Updated image, with correction of GitHub's timeline. Also, a note (that I include in the post itself) that these timelines include pre-pivot time, to give readers the most accurate perspective of startup timelines. e.g. Slack spent 3.5 on a game called Glitch first.
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Founder’s First True Feeling of Product-Market Fit
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Whatever the founder told me was their first real feeling of PMF
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Finding PMF Faster: Key Strategies for AI Startups
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What do you think you did right to have found PMF quicker than anyone else I talked to?
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Defining Product-Market Fit: Founder Perspectives on Success
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Whatever the founders I interviewed defined it as. In most cases, it was just the first real feeling that they had PMF.
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B2B PMF Guide: 25 Startup Success Journeys Analyzed
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Though there will never be a foolproof formula for finding product-market fit, here’s my best attempt at creating a guide for B2B startups that'll save you much time and pain. It's based on interviews and research into the PMF journeys of 25 top B2B startups. Here's a peek:
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Podcast on Achievement Addiction and Burnout Culture
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My latest podcast conversation with @cluesdotlife is having a major impact on a lot of people. If you're feeling burned out, uncertain about your future, or feel like you may be addicted to achievement, give it a listen.
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Newsletters as Jobs to Be Done Framework Insight
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So funny! Didn't know anyone else though of newsletters as jobs to be done. Great minds!
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Top 10 Lessons from Building Lenny’s Newsletter
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Here's my top 10 lessons from building Lenny's Newsletter
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Podcast sponsors: Mercury, Coda, Miro business tools
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Tech Executive Turned Mental Health Advocate Helps Burnout
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Andy Johns (@cluesdotlife) is a former tech exec and VC, previously leading growth and product teams at Facebook, Twitter, Wealthfront, and Quora. A few years ago, however, he left it all behind to become a mental health advocate, and now centers his life around helping burnt-out
