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Bob Moesta

Episode #38

Co-founder and CEO

The Rewired Group

🎯Product Strategy🔍User Research📈Growth & Metrics

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Bob Moesta (00:00:00): I think one of the biggest misconceptions around Jobs to Be Done is this notion that it's pain and gain as opposed to context and outcome. When you hear somebody's story and it seems irrational, like we'll have people go, "Oh my God, that's an anomaly. That doesn't happen." But what you realize is that the context makes the irrational rational. So the moment you hear a story, you go, "I can't believe that," nine times out of 10, it's because you don't have the rest of the story. And so part of it's being able to understand the rest of that context that would drive somebody to say, "Why would somebody cut their arm off?" Well, if they're in this situation and this and this and this, there's nobody who would say they want to cut their arm off, but in certain situations you'll do it. And so that's what we're trying to do is find, where will people change behavior? Lenny (00:00:38): Welcome to Lenny's Podcast where I interview world-class product leaders and growth experts to learn from their hard-won experiences building and growing today's most successful products. Today my guest is Bob Moesta. Bob is the co-creator of the Jobs to Be Done Framework alongside Clay Christensen. And as you'll hear at the top of our conversation, is maybe the most anticipated guest I've had based on the LinkedIn response. Bob has started eight companies and is currently the co-founder and CEO of the Rewired Group, and currently spends his time helping companies of all sizes unlock hidden insights and create successful products and services. (00:01:12): In our conversation, we get deep into all aspects of the Jobs to Be Done framework. What is it, how to apply it to your product, when it's not a good fit, how to interview customers to get accurate insights into their struggles, plus examples of how Jobs to Be Done works for zero to one products and a ton more. Thank you to everyone who suggested questions and topics for our conversation. Enjoy my chat with Bob Moes...

📚Methodologies (3)

🎯 Product Strategy

A behavioral model that defines the opposing forces influencing a customer's decision to switch from an old solution (A) to a new one (B). It posits that behavior change is not random but the result of specific causal energies.

Core Principles

  • 1.F1 (Push): The struggling moment or context in the current situation that prompts a desire for change.
  • 2.F2 (Pull): The attraction to the new solution and the vision of a better outcome.
  • 3.F3 (Anxiety): The fear of the new solution and uncertainty about whether it will work.
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"If F1 and F2 are not greater than F3 and F4, they're not going to move, they're not going to do anything."

#forces#progress#strategy
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🔍 User Research

A specific interviewing technique designed to reconstruct the customer's timeline and uncover the causal mechanisms behind a purchase, resembling a criminal investigation or therapy session rather than a standard survey.

Core Principles

  • 1.Interview only people who have already made the progress (purchased/switched).
  • 2.Do not use a discussion guide; follow the story and the energy.
  • 3.Penetrate the 'Pablum' and 'Fantasy/Nightmare' layers to get to the 'Reality' layer.
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"It's criminal and intelligence interrogation that feels like therapy because most people don't actually know why they bought."

#causal#interview#protocol
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📈 Growth & Metrics

A chronological model of the buying process from the customer's perspective, dividing the journey into distinct psychological phases that require different support, distinct from a company's sales funnel.

Core Principles

  • 1.The buying process is not linear or random; it follows distinct phases of maturity.
  • 2.Phases: First Thought, Passive Looking (Problem Aware), Active Looking (Solution Aware), Deciding (Trade-offs), First Use, Ongoing Use.
  • 3.Sales interaction must match the customer's current phase (e.g., education vs. comparison).
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"Instead of trying to base the sales process on how we want to sell, we need to actually design the sales process on how they want to buy."

#demand-side#buying#timeline
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