Validating a product with the KEY user can predict 85% validation We all know the Harry Potter series, the most successful fiction series of all time. But we could have almost missed it. In 1996, 8 children's literature editors in London received the first chapters of the Harry Potter story. ChildrenÕs literature is a loaded book market, so all of the first 7 didnÕt want to publish the manuscript, because they didnÕt think that they had read something new or a potential bestseller. The first 7 editors decided not to publish because they were not the KEY user. They didnÕt understand the potential story. The 8th editor gave his 8-year-old daughter to read it, and because she was the KEY user of the product, she saw the potential- For her, it was the most fascinating story she had ever read.Recognizing and configuring the KEY user when testing the product can make all the difference with the product!www.thepipelineaccelerator.com