maybe they get lucky along the way. But if you aren’t the gambling type, it’s nice to have a set of risk management...

As CTO and co-founder here at Mooncascade, I’ve been working in agile software development for years. I know that things move fast when using agile methodologies. There’s always a new idea to validate, a new...

As a product development company, Mooncascade builds a lot of products from scratch. One thing we always keep in mind is testing. For an idea to succeed, we have to know if it provides a...