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customer discovery

customer discovery

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

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

facilitation

+6

Bound by time: the forcing function behind the Bullseye Customer Sprint

Nov 10, 2025

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8 min read

Bound by time: the forcing function behind the Bullseye Customer Sprint

Why the timeline isn't about speed — it's about limiting how much you can invest in being wrong

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

bullseye customers

+4

How I've been able to turn 80 customer interviews into clear insights

Oct 27, 2025

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11 min read

How I've been able to turn 80 customer interviews into clear insights

Using Redact and Claude to systematically extract insights without drowning in hours of transcripts

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

How might we

+6

How might we... prompt AI tools like we're actually thinking

Oct 21, 2025

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9 min read

How might we... prompt AI tools like we're actually thinking

Why the way you frame questions to AI determines whether you're thinking or just following instructions

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

bullseye customers

+5

The prep work before bullseye customer interviews to make them go off without a hitch

Sep 28, 2025

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11 min read

The prep work before bullseye customer interviews to make them go off without a hitch

People often ask me what's different between a bullseye customer interview and a user interview

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

How might we...

test what we think we know. How might we... stop building on assumptions we haven't tried out yet. How might we... know if what we're building is for the right person. Sensemaking at its finest from inside the work and sometimes from home.

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