3 key data slices to understand your team's Predictability through Throughput (pun intended).

Today we’ll talk about Throughput metric. Why is it so important, how to read it’s patterns and what to be cautious about. Premise Imagine walking into a bar on a Friday evening, exhausted, and ordering a beer flight. The bartender thinks: “Over the past hour we completed 12 orders; there are 4 in progress; this will be the fifth. Your flight will arrive in 20–25 minutes.” There are no subjective complexity estimates - only historical data to forecast wait time. Wouldn’t it be great if an IT team could plan as simply, honestly, and predictably? Ha-ha, you wish ...

September 10, 2025 · 6 min · Marat Kiniabulatov

Product Operations: simple steps to build transparent Feature Pipeline to dramatically lower Lead Time

(Experience from an AI-Based Fintech KYC SaaS Startup Focused on LATAM and Africa) Your regular challenge: When Sales, Marketing and IT Speak Different Languages Our SaaS startup served emerging fast-paced fintech markets (it still is). Speed + compliance were existential. Since most startups live on venture capital with limited runway, every delay in shipping value to the market means lost clients and regulatory risk. It also a huge roadblock on your path to become self-sustainable. So you need to be super frugal and efficient. ...

May 7, 2024 · 7 min · Marat Kiniabulatov