About Quote by Steven Sinofsky
“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.”
About This Quote
Product development rests on many assumptions about tech, business, and user behavior, which must be validated.
In simple terms: Product assumptions need testing.
Validate early assumptions.
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When to use this quote
- startup launches
- enterprise software
- consumer apps
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How will you test each assumption?
- What data will you gather?
Assumptions can be costly if wrong.