First Round · 2015-12-10 · 3828d

Customer Development: The Essential Practice for Product Management

Michael Sippey, veteran product leader with 20+ years of experience, shares the critical importance of daily customer engagement in product development. He outlines a three-step framework for gathering actionable customer feedback, centered on conducting 30 validated customer meetings before building any product.

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Customer Meeting Timeline

3weeks

typical

to schedule 30 meetings

Daily Customer Contact Frequency

1customer

minimum

per day for product managers

Minimum Customer Meetings

30meetings

minimum

before beginning product development

Monthly Sales Call Participation

fewcalls

approximate

per month for product managers

Weekly Support Call Observation

2hours

typical

per week for product managers