Re:“Product market fit” is a silly term for what it wants to...
by renewiltord on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @08:31PM
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This really doesn't have to be this hard. PMF means that your product and a market have found each other. For a VC, a worthwhile market is super big so rampant growth is evidence that you have PMF.
And Naval's insight there is a short version of all the things people say: scratch your own itch, dog food your product, etc. etc.
A lot of these things people say have insight that you can gather but you have to have some commonality. Their words are lossy compression of an idea, and it will only make sense if you're the right decompressor.
In any case, making fun of that stuff gains you very little. To the ones who have the appropriate decompressor you look like a fool. To the other ones who don't have the appropriate decompressor, they think you're being obvious. To the ones who have the compressor appropriate to you, the mockery doesn't signal that.
I suppose it does provide personal amusement, though. So there's that.
And Naval's insight there is a short version of all the things people say: scratch your own itch, dog food your product, etc. etc.
A lot of these things people say have insight that you can gather but you have to have some commonality. Their words are lossy compression of an idea, and it will only make sense if you're the right decompressor.
In any case, making fun of that stuff gains you very little. To the ones who have the appropriate decompressor you look like a fool. To the other ones who don't have the appropriate decompressor, they think you're being obvious. To the ones who have the compressor appropriate to you, the mockery doesn't signal that.
I suppose it does provide personal amusement, though. So there's that.