MVP Feedback Survey Questions That Work

Bad questions get useless answers. Here are the questions that actually help you improve your product.

Question Types to Use

• •Open-ended for discovery
• •Rating scales for measurement
• •Multiple choice for segmentation
• •Follow-up for depth

Essential MVP Questions

Problem Validation

• •How are you currently solving this problem?
• •What is most frustrating about your current solution?
• •How often do you encounter this problem?

Product Feedback

• •What was your first impression?
• •What almost stopped you from signing up?
• •What feature do you use most?
• •What is confusing or frustrating?

Value Assessment

• •How disappointed would you be if this product disappeared?
• •Would you recommend this to a colleague?
• •What would make you upgrade to a paid plan?

The Sean Ellis Question

How would you feel if you could no longer use this product? Very disappointed, somewhat disappointed, or not disappointed. If 40%+ say very disappointed, you have product-market fit.

Survey Best Practices

• •Keep it under 5 minutes
• •Ask one thing at a time
• •Avoid leading questions
• •Include an open comment box
• •Send at the right moment (after value delivered)