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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

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

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

startups

+5

Your customers aren't who you think they are

Oct 6, 2025

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8 min read

Your customers aren't who you think they are

The gap between what you're building and who actually needs and wants it

Skipper Warson
Skipper Warson

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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