AI and Figuring Out What Customers Actually Want

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1. What is 'customer discovery'?

   1. When a customer finds your business for the first time
   2. The process of talking to real people to learn what they actually need
   3. Using AI to guess what people want without asking
   4. Discovering a new customer in a new location

2. What is wrong with asking 'Would you buy this?' as a customer research question?

   1. It's too short a question
   2. People say yes to be polite even when they wouldn't actually buy
   3. It gives too much information
   4. AI cannot process that type of question

3. What is a better customer research question than 'Would you buy this?'

   1. 'Do you like things?'
   2. 'What do you wish a store sold that doesn't exist yet?'
   3. 'Have you heard of my idea?'
   4. 'Will you give me feedback?'

4. Why is listening the 'entrepreneur's superpower'?

   1. Because entrepreneurs who listen make better speeches
   2. Because customers tell you exactly what they'll pay for if you ask the right questions
   3. Because listening is required by business law
   4. Because AI taught entrepreneurs to listen

5. When does one person's opinion become a pattern worth paying attention to?

   1. One person is already enough
   2. When at least 5 different people say the same thing
   3. When that person is very famous
   4. When AI agrees with that person

6. What is the difference between what customers say and what customers DO?

   1. There is no difference — people always do what they say
   2. People often say they'd choose the healthy option but actually pick the indulgent one
   3. What customers do is always wrong
   4. What customers say is always more important than what they do

7. How does AI help with understanding customers?

   1. AI interviews customers so you don't have to
   2. AI brainstorms types of customers and questions to ask them
   3. AI reads customers' minds directly
   4. AI replaces the need for any customer research

8. If you're starting a cookie business, who are 3 people you should actually interview?

   1. Your 3 best friends who always agree with you
   2. People who match different customer types — parents, kids, and a teacher
   3. Only adults over 40
   4. Only people who already love cookies

9. What does asking 'What do parents want from a kid's birthday cake shop?' tell you?

   1. Exactly which flavors to sell
   2. A starting list of customer needs to validate with real conversations
   3. The perfect price for birthday cakes
   4. Nothing useful for a real business

10. What is an 'open-ended question' in customer research?

    1. A question with a yes/no answer
    2. A question that invites a detailed, personal response
    3. A question that is left unanswered
    4. A question AI generates automatically

11. Why might a dog owner's need for a dog park be different from what you initially assumed?

    1. Dog owners are unpredictable
    2. Real needs are specific to individual people's situations — assumptions often miss important details
    3. AI always assumes wrong
    4. Dog owners never know what they want

12. What does it mean to have 'smart businesses' that listen to customers?

    1. They use the most expensive AI tools
    2. They regularly ask customers what they need and adjust based on real answers
    3. They have the highest revenue in their market
    4. They never make mistakes

13. What is the BEST use of AI in the customer research process?

    1. Having AI conduct all the customer interviews
    2. Using AI to generate customer types and interview questions that you then test with real people
    3. Asking AI whether your product idea is good without talking to anyone
    4. Having AI write your business plan without any customer input

14. What does it mean that 'real interviews tell you the truth' while AI brainstorms?

    1. AI makes up fake customer needs
    2. AI hypothesizes what customers might need; only real people confirm what they actually need
    3. Interviews are always more accurate than any other research
    4. Truth can only come from AI

15. What should you do with the information you learn from interviewing 5 customers?

    1. Ignore it and build what you originally planned
    2. Use it to identify patterns and adjust your product, price, or approach accordingly
    3. Share it immediately on social media
    4. Ask AI if the customers' answers are correct