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Product11 min

How to Actually Do Weekly Customer Interviews (The Continuous Discovery Cheat Code)

Teresa Torres says interview weekly. Most teams fail within a month. Here is how AI interviews make the habit sustainable without dedicated researchers or scheduling overhead.

April 10, 2026

Product10 min

Why "Price" Is Never the Real Reason Customers Churn (And How AI Interviews Prove It)

Exit surveys say 40% of churn is about price. AI interviews reveal that "price" is actually code for 5 different problems. Here is how to find the real story.

April 10, 2026

Product9 min

IVR Surveys Are Dead: Why AI Voice Interviews Win in Every Metric

IVR surveys have completion rates below 15% and capture zero qualitative depth. AI voice interviews achieve 55-70% completion with 3x longer responses. The data is clear.

April 9, 2026

Product10 min

Conversational AI for Customer Feedback: The Complete Guide

How conversational AI transforms customer feedback from shallow survey data into rich qualitative insight. Covers technology, use cases, and getting started.

April 9, 2026

Research8 min

NPS Is Broken: Better Ways to Measure Customer Loyalty in 2026

NPS reduces complex customer sentiment to a single number. Here is why that is a problem and what modern alternatives deliver deeper, more actionable insights.

April 9, 2026

Research11 min read

The Future of User Research in 2026: AI, Automation, and What's Next

User research is undergoing its biggest structural shift in decades. AI has moved from add-on feature to core infrastructure. Here is what the data says about where user research is headed — and what best-in-class teams are doing right now.

April 7, 2026

Research11 min read

Best AI Customer Interview Tools in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide

AI has fundamentally changed how product teams conduct customer research. Here are the best AI customer interview tools in 2026 — ranked by use case, research depth, and value for money.

April 6, 2026

Tutorial12 min read

How to Recruit User Research Participants: The Complete Guide (2026)

Recruiting the wrong participants is more expensive than recruiting none at all. Here's the complete playbook: screeners, channels, incentives, no-show management, and the async alternative.

April 5, 2026

Research12 min read

The Continuous Discovery Handbook: How Product Teams Run Weekly Customer Interviews (2026)

64% of software features are rarely or never used. Continuous discovery — weekly customer interviews baked into your product workflow — is the antidote. Here's how to implement it in practice.

April 4, 2026

Tutorial12 min read

How to Conduct Remote User Interviews: The Complete Guide (2026)

Remote user interviews are now the default for most research teams. This guide covers everything — from recruiting and scheduling to running the session and turning notes into insights — with modern AI tools included.

April 2, 2026

Tutorial8

How to Write User Interview Questions That Get Real Answers

Most interview questions are too narrow, too leading, or too hypothetical. Here is a practical guide to writing questions that unlock genuine insight from your participants.

March 26, 2026

Tutorial11 min read

How to Analyze User Interview Data: A Complete Guide (2026)

You ran the interviews. Now what? This step-by-step guide covers how to turn raw interview data into clear, actionable insights — with and without AI.

March 26, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs UserTesting: AI-Powered vs Panel-Based Research (2026)

UserTesting averages $36,265/year for SMB teams. Koji starts at €99/month. Here's an honest comparison of AI-native interviews vs panel-based video research.

March 26, 2026

Research10 min read

Best Qualitative Research Tools in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide

Comparing the top qualitative research platforms in 2026 — from AI-native interview tools to research repositories. Find the right tool for your team size and research goals.

March 26, 2026

Research8 min read

Koji vs Dovetail: Which Research Tool Is Right for Your Team? (2026)

Koji conducts AI-powered interviews and analyzes results automatically. Dovetail stores and analyzes existing research. Here's an honest breakdown to help you choose.

March 26, 2026

Research13 min read

Measuring the Impact of Your Customer Research Program

Learn how to track, measure, and communicate the impact of your customer research program. Get stakeholder buy-in with proven frameworks and metrics.

