Hello PH!
Product-market fit is the number one reason why startups succeed; the lack of product-market fit is the number one reason why startups fail.
That's why I built the Product-Market Fit Engine: https://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/
The Product-Market Fit Engine gives you clear, quantified, and benchmarked answers to the following questions:
❶ "Do we have product-market Fit?" (<40%? Not yet!)
❷ "Should we pivot?" (15-20% Probably!)
❸ "How do we get to product-market fit?" (Run the engine!)
❹ "How do we design our roadmap?" (Run the engine!)
❺ "How do we balance our vision against customer feedback?" (Run the engine!)
The Engine worked wonders for Superhuman, and since then I have used it to help dozens of companies find PMF.
The only problem is that it is hard to build and maintain. At Superhuman, we spent 100s of hours over the course of a year to string together TypeForm, Airtable, Sendwithus, HelpScout, and more into a system that works.
That's why I am super-excited that Dan and Jeff have turned the Engine into its own product. Viable Fit makes running the Engine fast, easy, and — somehow (this is a testament to their great design chops) — fun!
I know that Dan and Jeff would love all the feedback in the world. So if you're a founder, sign up here: https://www.viable.fit. It may very well change your trajectory! 😄 🙏
