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E19 · User testing (User research essentials for anyone #3)

User testing helps you ensure that you're building your product in the right way before you go and actually do it, thus de-risking your work and avoiding wasted effort.

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tags: Research, User interviews, user journeys, User testing, Users, insights, Stakeholders
categories: Startup, Interview, Research
Sunday 09.27.20
Posted by Thomas Essl
 

EP 15 - Startup #2: Identifying Opportunities

Too many great projects get stuck at the idea phase - either struggling to focus on one or going with what will turn out to be one that's less than ideal. In this short episode, I share one simple technique that will help you find out where innovation can make a real difference.

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tags: Stakeholders, Stakeholder interviews, Questions, user journeys, business, Process, Hack
categories: Startup, Strategy, Management
Sunday 08.02.20
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EP 13 - Stakeholder interviews #2 - Great questions

Stakeholder interviews maybe the first thing to consider on any project. In the second part of a two-part series, I share tried and tested questions to get to unique insights, and explain why they work.

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tags: Stakeholders, collaboration, Stakeholder interviews, Questions, Research
categories: Research, Strategy, Management
Sunday 07.05.20
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Ep 12 - Stakeholder interviews #1 - Why they matter

Stakeholder interviews may be the first thing to consider on any project. In this first part of a two-part series, I discuss why you shouldn't miss them and how I structure them.

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tags: Stakeholders, Research, Management
categories: Research, Strategy
Sunday 06.21.20
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Ep 5 - Influencing stakeholders with user feedback

User feedback is crucial to help your team to develop your product in the right direction. But it also serves another purpose: To convince others of what you already know. Augmenting quantitative findings with real-life snippets of user feedback makes your points more real and believable and can buy you a ton of support.

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tags: Stakeholders, People skills, Presentations
categories: Management, Research
Sunday 03.15.20
Posted by Thomas Essl
 

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