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“When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior.” quote by Steven Sinofsky
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“When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior.”

Steven Sinofsky

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Product development rests on many assumptions about tech, business, and user behavior, which must be validated.

In simple terms: Product assumptions need testing.

Key Takeaway

Validate early assumptions.

Themes

product assumptions technology business user behavior

Mood

analytical pragmatic

Type

advice strategic

When to use this quote

  • startup launches
  • enterprise software
  • consumer apps

Key Concepts

market research prototype testing risk assessment

Questions to Reflect On

  • How will you test each assumption?
  • What data will you gather?
A Different Perspective

Assumptions can be costly if wrong.

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