Teresa Torres
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An Introduction to
Modern Product Discovery
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Product Discovery Product Delivery
Deciding what to build. Building it.
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Product Discovery Product Delivery
Deciding what to build. Building it.
Goal: Ship fast.
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Product Discovery Product Delivery
Deciding what to build. Building it.
Goal: Ship fast.
Annual Releases
Quarterly Releases
Monthly Releases
Weekly Releases
Daily Releases
Continous Integration
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Product Discovery Product Delivery
Deciding what to build. Building it.
Goal: Ship fast.
Annual Releases
Quarterly Releases
Monthly Releases
Weekly Releases
Daily Releases
Continous Integration
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Product discovery has had a similar
evolution.
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It’s been a good couple of decades for
product discovery.
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
Can customers use it?
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
Can customers use it?
Do customers want our solution?
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
Can customers use it?
Do customers want our solution?
Are we solving a problem customers care about?
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
Can customers use it?
Do customers want our solution?
Are we solving a problem customers care about?
Are we driving toward a desired outcome?
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Product Discovery
Deciding what to build.
Goal: Learn fast.
Are we meeting stakeholder needs?
Can customers use it?
Do customers want our solution?
Are we solving a problem customers care about?
Are we driving a desired outcome?
Output
Outcomes
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The Opportunity Solution Tree
Define a Clear Desired
Outcome
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The Opportunity Solution Tree
Define a Clear Desired
Outcome
Discover Opportunities to
Drive that Desired
Outcome
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The Opportunity Solution Tree
Define a Clear Desired
Outcome
Discover Opportunities to
Drive that Desired
Outcome
Discover Solutions that
Deliver on Those
Opportunities
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The Opportunity Solution Tree
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Continuous Product Discovery
• Smaller pieces of
research

• Conducted every
week

• Make product
decisions on sets of
signals
Teresa Torres
Product Discovery Coach{
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Let’s keep the
conversation going.

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