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Build a Customer Discovery Interview System.

Before building anything — to talk to real potential customers and learn what's actually true about your market.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
build-a-customer-discovery-interview-system.md · 288 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Build a Customer Discovery Interview System.

# Context
Original working context:
- Step 1: I'm validating an idea in {{industry}}. My assumed customer is {{describe}}. Design a customer discovery interview process: who to talk to, how many interviews needed for confidence, and how to find these people in India.
- Step 2: Write 10 interview questions that uncover the problem's depth without leading the interviewee. Questions must reveal: how they currently solve the problem, how much it costs them (time/money), how often they face it, and what a perfect solution would look like.
- Step 3: Write a follow-up framework: after each interview, what 5 data points to record to identify patterns across conversations.
- Step 4: Define the validation threshold: how many interviews, with what pattern of answers, would give you confidence to build?

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{industry}}Industryecommerce
{{describe}}Describeinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Before building anything — to talk to real potential customers and learn what's actually true about your market.

PRO TIP

The goal of customer discovery interviews is NOT to pitch your idea — it's to listen. Never mention your solution until the last 5 minutes. Let the customer's words become your pitch deck.

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