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startups

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Where do customer conversations come from?

Jun 19, 2026

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3 min read

Where do customer conversations come from?

The most consequential decision in the whole process of building a startup — and the one most founders treat like an ops problem

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

startups

+6

The questions that inform the Bullseye Customer one-liner

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

The questions that inform the Bullseye Customer one-liner

Filling in the blanks is the easy part

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

facilitation

+10

How to build a Bullseye Customer one-liner

May 21, 2026

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3 min read

How to build a Bullseye Customer one-liner

The difference between a customer you describe generally and one you can actually find, breaking down the one-liner itself

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

tense

+9

The question is always about the past

May 12, 2026

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3 min read

The question is always about the past

The answer to the future lives in what your customer has already tried

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

startups

+7

When your pipeline stalls, check which conversation you're having

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

When your pipeline stalls, check which conversation you're having

Sales down 23% over 18 months — not for lack of customer contact, but for lack of the right kind of contact

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

startups

+7

The difference between a discovery conversation and a sales pitch is one question

Apr 27, 2026

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4 min read

The difference between a discovery conversation and a sales pitch is one question

The moment you pitch, most conversations are over

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

startups

+7

"Um, shit," I said

Apr 18, 2026

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2 min read

"Um, shit," I said

On echo chambers and the 1-pager I should have updated a year ago

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

product-market fit

+5

While I was gone... and then I realize I've been running experiments this whole time

Mar 29, 2026

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7 min read

While I was gone... and then I realize I've been running experiments this whole time

On coming back, a domain detour, and the detective agency I never opened, but kinda did

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

bullseye customers

+4

The confidence that comes after dressing up in a giant hoop skirt

Dec 22, 2025

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8 min read

The confidence that comes after dressing up in a giant hoop skirt

Two (2) months for 15 minutes of fame

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

AI

+5

82 responses, three (3) interviews, and a single wasted week

Dec 1, 2025

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9 min read

82 responses, three (3) interviews, and a single wasted week

When your data tells you one story and humans tell you another

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson
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How might we...

know whether we’re building for the right human. Weekly-ish field notes on interviews, assumptions, and the work of finding signal in the noise.

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