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Evaluating Solutions: The 5 Types of Assumptions that Underlie Our Ideas

Product Talk

Assumption testing is at the heart of what good continuous discovery teams do week over week. But before we can test our assumptions, we have to identify them. The challenge is that we need to be able to see our assumptions before we can test them. It’s how we evaluate which ideas will work and which won’t.

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Product in Practice: Assumption Testing with Engineers at Orion Labs

Product Talk

This is because they have a depth of knowledge of what’s possible technically. During Ellen’s eight years at Orion Labs, she’s seen a lot of change, both in terms of the company’s evolution from B2C to B2B as well as in her own understanding and adoption of continuous discovery practices. Engineers often generate the best solutions.

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Beyond launch day: How to plan successful B2B product rollouts

Mixpanel

For one, in an ideal scenario, any new feature release requires a healthy amount of testing and, unlike B2C companies which build for general consumers and might have millions of users, most B2Bs are lucky to have a few thousand people regularly using their products. For example: What is the feature? Who is it designed for?

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What I Look For in a Senior Designer Portfolio at a Consumer-Facing Early Stage Startup

The Product Coalition

We’re a non-profit, but design and technology-wise we operate more with a B2C mindset because our founder comes from the B2C world (he created Shopzilla, which he later sold to become TikTok). I can usually immediately tell if they have an eye for B2C design that matches what I’m looking for. Here’s what I look for: 1.

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How to Upskill as a Product Manager and Make Progress [Jason Knight]

Userpilot

TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams. Instead of staying in the zone of most competence, divide your attention across all aspects of the product, like the business, tech, and UX. Let’s dive in!

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Product in Practice: Adopting the Discovery Habits is An Iterative Process

Product Talk

The idea was that her trio would test out the concepts from Continuous Discovery Habits and then guide the broader product organization at Going to adopt the habits. Kelsey Terry is the former Director of Product at Going , a B2C SaaS company that helps members save between 40–90% off airfare.

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5 Types of B2B Customer Insights for SaaS and How to Collect Them [+Best Tools]

Userpilot

Collect market research insights from industry reports, census data, Google trends, user persona canvas and surveys, social listening, discovery interviews , and customer reviews. B2B customer insights vs B2C customer insights B2B insights focus on businesses as customers, while B2C insights focus on individuals as customers.