The Product Guy

MAY 30, 2019

We do this because it is difficult to predict whether a feature will indeed help us meet a particular outcome. Hypotheses are only useful if we test them (with customers), to validate or discard them. Today we are not meeting the level of usage that we expect for our product. Customer impact should take precedence.

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Userpilot

APRIL 15, 2024

Left unaddressed, customer communication pain points can cause dissatisfaction and eventual churn. We cover: Types of customer pain points. How to identify customer pain points. Six common customer pain points. Better customer support. Increased retention.

User Friction 105

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 28, 2024

But here’s the thing: getting users to say “wow” instead of “why?” Let’s explore nine market-proven user onboarding strategies that transform curious first-timers into loyal advocates who stick around long-term. Start by creating onboarding flows that are as unique as your users.

User Testing 105

User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience Onboarding KPIs 105

Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 29, 2022

How product managers can understand their customers better than anyone else. If you have listened to me before, there is a good chance you’ve heard me say we need to fall in love with the customer’s problem, not our solution. Getting enamored with our solution can distract us from the customer experience.

Customer Experience 266

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 1, 2020

Today, customer expectations are at an all-time high. A proactive customer support approach is the key to regaining control. But this approach not only overwhelms your team, it also means customers frequently have to wait hours or even days to get the help they need. What is proactive customer support?

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As Product Managers, we perfectly understand the need to generate and use customer feedback. This led me to reach out to 14 leading Product Managers and talk with them about how they use customer feedback in their own companies and teams. By itself, that’s absolutely meaningless.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 22, 2023

His answer intrigued me because it identified a clear pain point that isn’t getting enough attention. As the title of this episode conveys, our discussion will weave together topics for aligning customers’ needs and business strategy. We had meetings to discuss opportunities for new products.

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Product Talk

JUNE 19, 2024

But when we use generative AI to replace customer interviews , to generate opportunity solution trees , or to do our thinking for us, we fundamentally misunderstand the purpose of discovery. Discovering unmet customer needs, pain points, and desires—AKA opportunities. The opportunities represent customer value.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

According to Jeff Gothelf , Lean Startup emphasizes making assumptions about your target market, testing them with rapid prototypes, and iterating based on customer feedback. However, the pressure to jump from customer research straight into a solution can lead you down the wrong path. 5 pitfalls and how to fix them.

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User Testing Customer Experience Research Software Customer Feedback 296

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Customer support is more business-critical than ever. But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks. The future of support is here.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 20, 2020

As customer success managers, we wear many hats. We need to stay on top of market trends and product updates, all while making sure our customers become wildly successful. During times of rapid change, juggling everything on our plates, along with everything on our customers’ plates, can feel like a herculean task.

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Product Talk

APRIL 20, 2022

Meet two fictional startup founders, Sally and Jim. They love finding fresh podcasters with original points of view. Sally and Jim are equipped with a clear customer segment profile—first-time podcasters—and a clear value proposition—help them grow their podcast audience. Sally and Jim don’t have any customers.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 19, 2024

“We’re not competitor-obsessed, we’re customer-obsessed. We start with what the customer needs and we work backwards.” – Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. For product managers, the path to success—both on an individual level and for the company as a whole—depends on a deep understanding of their customers.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Looking for real-life customer-led marketing examples that worked to get inspiration for your own campaigns? For each example, we’ll explore why it works and lessons that can help improve your marketing strategy. For each example, we’ll explore why it works and lessons that can help improve your marketing strategy.

Customer Feedback 111

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

Relative to other standard roles defined in an organization such as Ops, Marketing, Tech etc., A PM may receive help from specialists in the organization such as Researchers, Project Managers, Product Marketing etc. Also, in various organizations which have grown in product maturity, customer base etc., Definition of PM role.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

And, as society reopens, it is vital to maintain ease of movement between in-store and online channels – not just for your customers, but for your teams. Great e-commerce experiences for customers are built on speedy responses, instantaneous gratification, and convenience – this is no easy feat to provide. Sense their frustration?

Customer Experience 209

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Product analytics refers to the process of gathering and analyzing data on how users interact with a product. It tracks key metrics such as feature usage , user flows, and behavior patterns to explore user preferences and pain points. Improves product-market fit through actionable insights.

