After we run a deep analysis and investigation of your product and its market, conduct interviews, and collect feedback, the chances of going wrong are extremely low. You can work calmly with a clear understanding of the process.
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PRODUCT DISCOVERY SERVICE
What we offer
Product discovery is a starting point of digital product development. It’s a complex process that includes several stages – each one with its purposes and outcomes. The uniting mission is to define and understand the end user and develop an app that fits the market, meets user expectations, and remains competitive.
The discovery phase reveals all the strongest and the weakest sides of your product idea. Working with them eliminates turnarounds in the future, removes unnecessary features, improves the design, and reduces other time and money-consuming actions. After the discovery process, you’ll have an outline for the main features of your product, prototypes, cost and time estimates, and team composition recommendation.
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Our product discovery services
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Product discovery phase
The initial step is deep research. It’s aimed to give a clear understanding of the product vision, its target audience, and the market it’s entering. We define challenges and opportunities to make your product feel its niche. This research gives you a ground for all your future decisions regarding the product.
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Proof of concept
Prototyping and testing are the ways to try the concept and prove it. We test the core functionality and identify weaknesses and risks related to them. It needs to be done at an early stage so you don’t overspend on unnecessary or wrong decisions later.
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UI/UX prototyping
Prototyping allows you to see and try the product before its release. We aim to make product use easy and intuitive. Regular user testing and work with feedback make it possible, and with every new iteration, we polish the app and make it more user-oriented and competitive.
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MVP development
We develop and launch Minimum Viable Product to let people try the product and give us complete and honest feedback. It will be used for making improvements or even changes and adding new functionality in the following iterations. We reach such flexibility by using Agile methodology.
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Software audit
The goal at this stage is to reach the maximum maintainability of the software. The responsible team runs deep and meticulous audits of used software, its architecture, and its infrastructure. The codebase is audited as well. We take into account all the recommendations and work on them with a delivery team.
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Software development consulting
The consulting service includes core recommendations from our experts and answers all the client’s questions. They provide detailed and easy-to-understand guidance on which tech stack to opt for and which methodologies and practices match the project the best. It helps to understand the process as a whole and all its parts, work purposefully, and enter the market in the nearest future.
Benefits of our product discovery service
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Lower risks
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Reduced cost
We provide you with a list of core features so you channel your investments into them. The additional ones might be added later when the product is on the market — on its way to making a profit.
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Data-powered decisions
Skipping the discovery process makes you work blindly, relying on suggestions. But after the discovery, you get data to rely on. All your decisions will be based on a strong analytical ground.
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Clear estimate
A detailed, divided by feature time and cost estimate, gives you a clear understanding of when you can start, when you’ll be able to enter a market, when you should start a marketing campaign, whether you need to attract investors, etc.
Don’t rely on guesswork
Contact us and we’ll provide you with a development strategy.
Daryna Chorna
Customer success manager
Our product discovery process
Product discovery service: Deliverables you will get
As a result, after a project discovery stage, you get from us certain deliverables. They will be your road map during the development process and all the decisions regarding it.
Interactive prototypes
The core pages of your product and its functionality are tested with clickable prototypes. The pages look exactly like the ones of the future app. The prototype development relies on a deep UX analysis.
Time and cost estimates
The time and cost estimate we provide you with is complex but easy to understand. It’s decided by features so that you can be flexible and completely aware of all the parts of the development process, and manage your investments properly.
Core features
We provide you with a list of the main functionality of your product. With it, you can enter the market and start collecting feedback and getting your audience. All the additional and optional features might be added as updates.
Team composition recommendation
Having a core features list, we can get a picture of a tech stack and give you recommendations for composing a development team. We rely on your resources and time and cost estimates.
Product specification
It’s a complex, detailed, and well-structured document that outlines the idea of the product and its purpose. It includes the requirements we’ve discovered, data we’ve collected, and lists we’ve composed during product discovery services.
Why Blackthorn Vision
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Dedication to client’s success
At BV, you’ll find a partner who cares about your success as much as you do. Our team becomes an extension of yours, working tirelessly to bring your vision to life. We don’t just write code – we think ahead, help to move faster, and prevent complications. We go above and beyond to ensure our clients are happy with the final results of their projects. That’s why our customer satisfaction score reaches 95% with an average engagement of 5+ years.
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Proven
expertiseWe’ve been building up tech expertise since 2009. By following industry standards, we help businesses get the most out of software development services. Although we’ve earned the Microsoft Partnership, our expertise goes far beyond the Microsoft stack and covers diverse cutting-edge technologies. So, when you work with us, you can be confident that you are working with some of the best minds in the industry and natural problem-solvers. Our drive to share and multiply knowledge guides everything we do and lets us deliver top-notch solutions.
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talentsOur rigorous hiring process adheres to extremely high recruitment standards without any compromises. We evaluate dozens of engineers to fill senior positions, while many talented junior developers come from our Academy program with a 5% acceptance rate. Most of our engineers major or double major in math and computer science, and our management team has in-depth industry knowledge and experience. The pursuit of excellence earned us a reputation as a reliable employer that keeps retention at 87%, with 1/5 of employees engaged for 7+ years.
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Strong corporate
cultureWe are passionate about what we do and take pride in our work. Our corporate culture is built around open communication, creative thinking, and collaboration. Day by day we maintain a thriving environment where everyone can openly share concerns, give regular updates, and exchange constructive feedback. As Ukrainians, we share a European mindset and sync with our clients’ values at all times.
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What our clients say
4.8
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Berkeley Lights
VP of Software
USA
“Blackthorn Vision has been involved from the beginning. They’ve done almost all the software development on this product. Their professionalism distinguishes them. Blackthorn Vision’s teammates are good listeners and good workers.”
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ANC
Chief technology officer
USA
“They work to help develop our company instead of only being a third-party service provider. As a result, they've become a part of our company, which is very cool. Blackthorn Vision has shown that they're willing to go beyond the call of duty to do their job.”
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Sensia
Digital Architect, Web-Based IoT Platform
USA
“The quality of the work and engagement has been so good. They go beyond simply executing a task, story or test and are genuinely interested in understanding what the end user wants/needs.”
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Index.dev
Director of Technical Recruitment & AMD Team
UK
“One of the most impressive facts about Blackthorn is that they are very sustainable and stable partner. Good communication, good dedication for their job, and taking a lot of responsibility on their project.”
Client success stories
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Media & entertainmentMedia content management platform
9+Years of cooperation
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Energy, oil & GasSoftware solutions for monitoring gas & oil company
7+Years of cooperation
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Industrial automationAI and Machine Vision quality control software
10+Years of cooperation
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FintechSolution for seamless share calculations and distribution
2+Years of cooperation
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Industrial automation3D Simulation Software
4+Years of cooperation
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FintechSoftware for currency and stock trade automation
2+Years of cooperation
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FintechBudgeting and forecasting software
10+Years of cooperation
FAQ
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What is product discovery?
It is the first stage of product development. This stage intends to collect information about the project to define its vision, aims, and scope. After the product discovery, software development goes smoothly, and the client saves significant costs and time.
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How much time does the product discovery services take?
Usually, product discovery services last from several weeks to several months. This time depends on the complexity of the project you need to discover and the specifics of the market you are about to enter.
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What problems can solve the product discovery service?
Product discovery services help you validate your business idea and clarify the value you can bring to customers. It saves you from unnecessary costs and resources spent on building unimportant features.
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