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    The Mom Test: Customer Conversations That Actually Matter

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    Stop collecting compliments and start gathering real insights. Learn why traditional customer feedback fails and discover the three rules that transform how you validate ideas through genuine conversations about behavior, not opinions.

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    People are collecting compliments instead of insights, and they're mistaking politeness for validation. Instead of asking people to judge our idea, we need to understand their actual behavior.

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    1

    Opening & Welcome

    0:00
    0:13
    0:29
    2

    The Fundamental Problem with Customer Conversations

    0:47
    0:58
    1:22
    1:35
    1:52
    2:01
    3

    The Three Rules That Change Everything

    2:18
    2:33
    2:48
    3:03
    3:19
    1:35
    4

    The Three Poisons That Destroy Good Data

    3:46
    3:59
    4:15
    4:24
    4:37
    4:43
    5:02
    5:12
    5

    Questions That Could Destroy Your Business

    5:32
    5:42
    6:01
    1:35
    6:35
    6:48
    7:03
    5:12
    6

    Keeping It Casual and Cutting Through Ceremony

    7:28
    7:36
    7:50
    7:58
    8:16
    8:21
    8:36
    7

    Understanding Jobs and Competition Beyond Industry Boundaries

    8:48
    8:58
    9:13
    6:48
    9:37
    9:49
    10:06
    8

    The Power of Commitment Over Compliments

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    10:38
    10:53
    1:35
    11:18
    6:48
    11:38
    11:39
    9

    Segmentation as a Lifeline

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    12:08
    12:23
    1:35
    12:51
    13:01
    13:16
    10

    Practical Applications and Systematic Approaches

    13:29
    13:40
    13:54
    1:35
    14:20
    6:48
    14:42
    14:55
    11

    Building Complete Experiences Around Customer Jobs

    15:15
    15:25
    15:42
    1:35
    16:07
    6:48
    16:38
    12

    When Brands Become the Job Itself

    16:52
    17:00
    17:17
    8:58
    17:47
    17:59
    13

    Wrapping Up: The Revolution in Understanding

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