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"To shift from idea testing to assumption testing, we have to become cognizant of the assumptions we are making in the first place. This is harder than it sounds."
Discovering Solutions: Quickly Determine Which Ideas Will Work (And Which Won’t)
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How to Make Time for Customer Interviews & Validation
"As heads of product, it’s our job to enable our product managers to work on what really matters," writes Rich Mironov, arguing that customer interviews and research should take place on a weekly basis. This shouldn't come as a surprise to regular Product Talk readers since it's something I write about regularly and cover in my Continuous Interviewing course. In this post, Rich outlines some practical strategies to help you consistently prioritize these types of customer-focused activities.
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Opportunity solution trees help product trios:
✅ Resolve the tension between business needs and customer needs
✅ Build and maintain a shared understanding of how they might reach their desired outcome
✅ Adopt a continuous mindset
✅ Unlock better decision-making
✅ Unlock faster learning cycles
✅ Build confidence in knowing what to do next
✅ Unlock simpler stakeholder management
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Most teams test one idea at a time.
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