Data Visualization 105

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 1, 2021

You’ll still need to put a lot of time and effort into defining your outcome , setting up your product trio , creating weekly touch points with customers , and mapping the opportunity space. Meet the Continuous Discovery Champions at 99designs. Finally, one quick disclaimer. Tweet This.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We all talk a good game about the customer being the most important thing in our business. But the truth is, as most companies scale, the customer can feel further and further away. Customer empathy is often one of the first things to suffer as companies grow from startup to scale-up. Bringing the voice of the customer to life.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The Customer Service Gap Model By ADRIENNE TAN In competitive markets, delivering superior customer value is a top priority. It’s not just about creating a great product—it’s about ensuring the entire customer journey, from initial interaction to post-purchase support, exceeds expectations.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Without effective UX analytics that goes beyond collecting data, you’re losing valuable customers. Unfortunately, the research backs this up, with a staggering 90% of users reporting that they stopped using an app due to poor performance. But over time, customer needs evolved. I will discuss why in just a second.

Data Visualization 105

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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. We understand our market.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Over the last two decades, account-based marketing (ABM) has been both hailed as a surefire win for B2B businesses and written off as little more than an industry buzzword. Just two years ago, only 29% of marketers reported ABM to be an effective strategy. What is account-based marketing (ABM)?

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Userpilot

APRIL 16, 2025

Your customer information lives in Salesforce, while your support tickets are in Zendesk, your product usage data in Mixpanel, and your marketing campaigns in HubSpot. Data fragmentation prevents you from delivering the cohesive, personalized experiences your customers expect. But that view only reflects web users.

Data Visualization 105

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

You’ve got your product out in the market. But, it’s usually challenging to assess what’s the right way to go about it – how much of iteration should be that from user feedback versus founder’s vision for the product? Now’s the time to iterate.

User Testing 98

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 3, 2023

Focusing on product-led or go-to-market-led growth is no longer enough. Time to prioritize the whole Customer Journey (CJ). Products that delight customers and fuel growth loops are essential. But with the rise of digital channels, customers interact with businesses in multiple ways that drive the overall experience.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 6, 2021

He is Howard Tiersky, author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance. He founded FROM, a digital transformation agency, which has won over 100 awards for user experience design, including for their work redesigning the Avis app which is now ranked by J.D.

Customer Experience 257

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Customer support has never been a walk in the park. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. Shawn Carter , Customer Care Team lead at Aircall.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Every single person that contributes to building a product, all of the makers in the room, we need to care about our customers, we need to make sure that what we’re building is going to work for them, and I want to introduce some ideas that will help you do that. What I saw was they were talking to customers periodically.

Product Research 246

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Userpilot

MAY 27, 2025

Its not just the design, features, or marketing. I mean what happens after the download: how users navigate, what features they engage with, and where they drop off. What to track: Core in-app user behavior events Not all user interactions are equally useful. Build custom events you want to track in Userpilot.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A digital customer experience coupled with rapid physical product creation – insights for product managers. Both my co-founder Brian and I experienced pain points when we were buying engagement rings. We’re building a new digital product that’s the first of its kind for custom jewelry design online.

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User Friction Customer Experience User Testing Customer Feedback 193

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 18, 2023

Massive online open course platforms must create a supportive and simple environment to make sure users enjoy the experience and get actual value from the apps. To provide amazing experiences for their users, learner-driven businesses need to find the right metrics and continuously seek out customer feedback.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 16, 2018

What are your customers’ needs? Focus on core customers and their needs – It sounds so simple and trite but I learned that customers and their needs can be quickly forgotten or deferred as operational activities, organizational changes, cross-functional agendas and other distractions arise on a day-to-day basis.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How do product managers identify market gaps? TL;DR Market gaps are the disparities between what customers need and want , and what the market can deliver. A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Want to see how Userpilot can help you find market gaps?

User Testing 105

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We thought about how we could shift that to a more positive experience and cut down on pain points. ” Make sure all those pieces are tight—you understand what you’re selling, the typical emotion, who your customers are, and how they find your product. It takes a long time to create documentation.

Product launches 254

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The Product Guy

MAY 3, 2018

Moving from product concepts to execution requires the steady guidance of a product manager to listen and understand the needs and wants of the organization, the teams involved, and the users for whom the product is being built. Your sales team has a distinct view based on competition and the requests they hear in the market.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Product discovery is critical in identifying workflows, pain points, and user goals that shape successful products. Asking the right product discovery questions helps uncover the deeper needs driving user behavior and expectations. Falling victim to confirmation bias: Assuming solutions fit users create blind spots.

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