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AI book author: Focus on customer problems, not generic categories

The author of the book "If AI Knows Everything, What Do People Still Pay For?" argues that focusing on generic product categories is less valuable than identifying specific customer problems. The distinction is crucial for anyone developing AI-powered solutions, emphasizing that understanding user needs is key to building something truly useful. AI

IMPACT Highlights the importance of understanding customer problems over generic categories when building AI-powered products.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from an author discussing AI's role in product development.

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AI book author: Focus on customer problems, not generic categories

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · abdelfattahragab ·

    Thirty generic planners aren’t thirty opportunities. They’re thirty versions of one untested belief. A product category shows what people bought before. A custo

    Thirty generic planners aren’t thirty opportunities. They’re thirty versions of one untested belief. A product category shows what people bought before. A customer problem shows why they might buy from you now. That distinction is at the heart of my book *If AI Knows Everything, …