Along the Roadmap: June Edition — Summer is here and so are two of our best programs — the Paralect Accelerator and Startup Summer. They bring together everything we love about startups: Driven founders with a unique chance to bring their ideas to life. Eager students ready to learn in a true team environment how to build stellar products. Keen teachers and mentors from across our teams who create a supportive learning environment.

“Back in the spring, I didn’t even know how to typeset — by the end of Startup Summer I can’t even believe how much I’ve learned. Looking through my code, I myself can see a tremendous difference before and after the course.” – SS2020 Graduate Paralect Startup Summer registration for…

The correlation between the designer and product manager is fascinating. We collaborate closely, and there is a lot of overlap in what each of us does and brings to the table. The Product Manager (PdM) and Designer (UX/UI) are both responsible to meet the needs of users or organizations from…

Recently I found out that one of the easiest ways to learn something new quickly and effectively is to fall in love with the teacher — some tricky processes happen in the brain and emotions help you remember everything a lot better. And I realized: this actually happened in my…

Engineers tend to over-engineer. In fact, everyone else does too, especially at the beginning of their careers. Founders can easily fall for the ideal of an elegant solution before getting close to product-market fit. Complexity is an insidious, often self-imposed blocker — examples: “I’ll write more once my blog is…

The two founders who make it into the Accelerator this year already have a lot of strengths. A clear understanding of the problem, a good idea of how to solve it and a vision of who needs their product. But even the most well-rounded soloprenuers can’t do it, or know…

The Sidebar vs Header debate is one that every designer faces at some point. There is no clear consensus on which is better, and it often comes down to personal preference. However, recent research shows that the choice of navigation can have a significant impact on user interaction. In this…

In 2016 I came here as a student in the very first batch of Startup Summer. I was 18 years old. Within 5 years I grew from a Junior developer to Tech Lead & Web3 Explorer. My case proves that it’s possible to progress without changing jobs regularly. …

Here’s the context — the product landscape has shifted quickly in the last few years. Accelerated by the pandemic, increased reliance on digital tools has spread to every industry. The pace has changed. The R&D team is here to match the velocity that today’s startup founders need. What’s clear is…