# User Interview

**Person:**
**Date:**
**Context:** How do you know them? What do they do?

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## Rules (Mom Test)
1. Talk about their life, not your idea
2. Ask about the past, not the future
3. Talk less, listen more
4. Bad news is good news
5. Never pitch during the interview

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## Opening
> "Tell me about the last time you [did the thing you're solving for]"

## Questions

### Understanding the Problem
1. Walk me through how you currently handle [problem]?
2. What's the hardest part about [problem]?
3. Why is that hard?
4. How often does this happen?
5. What have you tried to fix it?
6. What happened?

### Finding Pain
7. What does it cost you? (time, money, stress)
8. How do you work around it now?
9. If you could wave a magic wand, what would change?

### Validating Importance
10. When was the last time this happened?
11. What did you do?
12. Have you looked for solutions?
13. What did you find?
14. Why didn't you use them?

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## Notes
> Write their actual words, not your interpretation

## Key Quotes
> Exact quotes that prove pain

## Insights
> What did you learn?

## Red Flags
> Anything that suggests they don't really care?

## Follow-ups
> What should you ask next time?

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## Score
| Question | Answer |
|----------|--------|
| Real problem? | Yes / Maybe / No |
| Happens often? | Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Rarely |
| Currently pays to solve? | Yes ($___) / No |
| Would pay for solution? | Yes ($___) / Maybe / No |
| Warm intro potential? | Yes / No |