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Discovery and Requirements

8 articles from the studio on discovery and requirements — what we have learned building it for clients.

How to Validate B2B SaaS Ideas Before Writing Any Code

Learn how to validate B2B SaaS ideas through customer discovery interviews, landing page smoke tests, and pre-sales before spending engineering capital.

August 25, 2026 8 min read

Database Design for Custom Software: A Practical Business Guide

Learn how database design affects custom software quality, including data models, relationships, permissions, reporting, performance, security, and scalability.

July 24, 2026 7 min read

SaaS MVP vs Prototype: What Should You Build First?

Learn the difference between a SaaS MVP and a prototype, when to build each one, and how founders in the US, Europe, and Australia can reduce product risk.

July 19, 2026 7 min read

Software Discovery Phase: What It Is and Why It Matters

Learn what a software discovery phase is, what it includes, and how businesses in the US, Europe, and Australia can reduce risk before building custom software.

July 18, 2026 7 min read

How to Write Software Requirements for a Custom Software Project

Learn how to write clear software requirements before building custom software, including goals, users, workflows, features, permissions, data, and success criteria.

July 13, 2026 10 min read

Custom Software Development Process: From Workflow Problem to Working System

Learn the custom software development process from workflow discovery and system planning to UI design, development, testing, launch, and improvement.

July 10, 2026 11 min read

SaaS Development Process: How a Software Product Goes from Idea to Launch

Learn the step-by-step SaaS development lifecycle from initial concept and tech stack selection to MVP launch and continuous scaling.

July 8, 2026 10 min read

Website Development Process: From Strategy to Launch

Learn the website development process from strategy and content planning to UI design, development, SEO setup, testing, launch, and post-launch improvement.

July 7, 2026 10 min read