Research Guides

Building the right thing

June 7, 202621 min

Prototype testing: The complete guide for 2026

Prototype testing is a key phase in product design and development that involves validating concepts, evaluating functionality, and refining user experience.

June 7, 202615 min

User interviews: The complete guide for 2026

In this complete guide, we cover everything you need to know to run top user interviews, from recruiting participants to synthesizing results.

May 5, 202617 min read

How to write a discussion guide for user interviews

A discussion guide is more than a question list. Learn the four-stage structure that makes user interviews consistently useful.

April 26, 202619 min

Survey research: The complete guide for 2026

How to create an online survey that gets real answers: 7-step framework, 12 free templates, and the 5 mistakes that kill response rates. Updated for 2026.

April 26, 202610 min

User research CRM: One place to manage research operations

A user research CRM organizes participants, panels, and study history in one place. Compare research CRMs vs sales CRMs, see top tools, and learn how to set one up.

April 8, 202614 min

How to recruit research participants from your customer base

Panel recruits take weeks and cost $300+. Your own customers respond in days for less. Here's how to build the CRM infrastructure for research recruitment.

April 8, 20267 min

Testers for products: how to find, recruit, and manage the right participants for product testing

Learn how to find, recruit, and manage testers for products. Covers screener design, compensation benchmarks, platform comparisons, and panel management.

March 30, 202618 min

How to build and manage a customer research panel [2026 Edition]

Learn how to build a customer research panel from your own customer base. Speed up recruitment, get more relevant insights, and save on third-party costs.

March 25, 202612 min

AI-moderated interviews: the complete guide

AI-moderated interviews are user interviews run by an AI moderator that asks live follow-ups. How they work, how they compare to human moderation, and when to use them.

March 24, 202610 min

How to analyze survey data: the step-by-step guide

Learn how to analyze both closed-ended and open-ended survey responses. Step-by-step guide covering quantitative patterns, qualitative coding, and AI-assisted analysis.

March 18, 202622 min read

Product designer user testing: a practical guide to getting direct feedback

Learn how product designers can run effective user testing without relying on research teams. Get direct feedback from real customers on your prototypes.

March 18, 202610 min

How to analyze interview data: the practical guide for product teams

A practical guide to analyzing interview data for product teams. Compare manual coding with AI-assisted analysis using Caitlin Sullivan's hypothesis-driven framework.

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