Comments on: 10 ways to verify assumptions http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/16/10-ways-to-verify-assumptions/ Essays on viral marketing, freemium, and social gaming Wed, 16 May 2012 23:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Perry http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/16/10-ways-to-verify-assumptions/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Perry Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:54:25 +0000 http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/16/10-ways-to-verify-assumptions/#comment-799 <p>Can you explain what this means? "Can you make an existence proof?"</p> <p>Thanks</p> Can you explain what this means? “Can you make an existence proof?”

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]]> By: Cheyne Rood http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/16/10-ways-to-verify-assumptions/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Cheyne Rood Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:13:32 +0000 http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/16/10-ways-to-verify-assumptions/#comment-798 <p>I just finished Crossing the Chasm - by Geoffrey Moore - which focuses on the transition strategy of tech businesses vying to attract mainstream consumers. </p> <p>One of the most interesting parts of the book relates really well to your "verifying assumptions" exercise. It is the strategy for attacking a niche market. Moore suggests a narrative writeup for each market, telling a story of how the product solves a problem...along with scores 1-5 for a number of key categories. </p> <p>These kinds of self-questioning exercises can be painful...but can also yield great ideas or added features. Rather than a project killer - more like a pivot point.<br /> </p> I just finished Crossing the Chasm – by Geoffrey Moore – which focuses on the transition strategy of tech businesses vying to attract mainstream consumers.

One of the most interesting parts of the book relates really well to your “verifying assumptions” exercise. It is the strategy for attacking a niche market. Moore suggests a narrative writeup for each market, telling a story of how the product solves a problem…along with scores 1-5 for a number of key categories.

These kinds of self-questioning exercises can be painful…but can also yield great ideas or added features. Rather than a project killer – more like a pivot point.

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