Course

Continuous Interviewing (course)

Teresa Torres · Product Talk Academy Paid Intermediate

If reading is not enough and you want to drill the skill, this is Torres's own course on running interviews as an ongoing habit. It goes deep on recruiting continuously, running story based conversations, and turning interviews into interview snapshots you can act on. Worth it once you are committed to making discovery a permanent part of your week.

  • Structured practice on running interviews as a weekly habit, not a project
  • Covers continuous recruiting so you always have a call lined up
  • Teaches synthesis so interviews change what you build
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The question it answers

  1. How do I keep talking to users while I'm heads-down building?

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