And really, that is the answer to OPs question - you should keep your research in line with your coding efforts. Small coding == small research. Big coding == big research.
But, this came with a lot of experience. In the beginning it's hard to imagine how and in what ways the outcome can be not positive and how it connects to the research today. And, I feel my experience is still lacking around this.
Customer interviews tend to exclude a lot of things too. Do people want a browser without a million tabs open? Sure. Do people want a payment gateway that can be set up in an hour? That sounds like a scam, but why not? Do people want a game about a plumber jumping on tortoises who shoots fireballs whenever they eat a flower? Probably not.
I do believe people have a good idea of what they want to bring to the world and at some point it's just easier to show what they had in mind.
sandra_vu•7mo ago
If you need to ask this question, then ship small to your audience first.