Product-Market Fit Assessment
Measure product-market fit through emotional engagement, not just the Sean Ellis 'very disappointed' question. Understand whether customers feel the product is essential or merely convenient.
Research Goal
Assess product-market fit strength through emotional indicators and identify what drives or blocks deeper adoption.
Objectives
- 1.Measure emotional dependency on the product (essential vs. convenient)
- 2.Identify what would need to change for the product to become indispensable
- 3.Surface the primary use case that drives the most value
Interview Questions
Voice-first questions following the Voice Question Blueprint: time anchor, one clear ask, neutral guardrail.
If you woke up tomorrow and our product no longer existed, what would you do? Walk me through how your week would change.
Follow-up probe:
How would that make you feel?
Maps to: Measure emotional dependency on the product (essential vs. convenient)
What is the main thing you use the product for? Give me one specific use case.
Maps to: Surface the primary use case that drives the most value
Is there a part of the product you tried but stopped using? What happened?
Maps to: Identify what would need to change for the product to become indispensable
Think about the last time the product genuinely helped you. What happened and what was the result?
Maps to: Surface the primary use case that drives the most value
What would need to change for you to say this product is absolutely essential to your work?
Maps to: Identify what would need to change for the product to become indispensable
What to Look For in the Results
Panic vs. shrug on the 'product disappeared' question (the strongest PMF signal)
Whether participants describe workarounds (no PMF) or irreplaceable value (strong PMF)
Features that were tried and abandoned (adoption friction or unclear value)
The 'absolutely essential' question reveals the gap between current state and strong PMF
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