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Andy Rachleff on “How to Know If You’ve Got Product Market Fit”

Dec 2, 2019
38:56

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Quick takeaways

  • Finding product-market fit involves validating the value hypothesis before scaling up.
  • Targeting early adopters is crucial for crossing the chasm in product adoption dynamics.

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Origin of Product Market Fit Term

The concept of product-market fit originated from Sequoia Capital with Don Valentine defining the essence of investing in companies where customers drive the product's success. It was further refined by Steve Blank and Eric Ries, emphasizing the importance of validating the value hypothesis before scaling up. Andy Radcliffe shares four heuristics to determine product-market fit, including exponential organic growth and net promoter score for consumer products, and the sales yield metric and proof of concept trial for enterprise solutions.

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