You are not the user. A story told by User Research
summary
Fieldwork reveals big, actionable surprises: fishermen lack smartphones, keep devices wrapped in plastic, and lose signal beyond 10 nautical miles, so a text app fails and voice/AV solutions become viable; rural outreach uncovers waterproof-equipment needs and territorial-risk constraints. Startup case studies use concrete methods: 50 one-hour interviews produce personas and new channels (gyms, supermarkets), while a blank-database product gets traction by running a short survey and outreach that yields 400 survey responses in 4 months and ~50–100 early-adopter emails; prototypes and iterative testing prevent building useless features.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:35About Anca
- 3:03Ancas story
- 6:38Why startups fail
- 10:32You are not the user
- 15:07Research
- 16:17Competitive Analysis
- 18:05User Research
- 19:07Food Kid
- 23:15User Personas
- 31:33India
- 34:30Conclusion
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