“there's also, um, you know, platforms like user testing that really help you”
UserTesting
By UserTesting
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“Yeah, we use a lot of user testing.com. I find that super super valuable.”
“they're pretty much user testing but like explicitly focused on B2B”
“learn more today at usertesting.com”
“get started today at usertesting.com Lenny”
“which is comparable to usertesting.com”
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