Research12 min

The PhD Student's Guide to AI-Moderated Interviews: 20 Thesis Interviews in 5 Days

Thesis interviews are the most time-consuming part of qualitative research. AI interviewers handle the scheduling, conducting, and transcription so you can focus on analysis.

April 10, 2026

Research11 min

Pricing Research Without the Pricing Consultant: How AI Interviews Reveal What Customers Will Actually Pay

Van Westendorp tells you a price range. Conjoint costs $50K. AI pricing interviews capture the value perception narrative that explains willingness to pay. Here is the middle path.

April 10, 2026

Research12 min read

Best Customer Feedback Tools in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide

The customer feedback tool market is at an inflection point — Delighted is shutting down June 2026, AI-native research has matured, and most tools still only tell you what customers think, not why. Here is how to choose the right tool for your needs.

April 10, 2026

Tutorial10 min read

User Research Budget Template: How to Plan and Justify Research Spending in 2026

Build a research budget that actually gets approved. Real benchmarks, line-item templates, ROI arguments, and stage-appropriate guidance — from pre-seed to growth.

April 10, 2026

Research9 min read

Research Democratization: How to Scale Insights Beyond the Research Team (2026)

Research demand is growing faster than teams can scale. Learn how to enable non-researchers to run high-quality studies — without sacrificing rigor — using AI-native tools and proven democratization frameworks.

April 10, 2026

Research10 min

Voice Interviews vs Text Interviews: Which Gets Better Research Data?

Voice responses are 3x longer with 67% more emotional nuance. Text offers more control and privacy. Data-backed guide on when to use each mode for research.

April 9, 2026

Research9 min

User Research at Scale: How AI Replaces Manual Interviews Without Losing Depth

AI-moderated interviews cut qualitative analysis time by up to 80% while maintaining research depth. A practical guide for scaling user research.

April 9, 2026

Product8 min

Google Forms to AI Interviews: A Complete Migration Guide

Why teams are moving beyond Google Forms and how to convert your existing forms into AI-powered research conversations in 30 seconds.

April 9, 2026

Research10 min read

30+ Essential UX Research Statistics for 2026 Strategy

The data is in: AI-assisted analysis, research democratization, and continuous discovery are reshaping user research in 2026. Here are the statistics every product team and researcher needs to know — and what they mean for how you run research.

April 9, 2026

Research10 min read

Koji vs Great Question: AI Research Platform vs Research Ops Suite (2026)

Great Question is a solid research operations platform for managing participants and scheduling moderated interviews. Koji goes further — conducting the interviews itself with AI, analyzing findings automatically, and delivering reports without a human moderator. Here's which tool is right for your team.

April 9, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs Sprig: AI-Native Research vs In-Product Surveys (2026)

Sprig excels at in-product micro-surveys and behavioral analytics — but it can only reach active users and tops out at 5 questions. Koji conducts deep AI-moderated interviews with anyone, anywhere, at scale. Here's how they compare.

April 9, 2026

Research12 min read

Best AI Tools for UX Research in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide

The UX research AI tool landscape has exploded. This guide maps the best AI tools for every phase of the research workflow in 2026 — from planning and recruitment through moderation, analysis, and reporting.

April 7, 2026

Research10 min read

AI-Moderated Interview Platforms Compared: Which One Actually Works? (2026)

Not all AI interview platforms deliver real qualitative depth. This guide compares the top AI-moderated interview platforms in 2026 — Koji, ListenLabs, CleverX, UXArmy, and AskYazi — on what actually matters.

April 7, 2026

Tutorial11 min read

How to Build a Voice of Customer Program in 2026: The Complete Guide

Companies with best-in-class Voice of Customer programs grow revenue 10x faster than those without. Here's a proven 8-step framework for building a VoC program that drives real product decisions — not just dashboard metrics.

