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Building AI-Powered Products Without ML Teams

October 15, 2024

Learn how to build AI-powered products without a dedicated machine learning team. This article outlines practical steps for integrating AI using pre-built models, improving your product's personalization, automation, and efficiency with minimal investment.

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Building AI-Powered Products Without ML Teams

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Building a Strong Company Culture: The Core Values That Drive Our Success

February 29, 2024

Unicorns, Exits, and Global Recognition: The Rise of Prague’s Tech Scene

February 1, 2024

Building Products with LLMs | 7 Tips for Success

August 1, 2023

How to Set Your Startup’s Mission & Vision

March 14, 2023

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Building AI-Powered Products Without ML Teams

Product Development

Technology

October 15, 2024

Learn how to build AI-powered products without a dedicated machine learning team. This article outlines practical steps for integrating AI using pre-built models, improving your product's personalization, automation, and efficiency with minimal investment.

Behind the Innovation: Meet Lukáš

Culture

June 28, 2024

In our series “Behind the Innovation,” we spotlight the minds driving our projects. In the upcoming feature, we introduce Lukáš, the QA lead at OAK'S LAB, who ensures the quality of everything we build.

Planning the Perfect Offsite

Culture

June 13, 2024

To give you a glimpse into our memorable offsites, we sat down with Zelo Doan, our People & Office Ops expert. Zelo shared insights into the planning process and what makes these events special. Here's what we discovered.

Behind the Innovation: Meet Ugur

Product Development

Business

Technology

March 18, 2024

In our most recent series, “Behind the Innovation,” we introduce you to the individuals behind the innovations that we build. For our next installment, we want you to meet Uğur, one of the talented tech leads we have here at OAK'S LAB.

Building a Strong Company Culture: The Core Values That Drive Our Success

Culture

Business

February 29, 2024

Take a deeper look at the foundational principles that guide everything that we do at OAK'S LAB.

Behind the Innovation: Meet Milica

Culture

Business

February 19, 2024

In our newest series, “Behind the Innovation,” we introduce you to the individuals behind the innovations that we build. For our first installment, we want you to meet Milica, one of the talented product managers we have here at OAK'S LAB.

Unicorns, Exits, and Global Recognition: The Rise of Prague’s Tech Scene

Business

Technology

February 1, 2024

A review of Prague's tech landscape post-2020.

Implementing a Company Strategy Into Your Organization

Business

Culture

September 25, 2023

Operating a company without a strategy is like traveling to a foreign destination without a map. Here's how we created the map for our company.

August Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

September 11, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Estimating Epics and User Stories with Story Points

Product Development

Business

August 22, 2023

How top teams use story points to estimate and plan the amount of work for each product development sprint.

July Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

August 7, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Building Products with LLMs | 7 Tips for Success

Product Development

Technology

August 1, 2023

Over the last few months, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with some startups that have LLM-driven products. Here are the best practices that we’ve learned along the way.

The Top B2B SaaS Metrics to Pay Attention to as a Startup

Business

Technology

July 13, 2023

Key metrics we’ve seen our successful early-stage B2B SaaS startup founders pay close attention to.

June Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

July 12, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

May Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

June 13, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Utilizing Epics & User Stories in Agile Product Development

Product Development

Technology

June 7, 2023

The blueprint for product development teams to follow as they build user-centric products.

The Ultimate 7-Slide Formula for a Winning Startup Pitch Deck

Technology

Business

May 24, 2023

Securing a seed investment is great validation and a big boost for early-stage startups; however, for first-time founders navigating the venture capital world isn’t easy. A well-crafted pitch deck can open investor doors and become the starting point from which an investment is made.

How to Set a Framework for Scope Discovery

Product Development

Technology

May 22, 2023

How to identify the features that maximize the value for your users and business.

How to Use Qualitative Insights to Improve User Experience

Product Development

Business

May 10, 2023

The information product development teams use to improve the user experience and optimize their products for success.

April Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

May 5, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

How to Use Quantitative Insights to Make Data-Driven Decisions

Product Development

Technology

April 26, 2023

The information product development teams use to make data-driven decisions and optimize their products for success.

How to Stay on Track with Meetings & Ceremonies

Product Development

Technology

April 11, 2023

The cornerstone of effective product development, enabling teams to seamlessly operate across both discovery and delivery tracks.

