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How One Customer Research Habit Unlocked a New Product Line with Kim Hacker | Horizons Pod

How One Customer Research Habit Unlocked a New Product Line with Kim Hacker | Horizons Pod

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 Listen now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.—Kim Hacker is COO at Arrows, a customer onboarding and sales room platform, who specializes in making AI and automation accessible for non-technical teams.Here’s some of my takeaways from this week’s episode…1/ 🎯 Perfect customers > More customers Focus on "star customer use cases" - the ideal fits who would never churn. Use these customers to guide product development and feature prioritization rather than trying to please everyone. Your north star should be deepening value for perfect-fit customers.2/ 🔊 Voice of Customer = Growth EngineMake sharing customer feedback frictionless by using AI note-takers and creating easy clip-sharing workflows. The best insights come directly from customer conversations, not competitor analysis. Build systems to capture and distribute these insights across teams.3/ 🚀 Ship Fast, Perfect Later Don't wait for perfection before launching new features or initiatives. Trust that you can figure things out post-launch rather than trying to anticipate every edge case. Speed and iteration beat perfection.4/ 📱 Point Solutions > All-in-One PlatformsChoose best-in-class tools for core functions rather than settling for "good enough" features in an all-in-one platform. The key is ensuring tight integration with your central system (like your CRM).5/ 🗺️ Structure Beats Flexibility in OnboardingGive customers a rigid, prescriptive onboarding process rather than endless options. They need guidance and guardrails more than flexibility. Break the journey into clear, sequential steps.6/ ⚡ Compress Timelines, Don't Expand ThemSchedule next steps within days, not weeks. The energy and context are fresh right after calls - use that momentum rather than letting tasks drift. Your job is to help customers maintain momentum.7/ 🎭 Internal Marketing MattersEvery function needs to market their impact internally. Share small wins, customer feedback, and progress metrics that tie to company goals. Make the invisible visible.8/ 🌱 Trust Your Growth JourneyYou've figured out hard things before, you'll figure out the next challenge too. Past wins build future confidence. Focus on progress over perfection.—Where to find Kim Hacker:* Arrows: https://arrows.to/* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyhacker/—In this episode, we cover:00:00 Introduction and Background at Arrows 02:26 Evolution into Digital Sales Rooms 06:22 Voice of Customer and Internal Communication 09:39 Product Development Strategy 13:26 Homepage Positioning and Marketing 15:36 Benefits of Being a Generalist 19:01 Content Marketing Success 23:30 Customer Onboarding Philosophy 29:43 Tool Integration Strategy 34:21 Internal Marketing for Ops Teams 38:56 AI Implementation Reality 42:20 Onboarding Process Redesign 47:18 Single vs Multiple Tool Strategy 51:14 Internal Marketing Importance 55:03 Leadership Philosophy 1:00:15 Lightning Round—Obligatory disclaimer: I've worked at YouTube and Google for about a decade in various marketing teams. Nothing I say in my personal spaces is necessarily endorsed by them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit horizonspod.substack.com
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