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One of the questions was “What kind of market research would you conduct if you were in the entrepreneur’s shoes?” In response, one of Sarasvathy’s entrepreneurs, trying to be cooperative, began to speculate gamely on the research that he might undertake. Then, in the middle of his answer, he abruptly stopped and reversed course. “I wouldn’t do all this research, actually,” he said. “I’d just go sell it. I don’t believe in market research. Somebody once told me that the only thing you need is a customer. Instead of asking all the questions, I’d try and make some sales.”
Decisive
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Ditch the discussion guide. Instead, generate a list of research questions (what you need to learn), and identify one or two story-based interview questions (what you’ll ask). Remember, a story-based interview question starts with, “Tell me about a specific time when…”
Continuous Discovery Habits
Teresa Torres
Typically, you would start with questions like these: Does the business problem exist? Does the customer need exist? How do we know whether this feature or service will address that need? As you sit down with your teams to plan out your next initiatives, ask them these questions. What’s the most important thing or things we need to learn first? What’s the fastest, most efficient way to learn that?
Sense and Respond
Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden
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