“The question is, once you have this idea, is this enough? Is it something people would actually switch just to have?” Quote by Emmett Shear
“The one question you can't ask is, "Is this feature actually good or not?"” AsksFeatures Author:Emmett Shear
“Sales is this cure all for this problem. Get people to give you their credit card and I guarantee you they're actually interested.” PeopleGivingProblemCreditCuresCardsGuaranteesCredit Card Author:Emmett Shear
“It's one of the most validating things you can do for a product is go out there and get them to commit to pay you up front.” Can DoPayFrontsProductsCommit Author:Emmett Shear
“People who are using your product and putting up with all these issues, means that they are not actually the biggest problems.” PeopleMeanProblemIssuesProducts Author:Emmett Shear
“This is true for most new products. The majority of people you're competing with are non-users. They are people who have never used your service before. And what they say is actually the most important. What they say is the thing that blocks you from expanding the size of your market with your features.” PeopleImportantUsedProductsMajoritySizeBlockFeaturesUsersCompetingExpandingNew Products Author:Emmett Shear
“That's actually one of the most disappointing things about doing user interviews and user feedback, which is why I think... people don't do it. You're going to get negative news about your favorite pet feature most of the time.” PeopleThinkingNewsNegativeFeaturesInterviewsPetUsersFeedbackDisappointingYour Favorite Author:Emmett Shear
“The most common mistakes are showing people your product- don't show them your product, it's sort of like telling them bout a feature.” PeopleShowsCommonMistakeProductsFeatures Author:Emmett Shear
“You want to learn about what's already in their heads. You want to avoid putting things there.” Want Author:Emmett Shear
“The other mistake I think people make is talking to who's available rather than talking to who they need to talk to.” PeopleThinkingNeedsMistakeTalkingAvailable Author:Emmett Shear
“If you just talk to who's easy to talk to, you're not really getting the best data.” IfsEasyData Author:Emmett Shear