Early Stage Growth • Ballpoint

Early Stage Growth • Ballpoint

Ads, Product-Market Fit, and consumer brand

Is it a before and after? And how does it work with brands rather than startups?

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Josh Lachkovic
Oct 15, 2024
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The conventional wisdom on product market fit comes from Marc Andreesen in his 2007 article1.

When you are [before product market fit], focus obsessively on getting to product/market fit.

Do whatever is required to get to product/market fit. Including changing out people, rewriting your product, moving into a different market, telling customers no when yo…

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