April 6, 2026

Research10 min read

Best User Research Tools for Startups in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide

43% of startups fail because of poor product-market fit. The fix isn't more guesswork — it's better customer research. Here are the best user research tools for startups in 2026, ranked by what actually matters: speed, cost, and depth of insight.

April 6, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs Qualtrics: AI-Native Research vs Enterprise Survey Platform (2026)

Qualtrics is the gold standard for enterprise survey programs. But when your team needs to understand *why* customers behave the way they do — not just *what* they clicked — is a $30K+ survey platform really the answer? Here's how Koji and Qualtrics compare in 2026.

April 6, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs SurveyMonkey: When You Need More Than a Survey (2026)

SurveyMonkey is the world's most popular survey tool. Koji is a qualitative research platform. Here's how they compare — and how to know which one your team actually needs.

April 6, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs Typeform: Which Tool Actually Uncovers Why Users Behave the Way They Do? (2026)

Typeform builds beautiful forms. Koji conducts real interviews. Compare features, pricing, and qualitative research depth to see which tool is right for your team in 2026.

April 6, 2026

Research8 min read

Koji vs Marvin: Full-Stack AI Research vs Analysis Repository (2026)

Marvin organizes research you've already collected. Koji runs new AI-moderated interviews from scratch. Here's how to choose — and when you might need both.

April 5, 2026

Research8 min read

Koji vs Grain: AI Research Platform vs Meeting Recorder (2026)

Grain records sales calls. Koji runs AI-moderated user research. Here's an honest breakdown of both tools — features, pricing, and which one fits your workflow.

April 5, 2026

Tutorial11 min read

How Founders Validate Product Ideas with Customer Interviews (2026)

42% of startups fail because they built something nobody wanted. Here's how to use customer interviews — including AI-powered ones — to validate your idea before writing a line of code.

April 4, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs Lookback: AI-Native Research vs Live Moderated Sessions (2026)

Koji and Lookback take opposite approaches to user research. One automates the entire interview, the other perfects the live observation experience. Here's an honest breakdown of which fits your team.

April 4, 2026

Research11 min read

The UX Researcher's Guide to Scaling Research with AI (2026)

Demand for user research has never been higher — but researcher headcount hasn't kept pace. Here's how UX researchers are using AI to scale their impact without burning out, and which tools are actually worth adopting.

April 2, 2026

Research10 min read

Koji vs dscout: AI-Native Research vs Diary Studies (2026)

Comparing Koji and dscout? One is built for AI-moderated voice interviews at scale. The other specializes in mobile diary studies. Here's an honest breakdown to help you decide.

April 2, 2026

Research7 min read

Koji vs UserInterviews: AI Research Platform vs Recruitment Tool (2026)

Comparing Koji and UserInterviews? They solve different problems — here's how to decide what your research stack actually needs.

March 27, 2026

Research8

Surveys vs Interviews: When to Use Each (And When to Use Both)

Surveys give you scale. Interviews give you depth. But choosing the wrong method wastes time and produces data you cannot act on. Here is a clear decision framework.

March 26, 2026

Tutorial9

How to Analyze Customer Interview Data: A Complete Guide

You ran the interviews. Now what? Here is a step-by-step process for turning raw transcripts into clear, actionable insights your team will actually use.

March 26, 2026

Tutorial10 min read

The Product Manager's Guide to Customer Discovery with AI (2026)

Most PMs know they should talk to customers — but scheduling, note-taking, and analysis eat the clock. Here’s how to run faster, deeper customer discovery using AI interviews.

March 26, 2026

Research9 min read

Koji vs Maze: Which Research Tool Is Right for Your Team? (2026)

Koji and Maze both claim to power product research — but they do very different things. Here’s an honest 2026 comparison to help you choose the right tool for your goals.

March 26, 2026

Research8 min read

AI-Moderated vs Human-Moderated Interviews: Which Should You Choose?

AI-moderated and human-moderated interviews each have a time and a place. Here is the honest comparison to help you choose the right approach for your research goals.

