Validation

The Challenges of Improving and Iterating Early Products in Tech

“You can’t improve anything without feedback. If you put it out there, how do you know if it’s any good? How do you know people like it? You need some way to figure that out. If you can’t figure that out then you’re going to

How to Use Preselling to Validate a Technology Product (Complete Guide)

“It’s not that the customer may not have the problem, it’s just, they may not want the solution you’re selling.” – Dan Martell, Serial Entrepreneur Although you can use landing pages to presell smaller dollar-value products, it’s highly recommended to do preselling face-to-face, or over

How to Evaluate Product/Market Fit by Analyzing Retention Cohorts

Plot the % active over time (for various retention cohorts) to create your retention curve. IF it flattens off at some point, you have probably found product/market fit (PMF) for some market or audience. – Brian Balfour, Reforge Founder & CEO Several years ago, Facebook

The 8 Best Books on Product Market Fit for Startups in 2024

What Is Product-Market Fit (And Why Is It Important?) Wealthfront co-founder Andy Rachleff and investor Don Valentine were the first to define and coin the term product-market fit (aka product/market fit or PMF). Later, Marc Andreessen, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, helped popularize the concept. To

Do You Have Product-Market Fit? Here’s How to Tell…

The life of any startup can be divided into two parts – before product/market fit and after product/market fit. – Marc Andreessen, Product Market Fit Promoter and Serial Entrepreneur You were able to make some sales, get a few case studies and learn about the

How to Generate Valuable Insights From a Solution Interview

It’s show time — time to start the solution interview phase and show what your team has been working on. Before showing your minimum viable product (MVP), it’s a good idea to ask, “What would be wonderful?” and listen carefully to the prospect’s wording. This