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Stealth • 8m

Hey tell me is it normal? I been talking to many potential customer for idea validation but when I ask them about there problems they don't know it in the first place that they are going through this problem but when I remind them about that particular problem for what we are working on then they say oh yes this is really a big problem for us . Is this normal for all founder?

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Three Commas Gang

Stealth • 6m

First rule of product management: never ask user what the problem is. Ask them to tel you the story of what's pain point is to them. And then derive the problem and solution.

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Anonymous 2

Stealth • 8m

Yes.. they won’t open up initially, that’s why experimenting with your mvp becomes really essential. Even if you think it’s a product market fit, it might not be in scale

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Rajan Paswan

Stealth • 8m

Customer generally don't know what they it's mostly founder's work to figure out. Sometime people say something and behave otherwise.

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Havish Gupta

Stealth • 8m

Founders ka pata nahi. But yup it happens with me a lot. When i hear any solution or idea Validation, i think that it was a problem.

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SHIV DIXIT

Stealth • 8m

Yes that's the normal thing for every founder firstly most of the customer thinks that you're charging extra

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Anonymous 1

Stealth • 8m

Founders have to be very perceptive tbh, if your customers are having to knit pick on the problems they are facing, maybe you’re the one with the wrong questions/problem and/or the solution. It comes with experience and instinct.

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