RICHARD
LAGRAND
Product Engineer
The Hague, NL | Rota, ES
Building fast, thoughtful products at the intersection of technology and user experience. Experienced with scaling from zero to product-market fit.
Currently
Product owner/engineer
Available for freelance/consulting projects
Selected Work
Writing
Assumptions don't kill projects. Unquestioned ones do.
After reviewing a wide range of business validation projects, one pattern appeared almost everywhere: not a lack of effort or ability, but a specific unwillingness to question the foundations. This is about what unvalidated assumptions actually look like in practice — and how to break the habit.
Building Product-Driven Engineering Teams
How to structure teams for velocity without sacrificing quality