Write the problem hypothesis
For [specific user], completing [job] is difficult because [missing capability], causing [measurable consequence].
You can name one user, one situation and one measurable consequence without proposing a feature.Proposal: benchmark-relative Information Ratio for fixed-income fund analytics
Evidence observed in OpenByteInc/QuantDinger, a Finance project.
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REPEATED ACROSS 6 PROJECTS
Related friction appears in 6 independent repositories. This is stronger than one backlog item, but still requires direct user validation.
Project strength and demand confidence are measured separately.SOURCE EVIDENCE
Read original GitHub Issue ↗Start with what users actually said
Reporter context: Motivation Fixed-income fund performance should be evaluated relative to an appropriate benchmark rather than through absolute return alone. I propose adding a benchmark-relative Information Ratio metric, initially supporting CDI for Brazilian cash-like and low-duration fixed-income funds while keeping the benchmark…Excerpted from the public Issue. Read the complete thread before interpreting it.
Recruit: Recruit people who perform the workflow with real controls, reconciliations or reporting deadlines.
Guardrail: Use anonymized or synthetic records and require human review for financial decisions and regulated outputs.
Interview five finance operators, analysts or accountants
- When did you last need this?
- What outcome were you trying to reach?
- What did you use instead?
- How often does this occur?
- What commitment would prove it matters?
Run the smallest experiment
Deliver the outcome manually or with a narrow prototype before building a reusable feature.
A user completes the real workflow and commits time, data, distribution or budget to repeat it.Use anonymized or synthetic records and require human review for financial decisions and regulated outputs.Make a build decision
- Build: repeated pain and active commitment
- Narrow: pain is real but the audience or job differs
- Stop: weak frequency or no behavioral proof
Why this brief exists
Information has value only when it changes action. This page turns one public signal into a bounded validation exercise. It is a research aid, not proof of demand, investment advice or a product recommendation.