Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to delivering a keynote at the Product at Heart conference (in case you missed it, you can find the video and transcript of that presentation here ), conference co-organizer Petra Wille also invited me to participate in a fireside chat at the Leadership Forum event. Introduction: What Is Product Discovery?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 22, 2023

Understanding user needs and pain points is essential for building successful products and services, but that doesn’t mean we need to get stuck going down a multi-month research hole in order to be “ready” to collaborate, innovate, or prototype. What about the product(s) your team has in the market?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Why should you use customer discovery? How can product managers use it to test assumptions and uncover opportunities? These are the key questions that Susan Stavitzki, the Senior Product Manager at CarMax, discussed during her presentation at the Product Drive Summit this year. What is customer discovery?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

If you’re wondering how to create a feedback loop in your product, you’re in the right place! In this article, we look at the process of creating feedback loops step-by-step and share some best practices for product managers to get the best out of user feedback. Want to see how?

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It’s true that discovery takes time. Interviewing customers , building opportunity solution trees , running assumption tests —these are all activities that take your attention away from delivery. But I’m also a firm believer that discovery doesn’t come at the expense of delivery. Teresa Torres: Hi, everyone.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 31, 2024

You’ll often hear Teresa say that there’s no single right way to do continuous discovery. Something she might not say as often (that’s just as true) is that there’s no single wrong way to do discovery , either. Let’s be clear: The fact that it’s easy to make mistakes is not an excuse for avoiding discovery. Let’s dive in!

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Generative vs evaluative research methods are two techniques for conducting user research when managing your product. Both UX research methods are different but provide valuable insights to help your product development process. Userpilot is a great tool for performing generative and evaluative research.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The opportunity solution tree helps visualize all the work that goes into continuous discovery. And while opportunity solution trees have become increasingly common among product teams, there’s still plenty of room for customization, both in the way you set up your trees and the tools you use to build them.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 17, 2024

Sometimes it’s because they’ve personally experienced a pain point and want to address it. Here’s Teresa’s take : When we start with an idea, the scope of our discovery work becomes, “Is my idea good or not?” For today’s Product in Practice , we caught up with Kranthi Kiran , the Founder of ThoughtFlow.

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Product Talk

APRIL 20, 2022

“I get that the continuous discovery habits framework works well for mature products, but does it work for early-stage startups?”. I spent all of my full-time employee experience at early-stage startups (many of them pre-product) and I relied on these same habits to figure out what to build. This question always surprises me.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What is the UX research process? It also outlines a 9-step guide on how to conduct UX research for product managers and UX designers. TL;DR The UX research process is a sequence of steps to collect and analyze data on user interactions with the product to better understand their needs and preferences.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Are A/B testing mistakes limiting your ability to drive engagement and conversion? But here’s a fact: many SaaS companies are going about A/B testing the wrong way. 13 AB testing mistakes companies are making: Thinking that A/B tests work for testing landing pages only: It doesn’t. Choose the latter.

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Product Talk

MAY 4, 2022

The beauty of continuous discovery is that there’s no single right way to do it. For example, while Teresa recommends creating a product trio that includes a product manager, engineering lead, and a designer, she acknowledges that some product trios might be made up of slightly different members. Tweet This.

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Product Talk

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome to JEDI Training for Continuous Discovery Teams. I work as a product discovery coach. I’ve had the luxury of working with teams all over the world, and I teach them a structured and sustainable approach to continuous discovery. Here’s how I’m redefining JEDI training in a product context.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 2, 2023

One of the most common responses I get when I talk about continuous discovery is: “That would never work in my organization.” But after working with thousands of product people and organizations of all kinds, I can tell you that everyone is capable of making progress on their continuous discovery journey. What Is Discovery?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Creating and distributing effective B2B customer satisfaction surveys is a vital step in understanding your customers and fostering mutually beneficial business relationships. Analyzing user sentiment can unlock valuable insights that improve customer satisfaction, and skyrocket retention.

