The years of work that are poured into a great product are often underestimated. 

When we're taking advantage of the endless scroll on our Facebook app, or ordering an Uber, we rarely think about the hours of work that made these products massively successful.

The web is filled to the brim with one-hack-wonders, but the less-sexy truth is that there's no cutting corners to building a successful product. The product teams at the best startups (think Slack, Yahoo, Glassdoor, Vevo) have maintained momentum thanks to non-stop testing, small improvements, and an obsessive attention to detail. 

Pursuing the big-swing projects isn't going to make your product a success. It's building the focused, small habits into your product development process that will get you there over time.

Here's how to instill the right habits and focus into your own product development process.