IMHO this should be product rule #1 - BE THE USER, if you can't then do everything you can to be as close as possible. When I started in tech people would say

IMHO this should be product rule #1 - BE THE USER, if you can't then do everything you can to be as close as possible. When I started in tech people would say "Hey I need a database" and I'd say "Nope, teach me how to do the job you need done as if I you were going to hire me". Then a couple of days later I'd say "You need a _____ system and yea we'll use a database to save some of the data". Basically if you don't live the product you don't really understand the users and you spend all your time wasted guessing what they need and want. I applaud you for "highly targeted to me". This is the first and best step towards a product that you really understand and one that others "like you" will find useful.