Artifact: Mom Test Red-Flag Audit — Kestrel Interview Questions
Eight interview questions audited against the Mom Test -- exercises co-04. Kestrel is a fictional product; every quoted number, question, or finding here is an illustrative, constructed example, not real data or a real transcript.
- "Would you use an AI-suggested schedule if we built one?" -- flagged: hypothetical/future prediction.
- "How many hours did you spend on last week's schedule?" -- clean: specific past behavior.
- "Do you think auto-scheduling is a good idea?" -- flagged: asks for an opinion.
- "What's the last thing that went wrong with a schedule you published?" -- clean: specific past behavior.
- "Would you pay $20/month extra for this?" -- flagged: hypothetical/future prediction.
- "Who else was involved the last time you built a schedule?" -- clean: specific past behavior.
- "Do you think your team would like getting shift reminders by text?" -- flagged: opinion about a hypothetical future reaction.
- "Tell me about the last time a shift went uncovered -- what happened right before that?" -- clean: specific past behavior.
Last updated July 17, 2026