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Write PRDs Like an Answer Engine Will Read Them
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Write PRDs Like an Answer Engine Will Read Them

Turn PRDs into decision systems with extractable “answer blocks”: category, differentiation, constraints, and out-of-scope rules—built for reuse and…

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The App Must Be Understood in the Same Direction, Even When People Change

The App Must Be Understood in the Same Direction, Even When People Change

When team members change, understanding drifts; a PRD keeps direction consistent by making goals, core flows, and prior…

Jan 2, 2026Read →
Fixes Should Not Rely on Memory
Knowledge Continuity

Fixes Should Not Rely on Memory

As products grow complex, maintenance fails when it relies on memory; a PRD provides the decision standard to locate ch…

#Knowledge Transfer
#Team Alignment
Jan 1, 2026Read →
You Built the App—So Why Aren’t People Using It?
Knowledge Continuity

You Built the App—So Why Aren’t People Using It?

If features are sufficient but users don’t stay, you don’t have a feature problem. You have a category + differentiatio…

#Knowledge Transfer
#Team Alignment
Dec 31, 2025Read →
Why Do Modern AI Agents Keep Rechecking Context?
Knowledge Continuity

Why Do Modern AI Agents Keep Rechecking Context?

It mirrors why humans keep referring back to a PRD while building an app.

#Knowledge Transfer
#Team Alignment
Dec 30, 2025Read →
The App Must Be Understood in the Same Direction, Even When People Change
Knowledge Continuity

The App Must Be Understood in the Same Direction, Even When People Change

A PRD is the app’s summary and manual—and the standard document that aligns direction

#Knowledge Transfer
#Team Alignment
Dec 27, 2025Read →
Fixes Should Not Rely on Memory
Change & Maintenance Standards

Fixes Should Not Rely on Memory

The PRD is the app’s summary, its manual, and the standard for making changes

#Change Management
#PRD as Reference
Dec 26, 2025Read →
Why You Should Look at the PRD When Doing App Marketing
Product Marketing Context

Why You Should Look at the PRD When Doing App Marketing

The PRD is not just a development document—it defines the context and criteria for marketing.

#Product Marketing
#Marketing Context
Dec 25, 2025Read →
Why Do Modern AI Agents Keep Rechecking Context?
Context-Driven Systems

Why Do Modern AI Agents Keep Rechecking Context?

It closely resembles why humans keep referring back to a PRD when building an app.

#Context Rechecking
#Externalized Judgment
Dec 24, 2025Read →
Why Documentation Matters
Documentation as System

Why Documentation Matters

Documentation is not just a record — it is a system that moves the team.

#Documentation System
#Single Source of Truth
Dec 23, 2025Read →
The Most Common App Actions—That No One Ever Defines
Interaction Semantics

The Most Common App Actions—That No One Ever Defines

Why “Save, Delete, Share, Login” Mean Different Things to Different People

#Action Definition
#User Expectations
Dec 20, 2025Read →
Feature Requests Keep Increasing—So Why Does It Get Harder to Decide What to Build?
Feature Decision Making

Feature Requests Keep Increasing—So Why Does It Get Harder to Decide What to Build?

Why feature decisions always become unstable when there is no PRD

#Feature Prioritization
#Decision Criteria
Dec 19, 2025Read →
Why You Must Define the Target User First in an App
Target Definition

Why You Must Define the Target User First in an App

The moment the target is defined, the business model and features naturally narrow themselves.

#Target User Definition
#Primary User
Dec 18, 2025Read →
Where Does an App Really Begin?
Product Discovery

Where Does an App Really Begin?

Most apps start from a single uncomfortable moment, and the PRD turns that discomfort into a clear product direction.

#Problem Discovery
#User Discomfort
Dec 17, 2025Read →
You Built the App—So Why Aren’t People Using It?
Product Positioning

You Built the App—So Why Aren’t People Using It?

The problem isn’t the features. It’s the app’s lack of a clear category and differentiation.

