The founder of a direct-to-consumer work boot retailer talks about defining costumer personas.

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Eric Girouard is the founder and CEO of Brunt Workwear, a direct-to-consumer work boot retailer. In this clip from an episode of “The Startup Story” podcast, Girouard talks about the tactics he used to define his costumer personas.

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Girouard recommends entrepreneurs use these four data sets to define their customer personas:

  1. Anecdotal feedback
  2. Qualitative research
  3. Quantitative research
  4. Social research

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