Sunday, February 14, 2016

Interviewing Customers 3

I'm baaack-- with more interviews (yay!).

So, this time around, my questions were as follows:

1) What is the worst part about making a bed?
2) Would you try an alternative to traditional fitted sheets, if one was available?
3) About how much did your current sheet set cost?

I really wanted to get a feel for if people would be interested in an alternative to fitted sheets; I also wanted to know what people usually spent on a sheet set. Would they be willing to spend a few more dollars for saving time? Again, I also wanted to find out what people felt was the 'worst' part of bed making; as with the past interviews, the answers were generally the same: ill-fitting sheets, wrinkles, et cetera.


Yes, I am missing a video, for which I deeply apologize. I hope the cuteness of the toddler in the last video will assuage you :)

Overall, I feel like I learned a good deal from my interviews. It was nice to gain the courage to talk to complete strangers! I feel like my view of my business venture, MagneFit, will really develop based on the answers I received, especially in terms of how to advertise for "what the people want." I think what surprised me the most, however, was how surprised people were when I asked them their opinion! I think it has become less common for businesses and companies to ask strangers on the street for their opinion, so many people don't know how to react when someone comes up to them.

Anywho, have a great night, everyone!

4 comments:

  1. Hey Mazal! I really enjoyed your interviews. I think your business idea is creative. I personally don't have a problem with fitted sheets but I'm sure there has to be somebody who does. I think making your alternative cheaper than fitted sheets now would draw in more customers who may not have been willing to try your product before. I also liked your reflection. I agree a lot of people are surprised when asked of their opinions. Check out my blog here: http://feliciaent3003.blogspot.com/2016/02/interviewing-customers-no-3.html

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  2. Hi Mazal,

    Your idea for business is very creative, didn’t really think making a bed can create a market for business. I also liked your interviews, very straightforward questions without unnecessary jibber-jabber. I agree with you that talking to customers, gives you some useful information on how to develop your product. If you want to check out my blog, go at http://janswitkowski.blogspot.com.

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  3. Great Job Mazal! Once again, I really enjoyed reading your posts and watching the interviews. I believe your business idea is very innovative and there definitely is a demand in the market for more affordable fitted sheets.
    - Best regards
    Anna Ohanian (TA/Mentor)
    annakos27@ufl.edu

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  4. Mazal, Good job on your interviews I know it's hard to get people to talk to you. I would avoid recording your videos vertically as soon as you turn your camera horizontally your video production quality is drastically improved. Over all keep up the great work.

    Feel free to leave a comment on my post
    http://qdesousaent3003.blogspot.com/2016/02/ent-3003-customer-interviews-no-3.html

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