Agile platform development
Designing for reusability, flexibility and extensibility
Jan. 31, 2021 - Willem L. Middelkoop
This month I am leveraging platform capabilities to launch a new product. Over the years I have developed the "Lemmid" platform, a set of building blocks that allow me to swiftly develop new products. Designing a platform takes some extra considerations, but if you follow some simple rules you can do it yourself!
Continue reading![A funky new and exciting idea](/blog/2021-01-31_building-a-product-platform/images/i_04_A-funky-new-and-exciting-idea_500px.jpg)
![From signup to product: automated onboarding of Lemmid Store is enabled by leveraging the Lemmid platform's capabilities](/blog/2021-01-31_building-a-product-platform/images/i_07_From-signup-to-product-automated-onboarding-of-Lemmid-Store-is-enabled-by-leveraging-the-Lemmid-plat_500px.jpg)
![Building upon a platform - the coloured blocks could be imagined as products upon a platform foundation](/blog/2021-01-31_building-a-product-platform/images/i_03_Building-upon-a-platform-the-coloured-blocks-could-be-imagined-as-products-upon-a-platform-foundatio_500px.jpg)
![When the design comes together - great products appear: Harry van de Laar showing Lemmid Store straight from the kitchen!](/blog/2021-01-31_building-a-product-platform/images/i_08_When-the-design-comes-together-great-products-appear-Harry-van-de-Laar-showing-Lemmid-Store-straight_500px.jpg)
![The Lemmid platform is the foundation for the products that I build on top of it](/blog/2021-01-31_building-a-product-platform/images/i_06_The-Lemmid-platform-is-the-foundation-for-the-products-that-I-build-on-top-of-it_500px.png)
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