Product Talk

JUNE 19, 2024

I’m disappointed to see the rise of generative AI tools that are designed to replace discovery with real humans. 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. Don’t get me wrong.

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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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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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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

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

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Last week, I was in Cleveland for the Industry Product Conference. I spoke about the three mindsets that help a team find success as a continuous discovery team. Becoming a successful discovery team. Product management is changing. Product managers are evolving from focusing on outputs to outcomes. Tweet This.

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Product Talk

APRIL 9, 2025

Last week, I shared that we often get asked, Do API teams need to do discovery ? Customer-facing APIs are products. And just like any product, if we dont do good discovery, well have gaps in our offering. You want customers to get value from your product as quickly as possible. Alright, lets dive in.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 8, 2018

In this context, solutions aren’t product solutions, but rather internal programs and processes that effect change within the organization. I realized that they perfectly summarized what matters to me in discovery, so I decided to share them with you. We can’t get very far in discovery if we don’t know who our audience is.

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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

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

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 Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Why market research is product managers’ secret ingredient for successful products Watch on YouTube TLDR Market research is a key part of product development and management. Introduction In the world of product management and innovation, market research is like a compass.

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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. Basically, anything that ruins the user experience.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Guest Post by: Siddarth Ramaswamy (Mentee, Session 10, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Alberto Simon ]. One of the critical reasons why products fail is not being ready for the market and not identifying the target segment of audience and what they want from the product. How Products Fail Without Customer Empathy.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Hello, Product Talk readers! It’s time for another installment of Product in Practice. In this series, we highlight the impressive work that forward-thinking product teams are doing. Find our other Product in Practice posts here. During her tenure as a data scientist, Lisa built two predictive products. Tweet This.

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The Product Guy

MAY 30, 2019

Guest Post by: Daphne Garcin (Mentee, Session 9, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Chris Butler]. So we want to innovate and create new features for our product. Which change in users’ behaviour do we want to drive? Hypotheses are only useful if we test them (with customers), to validate or discard them.

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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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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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Usersnap

MARCH 24, 2025

Imagine launching a product feature that no one uses. The team spent months building it, yet users dont see its value. Because product discovery was skipped … or done poorly. Product discovery process is the foundation of building successful products. Testing Assumptions Before Development 3.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Guest Post by: Chris Bell (Mentee, Session 10, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Jordan Bergtraum ]. “I During discovery, we typically ask deliberate and purposeful questions, and seek clarification as we proceed. Make discovery memorable. Make discovery memorable. Promote Higher Order Thinking.

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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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Product Talk

JUNE 5, 2024

Product trios are cross-functional product teams who are responsible for both deciding what to build and then building it. The goal is for a product trio to represent balanced perspectives while still remaining as small as possible to facilitate and expedite collaborative decision-making. What is a product trio?

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Userpilot

MARCH 9, 2025

What happens when you build a product or service around what you think potential customers want, only for them to buy something else? For starters, it shows you dont know your customers well enough. But worse than that, it leads to lower revenue, failed products, and plummeting customer loyalty.

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UX Planet

MARCH 9, 2025

Image by TamannaRumee Product redesign is an inevitable thing. No matter how good your original product is, you will likely decide to redesign it at some point in time. No matter what is your utlimatite goal is, you need to treat product redesign strategically. Example of pain points that offline shopper experiences.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The key isnt just understanding users but unlocking insights that lead to solutions they cant live without. Product discovery is critical in identifying workflows, pain points, and user goals that shape successful products.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Ever wonder why some products instantly click with users while others get abandoned faster than New Year’s resolutions? The secret often lies in those crucial first moments – your user onboarding. But here’s the thing: getting users to say “wow” instead of “why?”

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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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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of product teams claim to be focused on their users. They might even have regular steps in their processes that remind them to put their users’ needs first. This is why Teresa talks about continuous discovery in terms of forming new habits. Sören is quick to point out that this wasn’t a solo effort, though.

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Product Talk

MARCH 3, 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. Welcome to “Why There’s No Single ‘Right’ Way to Do Product Discovery.” We’re both product discovery coaches with Product Talk. Find it here.

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Product Talk

MARCH 16, 2022

Visualizing discovery work with an opportunity solution tree has been a game-changer for both me and the teams that I work with. This sets the scope for our discovery. From there, an effective team is doing two key research activities week over week. Assumption testing is evaluative. Assumption testing is evaluative.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Guest Post by: Syed Abdullah (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Bryan Postelnek]. I have worked on several products that were built with passion and vigor. The kiosks are interactive devices that provide concession, flight, point of interest and flight information to the passenger.

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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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Product Talk

JULY 3, 2024

When we interview customers , our goal is to learn as much as we can about their context. This will help us understand their specific needs, pain points, and desires (otherwise known as opportunities) which will inform our product decisions. Question: What if the story we collect is atypical for the customer?

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Customer interviewing is one of the most valuable activities a product team can do. It’s simply the easiest, most sustainable way of learning about your customers and what they need. Customer interviewing is one of the most valuable activities a product team can do. What doesn’t count as a customer interview?

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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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Product Talk

MAY 5, 2021

One of my goals for 2021 is to create short explainer videos for key concepts related to continuous discovery. Do you work on a cross-functional product team? Or does your product manager write requirements, your designer designs, and your engineers code? What’s a product trio? This is my first one. Is this helpful?

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Usersnap

MAY 14, 2025

Thats what product development feels like in most organizations.” Trying to build the right thing without a solid discovery framework is like setting off on a road trip without a map or destination. By conducting product discovery, teams can validate ideas, gather feedback, and make informed decisions about product development.

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