Listen "B2B User Testing with Ben Labay"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, I talk to Ben Labay, Managing Director of CX Experimentation at Speero.
He breaks down how to meet the challenge of doing user research when you’re selling a B2B SaaS product to a highly specialized market.
Transcript and other ways to listen here:
https://briandavidhall.com/ben-labay-on-saas-experiments/
2:09 Should you do user testing in B2B SaaS?
4:35 Common user testing platforms & features
5:24 Custom paneling services
7:14 What to look for in user testing
7:51 NPS and benchmarking metrics
10:20 Tradeoffs between platforms with custom panels vs DIY recruitment
12:48 Using industry newsletters for panel recruitment
15:22 Using a tool like Hotjar for panel recruitment
19:16 If you're just starting out ...
21:20 How not to mess up your script and screening questions
26:35 How to detect struggle/friction in user testing sessions
29:42 How many participants do you need to do benchmarking?
31:49 Tradeoffs between highly qualified panelists vs feasibility of finding them
34:25 More on screener questions
40:02 More on pricing tradeoffs
43:22 Avoiding data traps
45:53 "Science is merely a tool to, to try to be fast and confident at the same time in our decisions"
He breaks down how to meet the challenge of doing user research when you’re selling a B2B SaaS product to a highly specialized market.
Transcript and other ways to listen here:
https://briandavidhall.com/ben-labay-on-saas-experiments/
2:09 Should you do user testing in B2B SaaS?
4:35 Common user testing platforms & features
5:24 Custom paneling services
7:14 What to look for in user testing
7:51 NPS and benchmarking metrics
10:20 Tradeoffs between platforms with custom panels vs DIY recruitment
12:48 Using industry newsletters for panel recruitment
15:22 Using a tool like Hotjar for panel recruitment
19:16 If you're just starting out ...
21:20 How not to mess up your script and screening questions
26:35 How to detect struggle/friction in user testing sessions
29:42 How many participants do you need to do benchmarking?
31:49 Tradeoffs between highly qualified panelists vs feasibility of finding them
34:25 More on screener questions
40:02 More on pricing tradeoffs
43:22 Avoiding data traps
45:53 "Science is merely a tool to, to try to be fast and confident at the same time in our decisions"
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