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The Amazon backward method with Cycle change-log | Cycle

Sep 17, 2024

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I thought I knew product development... until I tried Amazon's Backward Method. 🤯

It flipped my process upside down:

  1. Start with the press release 📰

  2. Craft FAQs for customers 🙋‍♀️

  3. Draft user manuals 📚

Then work backwards to build it.

At Cycle, we're dogfooding this approach:

• Each changelog entry = a mini press release
• Updates are user-centric, highlighting value
• Continuous feedback loop with our users

Example: Developing a new feature for my "Sweet Cold Delight" 🍦 business

  1. Drafted the end goal & value prop in Cycle's changelog

  2. Collaborated with the team on the PRD

  3. Tracked progress with Linear, synced to Cycle

  4. Released the feature with a bang! 🎉

The result? A changelog that's not just a list of updates, but a story of how we're solving user problems.

Check out our changelog 👉 https://changelog.cycle.app/sweet-cold-delight/

Cycle is free, DM me for access!

The Backward Method is a game-changer. How could it revolutionize your product development? 🚀

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