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How does the approach vary between a software product and a hybrid product (e.g. a router with embedded sftware)?

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  1. Bhaskar Krishnan
    Bhaskar Krishnan

    Meta Product Leadership - Ads, Commerce & AI | Formerly Stripe, Flipkart, Yahoo • 4y

    Hybrid products are exponentially harder to build than pure software products. Software can be updated via the cloud, at any time and with any frequency but hardware cannot The form factor, the physical functionality, etc of a hybrid product need way more thought, user testing and context than the software. For instance, the physical components of the Tesla 3, the sensors, cameras, etc are paramount compared to the Maps, Apple Carplay integration or self-driving updates that can be done through ...Read More

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  2. Samantha Ugulava
    Samantha Ugulava

    Atlassian Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Agility • 3y

    I think the biggest difference between crafting software vs. hybrid product vision statements comes down to scale. It's much faster to build, test, and learn with software product than products that touch hardware. With software, you can scale your product and customer base very quickly, whereas, hardware can take months, or even years to iterate and drive value.  Over the course of my career, I've worked on mobile, web, and hybrid (mobile + hardware) products. A few years ago, I worked at Hudl ...Read More

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