Eric Migicovsky - How to Talk to Users

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YC Partner Eric Migicovsky outlines a framework for asking questions and collecting feedback from your users.

Transcript and lecture slides here: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6g-how-to-talk-to-users

This lecture is part of YC’s Startup School, a free online program and global community of founders. Register and join the community at https://www.startupschool.org/

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
2:00 Write code and talk to users
3:20 Mistakes in user interviews
5:55 Five questions to ask
14:58 Idea stage
19:32 Identifying best first customers
25:20 Iterating towards product/market fit
30:55 conclusion

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