How to talk to users

Gustaf Alströmer, 18 minute video

Video from Y Combinator. Watch on YouTube or in the YC Library.

What you'll get

Gustaf Alströmer covers how to find people to interview, how to run the conversation, and how to interpret what they tell you. Aim to learn about their problems instead of pitching your idea.

Do this week

Before you spend money on parts or tooling, interview three people who would use your product about what they use today and when it last let them down, and report the count in your weekly update.