Building the Product

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

A starting point

Make discovery continuous, not a one-time phase: interview a customer or two every single week, even in a build sprint. Teresa Torres's opportunity solution tree keeps that steady stream of input tied to what you actually decide to build. If weeks go by with zero customer contact, you're flying blind no matter how fast you ship.

Go deeper

Read

📖 Book
Paid Intermediate

Continuous Discovery Habits

From Product Talk by Teresa Torres ~240 pages

Why we picked it

The standard modern playbook for keeping discovery continuous so roadmap decisions stay grounded in real customer input, not one-off research. Exactly what founders need to stay close to users while shipping.

  • Start from a clear desired outcome.
  • Interview customers weekly to surface opportunities.
  • Use an opportunity solution tree to visualize and align your decisions.
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📄 Article
India Free Beginner

The Product Folks, India's Product Community

From theproductfolks.com by The Product Folks ~10 min read + community

Why we picked it

The eChai edge for product: India's largest volunteer-driven product community (Bengaluru-founded, 25k+ members) with a practitioner blog on strategy, prioritization, and iterative shipping for a local audience.

  • Build the smallest product that enables user feedback, then iterate.
  • Prioritize the most pressing customer problems surfaced through research.
  • Strategy is customer-centric and iterative, not a one-time plan.
Open theproductfolks.com →

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