Understanding how users interact with your product is crucial for growth and building something people truly want.

To find your product's value, talk to your users about the problems your product solves and what value they see in it.

You need to find the right users for your product, as feedback from those who don't care about you can be more valuable than that from friends and family.

It's essential to probe deeper into the problems your users face, rather than just focusing on how your product solves them.

To validate your product, focus on gaining insights from potential customers about their pain points and the value your solution provides.

You need to ensure that your product has a pull from the user; if users aren't engaged, customers won't pay for it.

To address retention issues, you can improve your product and directly ask users why they aren't using it, then solve those problems for another chance at success. Additionally, sometimes you need to revisit the product-market hypothesis and consider changing the target audience or the problem you're solving.

I advise focusing on understanding your target users and the problems they face, and then providing solutions that align with your product's capabilities.

When building products, it's crucial to understand user pain points through direct interaction, as this can lead to better design and user experience.