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troymcginnis on March 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: How we validated our SaaS product without building...

Just knowing that it's an experiment defeats the purpose. By getting honest responses and behaviors, it is easier to build a solution that people actually need or would actually use.

eropple on March 11, 2014 [–]

And at the end of the entire process you've wasted their time with a nonfunctioning product.

Focus groups et al. are consensual. This is deceptive.

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