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Product design is about cost-benefit analysis. How useful is something versus how hard is it to do. Here\u2019s how I think of it:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The cost-benefit analysis of features<\/p><\/div>\n

Every type of feature can be identified as belonging to one of four quadrants: low reward and low effort; low reward and high effort; high reward and low effort; and high reward and high effort.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to know which quadrant you\u2019re building in and if you\u2019re wise, you\u2019ll steer clear of the upper left for all but the most essential of features.<\/span><\/p>\n

This excerpt was first published in Intercom on Product Management. Head this way to read more.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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