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Show HN: Talk to Your Users, the Podcast

by chdaniel on 6/23/21, 12:06 AM with 1 comments

  • by chdaniel on 6/23/21, 12:07 AM

    Hey HN,

    I'm Daniel Ch: /r/SaaS moderator[1], founder, etc. I'm launching to HN this podcast, "Talk To Your Users": https://anchor.fm/talktoyourusers

    I've previously tested an idea on Twitter [2] (in typical 'talk to your users' validation fashion) and on subreddits [3]: live examples of 'Talk to your users'

    The feedback seemed interesting, so... I am now launching it!

    What's the idea? - I record (with consent) conversations with users. People that are/will/were users of my product. Why?

    Situation: One of the top advice bits in the startup/product world is: talk to your users. PG said it multiple times, but double-stressed it by saying: Half the advice I give to startups is some form of "talk to your customers." And then there's The Mom Test: a book about how 'learning if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you'.

    Problem: Ok, any practical examples? I mean me listening to founder X talk to user Y. With good and bad examples

    My solution: I'm doing this: recording my conversations with users.

    What product will I talk about? - The answer is: I don't fully know. I'm as of now building PriceUnlock.com, a tool that helps SaaS founders find&set the perfect pricing for their tool. But maybe due to the conversations, we'll see a pivot. Or two. Or maybe it'll all go well and I'll just 'talk to my users' about future features. Who knows where this takes us? But I'm launching today with 6 episodes.

    [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/saas

    [2]: https://twitter.com/chddaniel/status/1404484140209082368

    [3]: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/nzvazj/i...