Business Goals vs Product Goals and Tips to Setting Both

Product Development

Business

March 29, 2023

Quantifying founder ambitions to keep product development teams focused on the most impactful initiatives.

Startup Fundraising Indicators: A Guide to Evaluating Your Company’s Growth

Business

Technology

March 20, 2023

Learn about the key fundraising indicators for startups at different stages of growth, from pre-seed to Series B and beyond.

How to Set Your Startup’s Mission & Vision

Business

Technology

March 14, 2023

The twin north stars navigating startup founders and our teams on the journey to build a product that makes a big impact in the world.

How to Use Dual-Track Agile Product Development in Early-Stage Startups

Product Development

Technology

March 9, 2023

Our chosen product development process to get early-stage startups from idea to product-market fit.

February Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

March 7, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Our Product-Building Principles

Product Development

Technology

February 16, 2023

Our product principles that guide our team in building world-class products and a look at how we created them.

How OAK'S LAB Hires

Culture

Business

February 13, 2023

The success of any company depends on the people within it. We believe that without a strong team and healthy company culture, OAK’S LAB wouldn’t be where we are today.

January Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

February 10, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

The OAK’S LAB WAY: An Introduction to Our Product Development Methodology

Product Development

Technology

January 23, 2023

Our product development methodology designed to take an early-stage startup from pre-seed to series A and beyond.

December Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

January 10, 2023

Each month, the OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

November Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Technology

Product Development

December 9, 2022

The OAK'S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

October Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

November 7, 2022

The OAK'S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

4 Ways We Use Prisma to Speed Up Development

Product Development

October 21, 2022

In the startup world, if your business depends on software and its data, being agile and moving fast is crucial. This is why we use Prisma.

September Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Technology

Product Development

October 7, 2022

The OAK'S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Scale It Up with Microservices: When and How to Migrate

Business

Technology

October 3, 2022

At some point in the app development process, your pain points will dictate that something needs to change. Let's talk about microservices.

August Engineering Monthly Round-Up

Product Development

Technology

September 6, 2022

The OAK’S LAB engineering team rounds up the latest news, insights, and events in the engineering world and shares them with you.

Scaling Tech Teams — The New Solution

Technology

Business

June 17, 2022

To scale, growth-stage startups are faced with a choice: to hire in-house or outsource. Is there an opportunity to get the best of both?

7 VC Twitter Accounts to Follow as an Early-Stage Founder

Technology

Business

May 5, 2022

Twitter is a central hub of information and knowledge sharing for the startup ecosystem, so follow these accounts to get the pulse.

How to Keep Company Culture in a Hybrid Remote Work Environment

Culture

Business

January 31, 2022

How do you keep company culture when you have remote workers all over the world? We look at models, solutions, and more.

Should You Outsource Your Startup’s Product Development?

Product Development

Business

January 25, 2022

If you are thinking of outsourcing, this guide will provide an overview of the key factors to consider when making your decision. As the world shifts to remote and hybrid working models, an increasing number of startups are utilizing the benefits of distributed teams.

Product Goal Setting: Why You Need It and 5 Tips to Help You Succeed

Product Development

Business

January 3, 2022

What are product goals? Why do we have them, and when do we use them? Learn the answers in this guide to product goal setting.

From a Queen to Crypto: The History of Venture Capital

Business

Technology

November 30, 2021

Venture capital is booming. But how did we get here? Let's take a look at the history of venture capital.

Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Equity

Technology

Business

October 8, 2021

We spoke to Ifty Nasir, founder of Vestd, on how startups should think about employee options and equity.

The Next Big Opportunity For FinTech

Technology

Business

February 3, 2021

How FinTech can help the world’s ‘unbanked’ escape poverty.

Approaching European VC’s From the U.S.

Business

Technology

April 1, 2020

A Q&A with Ales Mika, Principal and Head of Advisory of DEPO Ventures, a respected and trustworthy partner to startups, investors, and companies alike, during the innovation-driven era.

Prague - Europe’s Flourishing Tech Hub

Technology

Business

March 25, 2020

My brother and I decided to establish the headquarters of our tech company in Prague. It was the best decision we’ve ever made.

6 Reasons Why JavaScript is the Best For Your MVP

Technology

Business

February 26, 2020

If you’re building a web service or an app in 2022, full-stack Javascript is the way to go.

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