Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We covered how to manage messy opportunity solution trees , the most common challenges teams face when getting started with the discovery habits, what Im working on next, and so much more. I started my career as a software engineer. How are we building production-quality software? I think that was in 2004.

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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. Feedback is only relevant vs. a goal and user context.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Opportunity solution trees are a simple way of visually representing the paths you might take to reach a desired outcome. These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome. Below the opportunity space is the solution space. Next is the opportunity space.

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UX Planet

MARCH 9, 2025

What parts of the system design will be addressed? This is especially valuable for large systems that contain many different parts. This can include user research and discovery, heuristic evaluation, and results of usability testing. Pain points introduce friction in user experience and reduce the comfort of interaction.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Which product feedback software should you choose for your SaaS? The choice is tough because there’s no single tool that covers all use cases. In this round-up, I cover 21 of the best product feedback software solutions. Free trial?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

An interactive demo is a self-guided walkthrough that uses tooltips, modals, hotspots, and other interactive elements to help users quickly explore your SaaS product. Why build interactive demos for your SaaS product? This both shortens the sales process and enhances the customer experience. This results in faster Aha!

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Are you looking for a session replay tool but not sure if Fullstory is the right option for your SaaS? The tool’s pros and cons. Fullstory session replay is a feature that allows you to watch real user interactions with your website or app. Tighter feedback loops and faster improvements to user experience.

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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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The Product Guy

MAY 30, 2019

Then we think about potential solutions or features. Hypotheses are only useful if we test them (with customers), to validate or discard them. As an example, our problem statement could be: Customers encounter a series of friction points when embarking on a shopping journey in a large supermarket.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Heap is one of multiple analytics tools that offers session replay functionality. I will show you how it works, discuss its main capabilities and limitations, and suggest an alternative session recording tool to consider. Heap automatically captures all these events during the user session. Adoption platforms ( Appcues ).

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 1, 2022

We’ve all heard the term “ customer-centric ” in the context of running a successful business, but what does it really mean? From one perspective, it’s about creating value for customers, delivering an effective product at a good price. This is where customer feedback for sales comes into play. No ifs, no buts.

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

Looking for the best customer success management software to power up your product growth strategy, but you are overwhelmed with so many options in the market? TL;DR Customer success software refers to tools that help manage customer experiences and drive customers toward their desired outcomes.

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Userpilot

JUNE 5, 2024

Are you on the lookout for tools that can help you improve customer retention ? There are quite a few solutions around, so it might be difficult to find, especially as we’re not talking about one specific set of tools but rather a whole range of different solutions covering a range of use cases.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 24, 2023

A customer feedback repository is the place you keep all your feedback data. What is a customer feedback repository? A feedback repository is a central location where product teams can collect and organize customer feedback. What is the purpose of feedback repositories?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This approach focuses on understanding customer needs, generating quality ideas, and turning those ideas into real value. It’s what helps create products that customers love and keeps companies successful in the long run. Staying Close to Customers A big part of successful innovation is keeping a close connection with customers.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

A software product could overemphasize a feature that its own team just wanted to build. According to Jeff Gothelf , Lean Startup emphasizes making assumptions about your target market, testing them with rapid prototypes, and iterating based on customer feedback. Assuming that all of your users are the same.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The kiosks help thousands of customers by providing valuable information and generate a significant portion of the revenue for the company. Feasibility risk impacts the capacity of the team to build the product given time, skills and technology constraints. The icons represented concessions and points of interest.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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? And, how do you also tell the difference between what feedback to incorporate?

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Product Talk

JUNE 12, 2019

Two and a half years ago, I introduced the opportunity solution tree. Today, I’m excited to share Hope Gurion’s thoughts on using opportunity solution trees. Like a true Agilist, she hasn’t just adopted the tool, but has iterated on it to better suit her needs. Co-create with customers. Tweet This. . Tweet This.

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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? Tweet This.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2024

Looking for the best customer experience management software to fuel growth and drive product adoption ? This comprehensive guide breaks down the top 10 platforms, comparing features, pricing, and benefits to help you make an informed decision. Are you looking to map your customer journey for marketing automation purposes?

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2021

In previous episodes, we’ve talked about how customer feedback and cross-team collaboration play a crucial role in the features and updates we build here at Intercom. Or rather, two – conversation topics and custom reports. I mentioned at the start our company values: obsessesing over our customer success.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 8, 2018

We are teaching business leaders and change agents how to prototype their way to viable solutions. In this context, solutions aren’t product solutions, but rather internal programs and processes that effect change within the organization. In the product world, that means our customers and our end-users. Tweet This.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Session recordings are digital recordings of user interactions with a website or app. They track every user action, from clicks and scrolls to page transitions and mouse movements, to recreate a complete user journey. When you watch a session replay, it looks like a video recording of the user’s screen.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The right data and experimentation tools. A well designed experimentation system allows a company to accelerate growth by creating faster feedback loops and enabling progressive delivery. It enables a diverse set of ideas from across the organization to be tested systematically and learnings to be internalized by everyone.

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Product Talk

APRIL 8, 2020

For this post, we spoke with a product team from Simply Business about some of the major lessons they’ve learned since adopting continuous discovery habits like interviewing their customers, questioning their assumptions , and using the opportunity solution tree to guide their work. How do we know when a pain point is worth pursuing?

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Userpilot

JUNE 29, 2024

Collecting user feedback for your product is an essential step in improving your offerings. It helps you understand user expectations and work on your product accordingly. And this is where product feedback management comes in handy. Use survey analytics to visualize your feedback data and observe trends in it.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2020

As customers expect more and more out of support experiences, support leaders can risk burnout on their team to meet the escalating demand. But even for larger teams, an influx of customer questions can overload agents, leaving them frustrated and overworked, and in turn, not able to provide great support.

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Userpilot

JUNE 28, 2024

With various methods and best practices flying around, you might be wondering how to collect customer feedback for your SaaS in the best way possible. To make your job easier, we’ve compiled some tried-and-true strategies and ways of collecting actionable user insights in this guide. Let’s dive right in!

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Userpilot

MARCH 4, 2025

User experience can make or break a web app. If your software is slow or buggy, users wont stick around for long. If youre only finding out about these issues after users complain, youre already too late. On top of that, Userpilot also offers in-app engagement tools you can use to act on the collected data.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With the evolution of digital technologies, we’re now exposed to other people’s opinions, ideas, and work on an almost minute-by-minute basis. That’s ok, let’s test this hypothesis. Put simply, the higher the fidelity, the higher the quality of the feedback you will receive. Your mind is like a collection of LEGO bricks.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is in continuation to the previous article in which I’ll be discussing the tools and practices corresponding to each of the phases that help teams drive end to end agile product life cycle. These tools and practices are standalone sufficient and they can be picked as what fits best for the team and organization.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The problem with asking people to explain the processes and pain points they have within the B2B space is that, at its most basic, you’re asking someone how they do their job and people are a little too used to talking about this to think about it creatively without prompting. System two – slow, effortful and conscious thinking.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It’s no secret that when it comes to support, customer expectations are higher than ever before – but how are support leaders and teams adapting to these increased demands? Nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service. Understand how customer expectations are changing.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

With a background in computer science and an MBA, he soon realized that understanding the markets and customers is as important as building the products. And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products.

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Userpilot

MARCH 21, 2025

Optimizing a mobile app isnt just about fixing crashes or improving load times. The real challenge is shaping an experience that keeps users engaged and drives continuous growth. As a product manager, I know that even small friction points cause users to drop off. What is mobile app optimization?

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