How to Test Your MVP with Real Users

User testing is not about getting compliments. It's about finding what's broken before everyone sees it.

Before You Test

• •Define what success looks like
• •Prepare specific tasks for users
• •Set up screen recording if possible
• •Have a way to take notes quickly

What to Ask Users to Do

• •Sign up without help
• •Complete the core action
• •Find a specific feature
• •Explain what this product does
• •Tell you what they'd pay

Questions That Get Real Answers

• •What did you expect to happen?
• •What was confusing?
• •What would you do next?
• •Would you use this tomorrow?
• •Who else has this problem?

What to Watch For

• •Where they hesitate or pause
• •What they click on first
• •Questions they ask out loud
• •Shortcuts they try to take
• •Features they ignore completely

Feedback to Ignore

• •Feature requests from non-target users
• •Design opinions (unless blocking)
• •Comparisons to unrelated products
• •Anything from friends and family
• •Suggestions that don't solve the core problem