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Product Discovery Cadence

Product

6 min read

Weekly rhythm

  • 3 user interviews
  • 1 usability test with a shipped feature
  • 1 win/loss review with sales
  • Written synthesis Friday

What to interview for

Jobs-to-be-done + emotional trigger. Never ask "would you use X?" Ask "walk me through the last time you tried to solve this problem."

Discovery ≠ validation

Discovery is finding problems worth solving. Validation is testing a specific solution. Do them in that order.

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