3. Earlyhunt: Launch your AI product early, get discovered weekly. I let early-access users see each other's first feedback, and they wrote better feedback.
During an early access experiment with approximately 25 participants, the reporter introduced a straightforward method for collecting feedback. Instead of using a private form, they created a simple shared document where each individual could input their initial thoughts after interacting with the product, using their first name. Initially, the reporter anticipated potential awkwardness or copying among participants. However, the outcome proved quite the opposite.
The first few entries were concise and vague, but as more users contributed, the feedback quality significantly improved. One participant provided a particularly detailed account of their experience, outlining what they attempted, where they encountered difficulties, and their expectations. Subsequently, the majority of entries followed a similar level of specificity.
Moreover, users began engaging with each other's feedback, which proved to be an invaluable resource for the reporter. This collaborative feedback process allowed them to identify common issues more efficiently than they would have been able to through a private form.
The reporter even took the initiative to draft their own example entry, highlighting a real problem they encountered during the experiment. They emphasized the importance of informing participants in advance that their feedback would be visible to the entire batch, eliminating any surprises. While the reporter acknowledged that this approach wouldn't be suitable for sensitive matters, they found that this method far exceeded the effectiveness of any survey they had previously sent out.
Consequently, they decided to adopt this early access feedback strategy for subsequent batches they would run through EarlyHunt.
The reporter posed a question to the readers: Have any of them experimented with public feedback from beta users? If so, did it become uncomfortable as the number of participants increased?
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