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Product AI Summit 2026: A Recap of Three Days in Irvine

Events

How three days of workshops, keynotes, and conversations about AI unfolded at the Product AI Summit in Irvine.

"It’s Alive!" Centercode Labs Jolts to Life

Centercode News

From faster workflows to fun team breaks, Centercode Labs delivers tools that power better product work.

Introducing Centercode 10x: A Leap Forward in Modern User Testing

Centercode News

Centercode 10x redefines user testing with AI, app integration, and real-world insights to fast-track better product decisions.

Most Recent Posts

Using Personas and Vectors in Your Recruiting Strategy

Test Planning

Recruiting targeted beta testers is one of the most difficult aspects of beta testing. If your beta testers aren’t a true reflection of your target market, then you risk ending up with irrelevant and distracting feedback that could veer your product off course. This becomes even more difficult if you have a diverse market, or […]

How We’re Helping Whistle Handle the Challenges of the Wearables Market

Case Study

The wearables market is booming. It’s already a multi-billion dollar market with conservative estimates predicting it will more than triple within the next few years. Companies of all shapes and sizes are jumping into this new industry with flashy prototypes and impressive plans to become the front-runner in this burgeoning space. Soon, you’ll be able […]

Free Kit for Finding and Recruiting Great Beta Testers

Content Release

The success, or failure, of every beta test relies heavily upon its team of beta testers. The right group of testers can provide a fire-hose of quality feedback with minimal time investment. On the other hand, the wrong testers will provide virtually nothing of value — despite endless begging and pleading on your end. Even […]

The Risks of Running a Public Beta Test

Test Launch

Public (or “open”) beta tests have become incredibly popular in recent years as big companies have added large public beta tests into their development processes. The increased buzz and excitement about an upcoming launch that often comes with a public beta test can certainly build momentum around a product. But, as some companies can attest, […]

Should Employees, Friends, & Family Be Your Beta Testers?

Test Planning

Whether you’re a small company running your first beta test, or a big company with an established beta program humming along, beta tester recruitment and selection is one of the toughest challenges of beta testing. Finding the right people, getting them interested, and qualifying them for your beta test can be an incredibly time-consuming task. […]

Determining Your Beta Testing Objectives

Test Planning

One of the most unique aspects of beta testing is the wide variety of different objectives it can achieve compared to other forms of product testing. This flexibility is part of what makes beta testing so valuable, but it can also make beta challenging as you try to decide which objectives to focus on during […]

Collecting Mock Product Reviews During Beta

Test Management

There are a variety of activities you can ask your testers to participate in during beta. While things like bugs and feature requests may spring to mind first, it’s important to get creative about the kinds of feedback you collect so you can get the most value out of your test. One activity we’ve found […]

Announcing Betabound: A New Way to Find Great Beta Testers

Centercode News

Since Centercode’s early days we’ve had a community of amazing beta testers. They’ve helped our Managed Betas Team successfully test hundreds of diverse products for companies of all types. Our community has grown organically through word of mouth to nearly 90,000 beta testers. As we’ve grown, our testers have clamored for more products to test, […]

Centercode Software and the Heartbleed Bug

Centercode News

Given the sensitivity of information collected throughout the beta process, we’ve been receiving a lot of questions from rightfully worried customers about whether we’re susceptible to the Heartbleed bug. We wanted to take a moment to offer assurance that that the Heartbleed bug does not affect our platform, as our software does not use OpenSSL. […]

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