Validating the problem and first customers

In this episode of Dev Propulsion Labs, Reo.dev co-founder Piyush Agarwal explains why go-to-market is still the hardest problem in developer tools and how companies can have millions of users and still not know their real customers. He also touches on why timing beats volume when selling to developers and how three months of customer interviews shaped Reo.dev.

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