How do you prioritize customer experience for growth?

All answers emphasize deeply understanding and prioritizing the customer's needs, though approaches range from direct observation and feedback to focusing on core users or frontline insights.

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  • Maya Keekattil

    Chief Product Officer · Cin7

    Put the customer at the center

    Maya Keekattil says to put the customer at the center, or remind everyone of deep customer obsession, because you're selling a solution to a problem and that lets you meet the mandates you're given.

    The answer starts at 17:28.

    LaunchPod · Listen on Apple Podcasts
  • Peter Sellis

    Senior Vice President, Product · Discord

    Improve performance for core users

    Peter Sellis says to prioritize core users by making the product perfect for them; he says this was positive at Snap and Discord, where fixing even small bugs for gamers created strong positioning.

    Lenny's Podcast · Watch on YouTube
  • Pasquale DeMaio

    Vice President · Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Analyze every conversation

    Pasquale DeMaio says he encourages customers to analyze every conversation, asking whether it felt like a good experience and whether the problem got solved, rather than measuring things like average handle time, which he says can be gamed.

    The answer starts at 11:54.

    Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian Swinscoe · Listen on Apple Podcasts
  • Manoj Leelanivas

    President, HP Solutions · HP

    Listen to customers

    Manoj Leelanivas argues you must listen to customers and frontline employees, saying that shapes what needs to be looked at from a business perspective.

    The answer starts at 10:49.

    Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts) · Listen on Apple Podcasts
  • Ravi Mehta

    Angel Investor · Traveljoy

    Spend more time on the customer

    Ravi Mehta says leaders should spend more time understanding and solving for customers versus their own goals, because focusing mostly on internal goals leads companies to lose touch with their market.

    Reforge · Watch on YouTube
  • Faith Forster

    Chief Maker · Discoveree For Product Leaders & Managers

    Work alongside customers

    Faith Forster argues teams should work alongside customers, watching how they use the product to spot friction and improve, because AI makes it easier and shifts the definition of done to adoption.

    Mind the Product · Watch on YouTube

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