Stabilizing and Scaling Spobik
Turning a slow e-commerce site into a fast, secure revenue-generating platform
Key Results:
- 6x faster load time (600 ms → 38 ms)
- Updates for 500,000+ items in ~10 min
- Largest Contentful Paint: 0.24 seconds
Product Discovery Services: From Raw Idea to Documented Requirements
Every stakeholder asks the same three questions: what it costs, how long it takes, and why users will switch. Discovery answers all three on paper, and Forbytes delivers those answers as requirements, a prototype, an architecture, and a costed roadmap.
When You Need Product Discovery
- You are about to build for a user need that was never validated
- Development quotes from vendors differ by a factor of three
- Nobody on the team can say what the first release must include
- Your product idea changes shape between stakeholder meetings
- The budget needs approval, but the scope has no numbers attached
- The new product has to work with systems nobody has mapped yet
Results You Can Achieve with Product Discovery Services
| Product Discovery Benefit | Business Impact |
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| Validated product concept | You fund an idea users confirmed, not one the team assumed |
| Prioritized MVP scope | Budget goes to the features the first release actually needs |
| Clickable prototype | Stakeholders and investors see the product before development starts |
| Solution architecture | Integration and load questions get answered before the first sprint |
| Cost and timeline estimate | Budget approval rests on documented assumptions, not a guess |
| Requirements specification | Any team can build from the same document, including your own |
Our Focus Industries
Real Client Results
Modernizing Guesty’s Legacy System
Modernizing the legacy system to improve performance and efficiency
Key Results:
- Enhanced stability and test coverage
- Outdated code removed
- Accelerated feature delivery
Expanding Owners Portal
Adding new features to the portal to meet property managers and owners needs
Key Results:
- 2 major features added
- 50% improvement in data visibility
- 100% IRS 1099 compliance
Mobile App Development
Rebuilding architecture and accelerating feature delivery for the mobile app
Key Results:
- 20,000 users of the mobile app
- 3x faster feature delivery
- 80% fewer support tickets
Third-Party Integrations
Integrating WMSs, a payment solution, and the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP
Key Results:
- 3 system integrations completed
- 100% financial data sync daily
- 100% real-time stock updates
Our Product Discovery Process
Business Case & Goal SettingClarifying business goals, constraints, success metrics, and what each stakeholder expects.
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Solution Ideation & Scope DefinitionShaping solution options and deciding what the first release includes and leaves out.
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Technical Feasibility & ArchitectureAssessing integrations, data, and expected load to confirm the solution is buildable.
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Market & Target Audience ResearchResearching competitors, users, and confirming the problem is worth solving.
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Product Prototyping & ValidationBuilding wireframes and a clickable prototype, then testing it with real users.
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Roadmap, Estimation & HandoverDelivering requirements, backlog, architecture, estimate, and risk log as one package.
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Discovery That Ends With Documents, Not Slides
You get a requirements specification, an architecture, and an estimate
The analysts and architects who run your discovery stay available for the build
The documentation is yours. Build with us, build in-house, or use it to run a vendor tender
Start With Your Goals: Define the Discovery Scope Before You Proceed
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FAQ
What do product discovery services include?
Product discovery covers everything between the idea and the first line of production code. Our team runs market and competitor analysis, user and stakeholder interviews, solution ideation workshops, technical feasibility assessment, wireframing and clickable prototyping, and roadmap and cost estimation.
You receive a software requirements specification with acceptance criteria, a prototype, a solution architecture with the integration map, a prioritized backlog, a risk log, and an estimate per release.
We already have a specification. Do we still need discovery?
Check three things in your document.
- Does every requirement have an acceptance criterion?
- Does the integration list name the systems and their API versions?
- Does the estimate state what it assumes?
If two of the three are missing, the specification will not survive a fixed-price negotiation, and the gaps come back later as change requests. If all three are there, ask us for a scope review instead of a full discovery.
What happens if discovery shows the idea will not work?
You save the development budget, which is the point. In practice a flat no is rare. The usual outcome is a smaller first release, a different user segment, or a build-versus-buy answer that points to an existing product. Either way you get the recommendation in writing with the research behind it, so the decision is yours to make and defend.
Who builds the product after discovery, and who owns the documentation?
The documentation belongs to you. Many clients continue with Forbytes, since the analysts and architects who wrote the specification already know the product. Others take the package to their in-house team or run a vendor tender with it. Comparable quotes are one of the more useful side effects of a documented scope.
How much time does our team need to spend on discovery?
Expect stakeholder interviews, two or three workshops, and review sessions on each deliverable. Product owners and technical leads carry most of that load, while other stakeholders join once or twice. The single thing that speeds it up is naming one person on your side who can make decisions. Without that, every workshop ends in a follow-up, and the timeline stretches for reasons that have nothing to do with the work.
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Forbytes created an app that allowed users to quickly measure themselves to be fitted for custom shirts. As a result, we could increase our speed, quality, and shirt output per week. Forbytes was dedicated to delivering a solution that accurately addressed our needs.
Forbytes’ engineers and team leads worked as part of our RnD group and were directly managed by our company directors. They were both proactive and adaptable, qualities that perfectly match our needs in our fast-growing and constantly evolving environment.
Forbytes has a strong process-oriented way of leading the company, with good respect for themselves and their managers. They made a choice not to become too big but build slowly on more qualified people, which is paying off.
Niklas Hammar
COO & Business
Development at Offerta.se
Our e-commerce site saw online inquiries and orders rise after working with Forbytes. The team used top-notch expertise to inform their suggestions and improvements. Constant communication, quick responses, and prompt delivery made for a smooth and enjoyable collaboration.
The Forbytes team was very professional and demonstrated a great understanding of the business aspects. All tasks were completed above expectations. Their experts were always available, and we never needed to wait for a response or a suggested solution.
