Every startup/company I work for I've had to jury rig ways to get new product ideas in front of users. Google sheets, Grafana boards, Chartio (RIP), etc all to go "SQL query" -> "user-accessible website". For some reason Retool doesn't have a "make externally available to these people".
So I'm playing around with how to build a generic interface between db and user access panel.
27. I don't think you do disagree. Read point 29: Hire and rely on product engineers. They have full-stack technical skills needed to build a product along with customer obsession. Yes, this means they need to talk to users, do user interviews, recruit tests for new features, collect feedback, do support, and respond to incidents.
Ornaments? Parents keep asking for my kid's to "create" an ornament. The fun of doing on paper is obviously great, but it'd be neat to convert it into something more durable too.
People aren't concerned about giving their details to a mortgage servicing company, they're concerned about giving their details to a random website called "closing.wtf", which promises to provide mortgage advice for free with no other obvious revenue source.
At least put a patron link on there or something, so people can have a legitimate way to pay for the cost associated with running the website. Perhaps make a suggested amount of 10% of the savings.
This gives you a obvious profit motive, and makes you seem more sketchy because you now have more skin in the game to keep it operating as a valid and useful business service
I think your question is really: "how do I find people to interview?"
First, find out where your prospects actually spend time. LinkedIn is garbage for a lot of industries. Most doctors don't change jobs much or building "personal brands", so they're not scanning LinkedIn often. Reddit can also be often a better community.
Second, don't cold message people. Put out HELPFUL (not clickbait) content. It can be as simple as a question ("hey, I'm wondering how people solve X?"). Let the community come to you. Then follow up with the people that engaged with your content. They've shown an interest in your topic AND a willingness to engage.
At the end of every call, ask two questions: can you follow up with them with further questions and is there anyone they can think of that would be helpful to learn more? For that second question ask them, IN THE CALL, to write an intro email/message connecting you. Social validation is critical.
Finally, actually follow up. 1-4 weeks later message an update, thank them for their perspective and connection, and again ask if there's anyone they can think of to learn more from.
I like your suggestion and it sounds like it would work great for certain cohorts, but not so sure about docs. I can see employing this tactic in a conference though. But that's more of a phase 2 thing when you already have a handful of ideas.
Sounds good in theory but awful in practice. Nobody will connect with you if you ask an open question in public. Like what are the chances a doctor will respond back to a question you post on LinkedIn or even Reddit?
Neat-o. We're standing up a standard sandbox and something like this would be helpful. Lots of...interesting data types (Tolkien quotes?). What's it like adding some custom data types (eg domain) and getting them anonymized?
Haha, for the data types we internally have a goal of bringing all the different faker libraries data generators over to ours with mostly matching APIs. If I remember right faker-ruby is where the Tolkien quotes come from.
As for brining over custom data type we plan to launch the ability to add your own custom datasets and use them for generation this week. As for getting them anonymized, could you elaborate on what you mean exactly?
> can we show your production average latency comparies to other applications?
This is pretty standard: many companies explicitly add contract language to NOT be included in these benchmarks. The reasons should be obvious, offering these benchmarks on increasingly narrow segments walks right up to betraying competitive information.
source: I work at another observability company where we DON'T share our customers information with each other
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We are a Series B company looking to update ecommerce for the mobile-only generation. Combining social and shopping, we are successfully growing in the space where Instagram and Pinterest have failed.
We are looking to hire our 3rd PM to own cross-platform launch and features. We are looking for a PM with a track record of launching new products, experience & opinions on what processes work in Product, demonstrates data-driven prioritization, and a sense for good UX.
I'm curious why you think Instagram has failed in this space. Do you have some metrics showing Instagram Checkout to be a flop? It may be too early to call.
We're a mobile-first marketplace connecting apparel retailers with a GenZ audience, while providing a platform to engage with social influencers.
We are looking for a junior-to-mid Data Scientist to help us level up how we surface content to our audience. Item recommendations, creator content, outfit posts from friends, trending brands, etc.
Every startup/company I work for I've had to jury rig ways to get new product ideas in front of users. Google sheets, Grafana boards, Chartio (RIP), etc all to go "SQL query" -> "user-accessible website". For some reason Retool doesn't have a "make externally available to these people".
So I'm playing around with how to build a generic interface between db and user access panel.