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What market research helps you truly validate that your product has strong differentiation?

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  1. Erica Conti
    Erica Conti

    Asana Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Intuit, PepsiCo, Nielsen, Wakefern Food Corp. • 11mo

    True differentiation validation requires moving beyond stated intent to observed behavior. I use a layered approach that moves from early signals to real-world proof: Concept and prototype testing for initial signals - I test early concepts with target users, focusing specifically on purchase intent and replacement behavior ("Would you use this instead of your current solution?"). This gives me directional insights quickly. Painted door tests for behavioral validation - I create fake features or ...Read More

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  2. Rahul Awasthy
    Rahul Awasthy

    Product Marketing Leader | Formerly Salesforce, Cisco, Guidewire, Pivotal Software • 1y

    The key to validation is a 360 approach and not relying on a few signals alone. Market research is one way to validate product differentiation. AI through chatGPT or other tools can give us a framework. For example Competitive Analysis Customer Interviews and Surveys- use tools that offer real-time sentiment, user feedack, seasonal testing Market Trends and Industry Reports - Gartner, G2, Forrestor, others Beta Testing and MVP Feedback: Super helpful in early days but this will definitely change ...Read More

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  3. Lawson Abinanti
    Lawson Abinanti

    Messages That Matter Co-Founder • 2mo

    Differentiation shouldn't be difficult because competitors do positioning in public. All you have to do is evaluate your competitors websites to determine how they are positioned. Then create a competitive map that makes it easy to see how your competitors are positioned. See example in my recent assessment of the positioning effectiveness of the leading Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) companies: https://www.thefpandaguy.com/fp-and-a/annual-fpna-positioning-assessment Use the competit ...Read More

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