How I Fixed It
How I Fixed It
Madhav Malhotra
#8 Reflection: How to Understand Users AND Yourself - Javier Sanchez Mejorada | Afino
31 minutes Posted Aug 3, 2021 at 8:36 pm.
Introduction
How did you start?
Pivots in the Pandemic
Finding the root cause
Real problems vs. user ideas
Hard lessons learned
Testing prototypes
Measuring progress
Reading recommendations
How to read   
Life routines
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Javier is the cofounder of Afino, a startup that helps employees better engage with remote work. I talk to Javier about his experience with understanding users' needs and growing his own self-awareness!  
These are some books Javier recommends to learn about building products:
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Inspired by Marty Cagan
- Purple Cow by Seth Godin  
To learn more about Afino, visit www.afino.io  
P.S. Some fancy words Javier used:
- QICSI: The Queens Innovation Centre Summer Initiative. An entrepreneurship accelerator that Javier attended at his university.
- 5 Whys: A process where you ask why five times to find the root cause of a problem. More information here: www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays/5-whys
- MVP: Minimum viable product. The most basic version of a product that entrepreneurs can create to check their ideas.
- Product Hunt: A platform that compiles new startup products from around the world.  
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