What You Need To Know Before Developing A Product

Before developing any product,
I like to know
who my target customer is.
That target customer
will influence many of my decisions.

For example,
my target customer
for my romance novels
is a female
of a certain demographic.
The most popular hair color
in that demographic?
Brown.

When I am deciding
on the hair color
for my heroines,
I often choose brown.

“Ness
[Joshua Ness,
co-founder of
StrategyHack]
says that

your value-driven statement
should look something
like the following:

My product is a:
Explain what the product is.

that helps:
Who is the specific target audience?

solve:
What problem
does the target audience have
that this product solves?

by:
How does the product
provide that solution?

with:
What is the secret sauce?”

Consider answering these questions
before investing a lot of resources
in the product
you’re developing.