Your users shouldn't just be intellectually curious about your product.

2025-11-17 · Bits and Bobs 11/17/25

Your users shouldn't just be intellectually curious about your product.
- They should be hair on fire with a problem your product solves.
- People with their hair on fire are willing to crawl through broken glass to put it out.
- People who are merely curious will give up at the slightest pain.

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