Product Talk Daily: Feelings aren’t opportunities.
But they often point to opportunities.
A Short Video
Feelings aren’t opportunities.
Learn more about opportunity mapping.
A Longer Read from Product Talk
Discovery Is Messy: How Do We Keep Track of All That We Are Learning?
When we use the same artifacts to do the work, communicate the work, and archive the work, all three purposes get the attention they deserve.
Struggling with managing all your discovery artifacts? Learn a practical approach to organizing your discovery work that serves three key purposes: doing the work, communicating with stakeholders, and archiving decisions.
🎯 You'll learn:
• Why creating separate artifacts for different purposes is inefficient
• How to use opportunity solution trees and story maps effectively
• Tips for communicating progress without overwhelming stakeholders
• What's actually worth archiving (hint: less than you think!)
📖 Read the article: Discovery Is Messy: How Do We Keep Track of All That We Are Learning?
❓ What's one discovery artifact that you find most valuable for both doing the work AND communicating with stakeholders? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
A Worthy Read from Around the Web
Hiten Shah on How to Avoid Common Pitfalls of Product Development
"Nobody wants to give another person feedback, but everyone is willing to share their opinion." - Hiten Shah
Learn how successful entrepreneur Hiten Shah builds and scales digital products that people actually want to use 🚀
In this article, you'll discover:
🎯 How to identify if customers really need your product
🗣️ Why asking for opinions works better than asking for feedback
📝 The power of creating marketing materials before coding
🔍 How to find the "pattern of pain" in customer research
🤫 Why silence is your best friend during customer interviews
Hiten shares his experience from building successful SaaS companies like FYI, KISSmetrics, and Crazy Egg, including a honest look at how one of his products failed and what he learned from it 💡
Read the article: Hiten Shah on How to Avoid Common Pitfalls of Product Development
❓ What's the most valuable feedback you've ever received from a customer? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Invest in Your Discovery Skills
Business outcomes
Product outcomes
Traction metrics
What’s the difference? And which should you use to set the scope of your discovery work?
Come find out: Defining Outcomes