March 26, 2026

Research8 min read

Koji vs UserTesting: Which User Research Platform Is Right for You?

UserTesting built the enterprise standard for video-based user testing. Koji built the AI-native alternative. Here is an honest comparison to help you choose.

March 26, 2026

Research7 min read

Koji vs Dovetail: Which Research Tool Is Right for You?

Dovetail organizes research data. Koji conducts the research for you. An honest breakdown of both tools to help you decide which one your team actually needs.

March 26, 2026

Product2 min read

Can I Paste User Interviews into ChatGPT? A Guide to GDPR and LLMs

Every product manager wants to ask an LLM about their user feedback. But pasting customer transcripts into public models is a GDPR nightmare. Here is the checklist for safe AI analysis.

January 26, 2026

Product2 min read

The Death of Static Surveys: Why AI Interviews Are the Future of User Research

Static surveys are suffering from <2% response rates. Learn why "Survey Fatigue" is killing your data and how AI-moderated interviews are achieving 40%+ completion.

January 25, 2026

Research6 min read

The Strategic Guide to Planning User Interviews: From Hypothesis to Insight

Great user research doesn't happen by accident; it happens by design. Whether you are a Product Manager, a UX Researcher, or a Founder, the quality of your insights is directly capped by the quality of your plan. In an era where tools like Koji allow us to scale user interviews using AI, the planning phase has become even more critical. You are no longer just writing a script; you are designing the "brain" of your research operation. This guide will walk you through a structured framework to plan high-impact user interviews that drive actionable business decisions.

January 2, 2026

Product7 min read

Customer Discovery: The Ultimate Guide for Startups (2026)

Master the customer discovery process to validate your startup idea. Learn the 4 steps, 'The Mom Test' rules, and how AI tools like Koji automate the journey.

Product7 min read

User Research: The Complete Guide to Understanding Your Users (2025)

Learn what user research is, why it matters, and how to conduct it effectively. Discover how AI tools like Koji are transforming the research workflow.

Research1 min read

Ship Faster AND Ship Right: The Research-Driven Approach

Learn how to ship products faster without sacrificing quality. Discover how AI-powered customer research validates ideas in hours, not weeks.

Research11 min read

How Many Customer Interviews Do You Really Need?

Learn exactly how many customer interviews you need for meaningful insights. From the 5-user myth to AI-powered scaling, get your sample size right.

Research12 min read

Getting Started with Customer Research: A Beginner's Guide

A practical, step-by-step guide for Product Managers, UX Researchers, and Founders who want to start doing customer research today and build products customers actually want.

Research16 min read

Building Products Customers Actually Want

Customer-centered design transforms product development from guesswork into a systematic approach grounded in real user needs. Learn how to apply the four key phases of customer-centered design to build products that resonate with your audience and drive business results.

Research11 min read

Customer Research Trends: What's Changing in 2026

The customer research landscape is evolving faster than ever. From AI adoption to the democratization of research, here are the eight trends shaping how product teams understand their customers in 2026.

Research10 min read

Why AI Interviewers Are the Future of Customer Research

AI interviewers are transforming how product teams conduct customer research, enabling conversations at scale without sacrificing depth or quality. Learn why leading teams are making the shift from traditional interviews to AI-powered research.

Research11 min read

Getting Customer Feedback That Actually Drives Product Decisions

Customer feedback is only valuable when it leads to action. Learn proven methods for collecting, analyzing, and acting on customer insights that shape better products and drive real business outcomes.

Research13 min read

Customer Research Done Right: A Complete Guide for Product Teams

Customer research is the foundation of every successful product decision. Learn the types, methods, and best practices that help product teams understand their customers deeply and build products people actually want.

Research11 min read

How to Run AI-Powered Customer Interviews at Scale

Learn how to conduct effective customer interviews at scale using AI. This comprehensive guide covers everything from planning and question design to analysis, helping you go from questions to insights in hours, not weeks.