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> That's a very fascinating point, you bring up. But I'm not sure how one can separate initial conditions from PMF. PMF takes initial market conditions into acc
by dvt 6y ago
> That's a very fascinating point, you bring up. But I'm not sure how one can separate initial conditions from PMF. PMF takes initial market conditions into account by definition. At least, if we're going by Don Valentine or Andy Rachleff's definition.
I don't agree. Initial conditions are minutiae that, on the surface, don't seem to matter -- hence the canonical example of a butterfly flapping its wings cascading into a hurricane a few weeks later. Product market fit is not that. If "Facebook" would've been called "Smilebook" (which is an initial condition), do you really think it would've failed?
In fact, worrying about your domain name, and what your LLC is going to be called, and what you logo should look like are all rookie mistakes when founding a business.
- rjyoungling 6y agoPossibly. But what if Zuckerberg went to a different university. Or fell in love with design instead of building, snd so on. It's too easy, connecting the dots looking back. I believe we have to be careful with hindsight bias. > In fact, worrying about your domain name, and what your LLC is going to be called, and what you logo should look like are all rookie mistakes when founding a business. I agree. But that's not my point. My point was, avoid trying to think your way to PMF, it's too complex. Just try a bunch of stuff and iterate based on real world feedback.