The 7 Deadly Sins of Product Development

If one woman can make a baby in 9 months, then 9 women can make a baby in 30 days. Now you may laugh, but this is the most common problem in developing a new product. Throwing more resources at the problem and praying it goes away does not solve anything.

These are not only the 7 Deadly Sins of Product Development. If you have something to do with IT-Projects they will sound familiar to you too.

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Big Data is dead

Initially, the Big Data ecosystem was described with three Vs: Volume, Variety, and Velocity. This concept was very quickly further expanded so that it soon was four Vs, then five Vs, then seven Vs, nine Vs, and finally ten Vs. At this point the question needs to be asked of whether the term “Big Data” still actually makes sense, or if the concept hasn’t long since become completely watered down and indistinct. The variants Small Data, Little Data, and Smart Data only represent rescue attempts for a concept that really isn’t needed anymore today.

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How Long Does it Take to Rank in Google?

Ahrefs conducted a study which looked at the common time frames you need to consider when seeking to boost your SEO ranking.

Unfortunately, their insights, as outlined in the below infographic from The Website Group, don’t reveal any shortcuts (because there aren’t any), but they do outline exactly what it takes to get pages to rank in the top ten results.
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