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I think you switched from a binary flag ("no true PMF ... ") to a scalar without realizing it: > Most businesses don't have product-market fit in this way. Th
by jvanderbot 2y ago
I think you switched from a binary flag ("no true PMF ... ") to a scalar without realizing it:
> Most businesses don't have product-market fit in this way.
They'll have it to a lesser extent?
The word "Fit" kind of implies a scalar relationship, and the disagreement over who has "it" and who "doesn't" comes down to size of market and suitability for that market. Why can't you can be perfect for a small market, or crappy for a market so large that you initially succeed but plateau.
- gizmo 2y agoEndothermic and exothermic are different categories of reactions and both are also scalar. PMF is exothermic in this analogy. Growth produces more growth by itself, like a raging forest fire. Whereas regular business growth is endothermic: when you stop selling you stop growing.
- jvanderbot 2y agoEndo / Exo have a zero point, across which you discretely jump categories, after which you scale up or down subjectively. PMF does not have a zero point. If you sell (clasically) "zero to one" item you may or may not have PMF. One nuclear reactor / aircraft carrier is a big deal. One newsletter subscription is a small deal.