#App Differentiation
#Product Category
Dec 16, 2025Read →
Why You Lose Your Way Every Time You Modify an App —  Maintenance Ultimately Depends on the PRD
Maintenance & Longevity

Why You Lose Your Way Every Time You Modify an App — Maintenance Ultimately Depends on the PRD

Maintaining an app is often harder than building it for the first time. What should guide your decisions? The answer li…

#Maintenance Clarity
#Lost Context Problem
Dec 13, 2025Read →
The Essential Checklist Before Building an App with Vibe Coding —  It Turns Out This Was the PRD All Along
No-Code Foundations

The Essential Checklist Before Building an App with Vibe Coding — It Turns Out This Was the PRD All Along

The faster you build, the more you miss. Here is the core checklist that every no-code and vibe-coding user eventually…

#AI Pitfalls
#AI-Driven Development
Dec 12, 2025Read →
The Right Way to Add Features When Building an MVP — Without Records, Everything Becomes Blurry
MVP Structure

The Right Way to Add Features When Building an MVP — Without Records, Everything Becomes Blurry

Adding features is not a bad thing. But if nothing is documented, the MVP loses its purpose and its flow. Here's the co…

#MVP Feature Management
#Scope Control
Dec 11, 2025Read →
Why Apps Need Blueprints Like Houses — The Faster You Build, the More Essential the Design
Product Architecture

Why Apps Need Blueprints Like Houses — The Faster You Build, the More Essential the Design

Houses, cars, and furniture cannot be made without a blueprint. The moment the design disappears, the entire process co…

#App Architecture
#Blueprint Thinking
Dec 10, 2025Read →
What Happens When You Build an App with Vibe Coding Without a PRD — This Is How Chaos Begins
AI Development Pitfalls

What Happens When You Build an App with Vibe Coding Without a PRD — This Is How Chaos Begins

Many indie developers try to build apps quickly with vibe coding and end up facing real problems. Here’s why the root c…

#Vibe Coding Issues
#No-PRD Problems
Dec 9, 2025Read →
Why PRDs Are Essential Even in Vibe Coding — Turning Intuitive Development into Structured Product Building
AI-Driven Development

Why PRDs Are Essential Even in Vibe Coding — Turning Intuitive Development into Structured Product Building

Many users prompt in a stream-of-consciousness style, but faster development demands structure. A PRD turns intuition-b…

#Vibe Coding
#AI App Development
Dec 6, 2025Read →
How to Manage an Evolving PRD — How PRDs Change Throughout the Development Process
Documentation Lifecycle

How to Manage an Evolving PRD — How PRDs Change Throughout the Development Process

A PRD isn’t a write-once doc. It guides implementation during development, then becomes a concise map of the system aft…

#Evolving PRD
#Documentation Lifecycle
Dec 5, 2025Read →
Our Team Works With the PRD Open — How We Use PRDs in Real Product Work
Team Workflow

Our Team Works With the PRD Open — How We Use PRDs in Real Product Work

From feature design to UX, development, and operations — our team always keeps the PRD open while building apps and web…

#PRD in Practice
#Team Workflow
Dec 4, 2025Read →
How PRDs Are Used in Real Projects — The 5 Most Practical Applications
Product Workflow

How PRDs Are Used in Real Projects — The 5 Most Practical Applications

A PRD is not just a feature list. It is a repeatedly referenced “single source of truth” throughout the entire product…

#PRD Usage
#Product Workflow
Dec 3, 2025Read →
Requirements Definition vs. PRD — Two Documents With Completely Different Purposes
Requirements & Documentation

Requirements Definition vs. PRD — Two Documents With Completely Different Purposes

They may look similar, but each document solves a fundamentally different problem. This article explains why developmen…

#Requirements Definition
#PRD
Dec 2, 2025Read →
Why PRDs Reduce Development Costs
Product Efficiency

Why PRDs Reduce Development Costs

Most wasted development cost comes from “building something without fully understanding it.”

#PRD
#Cost Reduction
Nov 29, 2025Read →
How to Write Feature Requirements Everyone Can Understand — Sentence Structures That Developers and Designers Interpret the Same Way
Product Strategy

How to Write Feature Requirements Everyone Can Understand — Sentence Structures That Developers and Designers Interpret the Same Way

A PRD that unifies different expert languages determines the quality of the product

#PRD
#Cross-Team Alignment
Nov 28, 2025Read →
PRD Is the Memory of the Team — A Team Without Documentation Repeats the Same Mistakes
Product Management

PRD Is the Memory of the Team — A Team Without Documentation Repeats the Same Mistakes

Even if you agree in a meeting, without documentation the team ends up deciding everything from scratch again.