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Userpilot

APRIL 29, 2024

How do you create a segmentation survey? How can you use them for better customer engagement ? TL;DR Segmentation is a process of grouping customers by shared characteristics. For example, age or product usage patterns. A segmentation survey is used to gather the data necessary to segment customers.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

5-step process The Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) is a powerful tool in product design that helps teams focus on understanding the needs and objectives of their customers rather than just the product itself. Here’s how to use the JTBD framework in product design: [link] 1. Why do they want to use your product?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In many cases, content is the first touchpoint of your customer journey – your prospects’ first interaction with your product. Content testing is how you ensure that your content is relatable and well-perceived by your audience. What content should you test? Everything. From website copy to in-app messages.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome. Below the solution space are assumption tests. This is how we’ll evaluate which solutions will help us best create customer value in a way that drives business value.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

What’s the best way to ensure your product hits the right chord with users? A user needs analysis conducted with product analytics data lets you build products that address user pain points and exceed their expectations. Usability testing can also come in handy. Book a demo now.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 10, 2024

Looking for the best ways to conduct user research and gather actionable insights? Whether you’re building a product from scratch, updating something on your platform, or just want to listen to users and create better experiences , this article provides the guide you need. Choose the appropriate research method.

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BrainMates

AUGUST 31, 2021

Customer research, performed continuously in product led organisations, is used to identify pain points, uncover problems worth solving, and validate assumptions. Undertaken proactively, rather than as a result of an unforeseen consequence arising, mixed methods research has emerged as a dominant practice.

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Userpilot

JUNE 14, 2023

Looking to leverage the product feedback survey template to gather valuable insights from your customers? Crafting an effective product feedback survey requires careful consideration. You want to ask the right questions in the right way to extract meaningful user sentiment insights.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

What’s the product design testing process? Why is it important in product management ? More importantly, we look at the design testing process and various testing methods with their pros and cons. TL;DR Product design testing is the final stage of the design process. Are you ready to dive in?

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Attention, Product Managers! Imagine a whole user journey where grasping your users’ needs isn’t a task but an exhilarating step towards innovation. Uncover the secrets of seamless and feature adoption and discovery with us—a thrilling promise that can revolutionise SaaS product adoption.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What is iterative testing? How can it help product managers build products that drive value for their customers? Iterative testing involves running repeated experiments on your product features to evaluate their effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. What is iterative testing?

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2023

Whether you work in product management, customer success, or marketing, you need creative survey ideas to collect feedback that’s relevant, honest, and useful for your job. Asking users to rate from 1 to 5 how easy it is to use your product and measure your customer effort score. Let’s go over them.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Customer feedback can be a goldmine of valuable insights for SaaS companies seeking growth. But how does one actually go about collecting feedback , prioritizing it, and using it to make key product decisions? Meagan Glenn , Senior Program Manager (Success and Product) from Lavender lays it out for us in this interview.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2023

If you’re a UX designer or product manager wondering how to deliver a better product in terms of usability and user experience, this is the article for you. Start improving user experience and usability with user research. A/B tests allow you to identify the best versions of your UI and in-app content.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For Product Managers and Developers, selecting the right, usability testing platform and tool isn’t just a task; it’s a crucial step in shaping your product’s success. A misstep could lead to design choices that don’t align with your user’s needs, resulting in a less-than-ideal user experience.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What’s product ideation? In the article, we look at the stages of the product ideation process and popular ideation techniques a product manager can apply. We also explore different ways of collecting user feedback to inform the process. There are five key stages in the product ideation process.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

What’s customer value management? Why does it matter for product teams and what are its benefits? TL;DR Customer Value Management (CVM) is a business process that focuses on analyzing customer needs , building outstanding products that satisfy them, and enabling users to realize their value.

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Userpilot

MARCH 6, 2024

CRO is a practice with a lot of room to explore, hence, there are many tactics you can experiment with to optimize sales and product engagement. Personalized Customer Experiences : Tailoring onboarding sequences based on user data to impact their upgrade decisions. What conversion rate optimization trends are worth adopting?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 10, 2022

User friction is anything that prevents users from getting things done and accomplishing their goals. Too much friction kills your relationships with customers and eventually results in churn. In this article, we’ll cover: What is user friction and how it can kill your relationship with customers?

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Product Talk

APRIL 7, 2021

A few months ago, fellow Product Talk coach Hope Gurion and I sat down to discuss why there’s no single right way to do discovery. In this third and final conversation in the series, we discussed two core principles of continuous discovery : why it’s essential to set up compare and contrast decisions and surface and test assumptions.

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Product Talk

APRIL 3, 2024

Customer interviews are one of the most impactful activities a product team can do. Customer interviews are one of the most impactful activities a product team can do. Tweet This An early customer interviewing mistake is to spend your interview time exploring your solution ideas. Let’s dive into why.

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