New Product Development – User Research

Challenge

Event creators need marketing functionality beyond ticketing, but existing tools are fragmented and misaligned with Eventbrite’s monetization model.

Stakeholders

Product, marketing, and executive leads who need to see commercial value at a glance.

Objective

Define what creators actually value, what they will pay for, and which features justify a standalone revenue stream.

Tasks
  • Identify jobs-to-be-done
  • Rank features by perceived value
  • Determine willingness-to-pay
  • Validate subscription vs transactional model
Process

Interviewed Super Creators → pain and JTBD mapping

Feature grid (pains/gains/JTBD) → product definition

Quantitative survey (38,389 recipients) → value hierarchy

Segmentation → which creators want which tools

Pricing model exploration → subscription viability

Key Insight

Heavy users (monthly creators) view advanced tools as time and budget multipliers, not “extras.” Demand skews toward integrated growth levers, not isolated features.

Top Features
  • Growth playbooks
  • Smart audiences
  • Paid social distribution
  • Canva integration
  • Advanced reporting
Outcome

Delivered a value model and feature hierarchy that reframed marketing tools as a separate monetizable product line, not an embedded ticketing add-on. This unlocked pricing strategy direction and informed GTM narrative.

Credits

MBA internship