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Clay’s path to product-market-fit: Building vertical, creating power users, and understanding founder psychology | Kareem Amin (Co-founder and CEO)

Jan 18, 2024
Kareem Amin, co-founder of Clay and former VP of Product at The Wall Street Journal, talks about building power users, finding product-market fit, understanding founder psychology, and using data to improve outbound messaging.
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  • Building a community of power users is crucial for startups to create a loyal customer base.
  • A three-step framework for achieving product-market fit includes narrowing down the target customer, setting clear goals, and staying focused.

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Importance of finding the right customers

The podcast episode emphasizes that finding customers who want your product, even if it's not perfect, is a key indicator of having something worthwhile. By focusing on customers who have a genuine need and are willing to wait for additional features, startups can build a community of loyal users.

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