#PRD
#Product Documentation
Nov 27, 2025Read →
Every Feature Begins as an Assumption — How to Design and Validate Hypotheses Through PRDs
Product Management

Every Feature Begins as an Assumption — How to Design and Validate Hypotheses Through PRDs

A feature is not an idea but an assumption, and a good PRD turns that assumption into something testable.

#Hypothesis Driven Development
#PRD
Nov 26, 2025Read →
Why a Well-Written PRD Speeds Up Development — Clearing Up the Misunderstandings Between Planning and Engineering
Product Management

Why a Well-Written PRD Speeds Up Development — Clearing Up the Misunderstandings Between Planning and Engineering

Once you drop the myth that “writing docs slows you down,” development actually gets faster.

#PRD
#Product Development
Nov 25, 2025Read →
Design Direction Starts with the PRD — The UI/UX Basics Most Beginners Miss
Product Strategy

Design Direction Starts with the PRD — The UI/UX Basics Most Beginners Miss

Good-looking screens don’t make a great product — clarity about the experience does.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 22, 2025Read →
How to Choose the Right Features — A PRD Workflow Guided by AI Questions
Product Strategy

How to Choose the Right Features — A PRD Workflow Guided by AI Questions

Great products don’t start with more features — they start with the right ones.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 21, 2025Read →
Why Good Ideas Fail — 5 Common Failure Patterns a PRD Can Prevent
Product Strategy

Why Good Ideas Fail — 5 Common Failure Patterns a PRD Can Prevent

Most ideas don’t fail because they’re bad — they fail because they were never clearly organized.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 20, 2025Read →
When You Have an Idea but Can’t Organize It — What a PRD Actually Fixes
Product Strategy

When You Have an Idea but Can’t Organize It — What a PRD Actually Fixes

A PRD shines when scattered thoughts crystallize into a clear product structure.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 19, 2025Read →
A PRD Isn’t Complicated — It’s the Simplest Blueprint Anyone Can Use
Product Strategy

A PRD Isn’t Complicated — It’s the Simplest Blueprint Anyone Can Use

If you have an idea, you can write a PRD. It’s the easiest starting point for turning thoughts into products.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 18, 2025Read →
PRD Templates for Mobile Apps (and How AI Follows Them)
PRD Template

PRD Templates for Mobile Apps (and How AI Follows Them)

Our AI doesn’t just write for you — it thinks with you. HowToWritePRD builds PRDs through conversation, following prove…

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 17, 2025Read →
How Our PRD AI Builds a Habit Tracker — A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Product Strategy

How Our PRD AI Builds a Habit Tracker — A Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Our AI isn’t just a language model — it’s a specialized pipeline designed purely for PRD creation.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 17, 2025Read →
5 Common Mistakes in Mobile PRDs — and How to Avoid Them
Product Strategy

5 Common Mistakes in Mobile PRDs — and How to Avoid Them

How small planning mistakes can ripple into big UX problems

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 15, 2025Read →
Why Every Mobile App Needs a PRD — The Hidden Cost of Skipping Product Documentation
Product Strategy

Why Every Mobile App Needs a PRD — The Hidden Cost of Skipping Product Documentation

A PRD isn’t just a document — it’s the compass that keeps your product from losing direction.

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 14, 2025Read →
How AI Helps PMs — The Story Behind howtowriteprd.com
Story

How AI Helps PMs — The Story Behind howtowriteprd.com

How we built an AI-powered PRD writing tool for anyone with an idea but no clue where to start

#PRD
#Product Management
Nov 13, 2025Read →
How to Write a PRD (with AI Example)
Guides

How to Write a PRD (with AI Example)

Learn how to write an effective Product Requirements Document (PRD) with AI. This guide explains the structure, key com…

#PRD
#Product Management
Oct 31, 2025Read →
Introducing HowToWritePRD — AI-Powered PRD Generator for Mobile Apps
Announcement

Introducing HowToWritePRD — AI-Powered PRD Generator for Mobile Apps

Generate PRDs faster with AI. HowToWritePRD helps product managers and founders instantly create structured Product Req…

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#Product Management
Oct 30, 2025Read →