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.
6 answers
Answers


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.
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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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