<ul><li>Don’t spend too much time or money on unproven ideas.</li><li>Use small tests like prototypes or A/B tests.</li><li>Collect real customer feedback before making big decisions.</li></ul>

6. Test Ideas Quickly

<ul><li>Learning about customers should never stop.</li><li>Teams should gather feedback every week.</li><li>Small, frequent updates make products better.</li></ul>

1. Always Keep Learning

<ul><li>Not all customer requests should become features.</li><li>Pick problems that will have the biggest impact.</li><li>Use data and customer feedback to make smart choices.</li></ul>

8. Focus on the Most Important Problems

<ul><li>A visual tool that helps find the best solutions.</li><li>Breaks big problems into smaller ones.</li><li>Stops teams from rushing into bad solutions.</li></ul>

3. Use the Opportunity Solution Tree

<ul><li>Have conversations with customers every week.</li><li>Ask open-ended questions to understand their real problems.</li><li>Focus on what they’ve done, not what they say they’ll do.</li></ul>

4. Talk to Customers the Right Way

<ul><li>Teams should know what success looks like.</li><li>Focus on solving real problems, not just adding features.</li><li>A good goal helps both the business and the customer.</li></ul>

5. Set Clear Goals

<ul><li>Just sharing numbers isn’t enough—tell stories.</li><li>Stories help teams understand real customer struggles.</li><li>Real-life examples make insights more useful.</li></ul>

9. Use Storytelling to Share Insights

<ul><li>Discovery should be part of daily work, not a one-time task.</li><li>Teams should always look for ways to improve.</li><li>Learning together helps teams build better products.</li></ul>

10. Make Learning a Habit

<ul><li>Engineers, designers, and product managers should work together.</li><li>Everyone should help in finding the best solutions.</li><li>Good teamwork leads to better decisions.</li></ul>

7. Work as a Team

<ul><li>Teams need to talk to customers regularly.</li><li>Working together leads to better ideas.</li><li>Decisions should be based on real customer needs.</li></ul>

2. Product Teams Should Stay Connected to Customers

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