Demand generation comes before product development.

Customer acquisition is your starting constraint.

You don’t need a working product, but a compelling offer, to generate demand.

In order to build a compelling offer, you need to first understand your customers better than they do.

Customers are often irrational, but predictably so.

The Customer Forces Canvas helps model customer behavior.

Start with interviews rather than surveys

Target early adopters

Focus on problem discovery

Build customers rather than solutions