Topics tagged pmf

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Solving B2B Distribution with Viral, Persona-Focused Work Humor, Navigating Growth Plateaus, and Other Notes on Making Singular Bets with tl;dv’s Co-Founder, Raphael Allstadt Heuristics and Hunches hiring , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self , marketing-mix	1	200	April 2, 2024
“Sharing Our Experiences, Wins, and Lessons is Also Humbling. It Keeps Us Honest,” and Other Notes on Building a Customer-First, Bootstrapped Business with Canny’s Co-Founder, Sarah Hum Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , culture , pmf , operating-principles , product	0	364	February 9, 2024
Why the Lean Startup Approach Doesn't Work (as Often), Why PMF Surveys (Alone) Aren’t That Helpful, and Other Notes on Building Opinionated Software with June’s Co-Founder, Enzo Avigo Heuristics and Hunches positioning , pmf , product-led-growth , customer-research , product	2	638	January 26, 2024
“One of Our First Engineers Had Been Working in Tech for 30 Years” and Other Notes on Deliberately Hiring Senior People Early with Recast’s Co-Founder, Michael Kaminsky Heuristics and Hunches fundraising , hiring , pmf , capital-efficiency	1	227	December 12, 2023
"As We Scale, We Operate More Like a Typical (Horizontal) B2B SaaS Business Rather Than a Vertical One” and Other Lessons on Building an Ag-Tech SaaS with Regrow Ag’s Co-Founder, Anastasia Volkova Heuristics and Hunches hiring , pmf , vertical-saas , icp	2	265	December 11, 2023
The Trouble with Building too Close to User Love, Why PLG Requires Balancing 4 Different Roadmaps, and Other Earnest Notes from Winding Down a Startup with Kairn’s Co-Founder, Patricia Bernasconi Heuristics and Hunches pivots , pmf , product-led-growth , founders-self , product	1	374	October 3, 2023
Scaling an Open Source Tool While Running an Agency, Giving Back Control with On-Prem Deployments, and Bootstrapping Decisions with Flagsmith’s Founder, Ben Rometsch Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , fundraising , pmf , dev-tools , open-source	2	406	July 18, 2023
Prioritizing Engineering Momentum over Accurate Timelines and Building on the Merits of a Car When Users Might Want Faster Horses with Compose’s Co-Founder, Rami Kalai Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , metrics , product , competitive-markets	2	418	July 4, 2023
How the Founder Persona Likely isn’t Your ICP, Why Biz Fundamentals Trump All Silicon Valley “Must-Haves”, and Other Recognitions with Basis’ Founder, Bebe Kim Heuristics and Hunches growth , pmf , metrics , founders-self , capital-efficiency	1	541	June 19, 2023
Why “Charge More” is Way-Easier-Said-Than-Done Advice, and Other Data-Driven Pricing Lessons with Uizard’s Co-Founder, Tony Beltramelli Heuristics and Hunches pricing , pmf , operating-principles , segmentation	2	563	May 22, 2023
Why “Move Fast and Break Things” is Outdated Advice, Prioritizing Quality and Speed, and Crossing 15K Users with Jam’s Co-Founder, Dani Grant Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , product	2	735	April 28, 2023
“Design Partners are Just Early Customers” and Other Notes on Structuring Early-Stage Research with Spellbound’s Founder, Akshaya Dinesh Heuristics and Hunches segments , pmf , customer-research , design-partners	2	709	March 29, 2023
“In B2B, Don’t Just Know Your TAM, Ask How Many Users Will Likely Become Experts” and Other Essential Reminders with Dragonboat’s Founder, Becky Flint Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , product	1	806	March 7, 2023
When to Switch on the Customer-Led Mode, Pivoting (4 Times) towards PMF, and Other Discerning Realizations with Summit’s Founder, Matt Wensing Heuristics and Hunches pivots , pmf , founders-self , gtm , integrations	4	1122	March 2, 2023
"No One is Coming to Save Us," The "Need to Reestablish PMF," and Other Earnest Founder Commits for 2023 Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , founders-self , constraints	1	1288	February 13, 2023
SaaS Founders at Work '22 Edition: 42 Inspiring Heuristics and Hunches from 194 Years of Building Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , fundraising , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	1	1468	January 22, 2023
Finding (and Navigating) the Middle Ground Between a Hypergrowth Startup and a Lifestyle Business with Sudowrite’s Co-Founder, Amit Gupta Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , fundraising , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	2	880	January 12, 2023
The Mechanics of Commercializing and Scaling an AI-First, B2B Startup with Thematic’s Co-Founder, Alyona Medelyan Heuristics and Hunches pmf , ai , product , mvp , capital-efficiency	2	977	November 21, 2022
Validating and Selling a Technically-Difficult Idea, Serving 2 Personas, Fundraising in a Tough SaaS Setting, and Working In-Person with Merge’s Co-Founder, Shensi Ding Heuristics and Hunches fundraising , hiring , founder-led-sales , pmf , founders-self	2	2005	November 12, 2022
Bringing Early Adopters on to the Cap Table, Being COOs of Potential Users, and Other Community-First Ways of Building with Passionfroot’s Co-Founder, Jennifer Phan Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , community	2	798	August 9, 2022
Pivoting Despite PMF, Why You Don’t Need Top Talent across Functions, and Other People-first Insights with Eduflow’s Co-Founder, David Kofoed Wind Heuristics and Hunches hiring , pivots , pmf , operating-principles	2	1053	May 17, 2022
Taking on Zoom by Targeting a Beachhead Market, Pricing as a PMF Filter, and Other Lessons in Early Traction with Butter’s Co-Founder, Jakob Knutzen Heuristics and Hunches founder-market-fit , pricing , pmf , competitive-markets	1	1320	May 6, 2022
The Cadence 🥁: Finding Focus, Priority, and Rhythm on the Road to PMF with folk’s Co-Founder, Simo Lemhandez Heuristics and Hunches pmf , operating-principles , product	2	997	April 5, 2022
How actively are you monitoring your LTV:CAC ratio? What Am I Missing bootstrapping , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	2	637	March 24, 2022
Interviewing to See Beyond One’s Own Itch, Saying No to Overwhelming Demand, and Other Pre-MVP Deliberations with Teemyco’s Co-founder, Charlotte Ekelund Heuristics and Hunches pmf , customer-research	2	972	March 15, 2022
SaaS ≠ Subscriptions: Upending Status-Quo Pricing, Monetizing Innovation, and Unlocking Massive Growth with Wethos’ Co-Founder, Rachel Renock Heuristics and Hunches pricing , pmf	1	1764	March 9, 2022
Hire Hyper-Inventive Generalists and Don’t Overcomplicate Things: Lessons on Early-Stage Sales Hiring with Airplane’s Co-Founder, Ravi Parikh Heuristics and Hunches hiring , sales , founder-led-sales , pmf	2	1297	January 20, 2022
The Simple, Always-Top-of-Mind, 4-Channels Model of Startup Growth: An Exchange on Finding Early-Stage Traction with Klaus’s Kair Käsper Heuristics and Hunches content-marketing , pmf , customer-acquisition	4	1574	December 2, 2021
I'm Hubert Palan, Co-founder and CEO of Productboard. AMA! 👋 AMAs past-guests , customer-centricity , fundraising , pmf , founders-self , product	25	5306	September 16, 2021
The Truths of Building a Must-Have SaaS, As Observed by Userlist's Jane Portman Heuristics and Hunches positioning , pmf , customer-research	5	2517	July 27, 2021