https://iftiak.com/journal Notes from building products as a Product Manager and Product Designer: decisions, trade-offs and lessons from real work. en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 https://iftiak.com/journal/saas-launch-readiness-checklist https://iftiak.com/journal/saas-launch-readiness-checklist Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Management Ten checks I'd run before any SaaS launch, each one learned on a real product, from measuring the old system to the first weeks after launch. With a one-page PDF. https://iftiak.com/journal/live-in-5-weeks-integrate-before-you-build https://iftiak.com/journal/live-in-5-weeks-integrate-before-you-build Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Management SportsOnTV, a 24/7 sports channel and news hub covering 32 sports, went live in five weeks against an eight-week plan. We used proven tools wherever we could and built only what had to be ours. https://iftiak.com/journal/one-checkout-mark-andrews-creative https://iftiak.com/journal/one-checkout-mark-andrews-creative Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Management From a one-sentence brief to a platform live in 12 weeks, with three ways to buy in one checkout. The business it runs now makes over $1M a year. https://iftiak.com/journal/approval-workflows-b2b-saas https://iftiak.com/journal/approval-workflows-b2b-saas Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Design In KpiClock, each company builds its own approval steps, every approver's status is visible, and roster conflicts are caught before a roster is submitted. Here's how I designed it. https://iftiak.com/journal/time-tracking-first https://iftiak.com/journal/time-tracking-first Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Management KpiClock replaces Hubstaff, BambooHR and DocuSign. We shipped time tracking completely first and added HR and e-signature after. It's now live with 900+ companies. https://iftiak.com/journal/booking-flow-9-steps-to-4 https://iftiak.com/journal/booking-flow-9-steps-to-4 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Design Find Your Calm's old booking flow took 9 steps. I redesigned it into 4, and booking completion rose 31% against the old system. Here's what I removed, what I grouped, and what it cost. https://iftiak.com/journal/pricing-find-your-calm-by-revenue https://iftiak.com/journal/pricing-find-your-calm-by-revenue Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 Product Management Find Your Calm has two tiers, a free listing and paid booking software, and it charges no commission. Here's how I designed the pricing, and why. https://iftiak.com/journal/where-the-ai-acts-in-leandeck https://iftiak.com/journal/where-the-ai-acts-in-leandeck Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0600 AI AI writes the first draft of a proposal in LeanDeck. It never writes the invoice. Here's where we drew that line, and why.