Product-market fit isn't binary - it evolves and you might need to cut it down

Like, it's it's as simple as that and, like, it's a lot all this, like, oh, growth rate.

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you know it when you see it. If you don't know it, you probably aren't seeing it. Like, it's it's as simple as that and, like, it's a lot all this, like, oh, growth rate. All like, it's basically you're growing so fast that you can't keep up. And and, like, you're trying the best and and it's a great place to be in. And, again, there's a lot I've also learned about PMF. Right? Which is there's the initial PMF, then there's the okay. But now we need actually a growing business and then you start turning things off and so you're tightening the PMF. Then it's like, is this the PMF with the right customer that you want? Because you could have PMF with different customers, and maybe some of them is a subset you wanna grow with. And so you have to also, like, take a little knife and cut down your PMF. But the initial part that we were seeing was a classic

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Jeeves founder Dileep Thazhmon explains his nuanced view of product-market fit, arguing it's not a simple yes/no but an evolving process. He describes how PMF starts with initial traction, then requires tightening for business viability, and finally strategic narrowing to focus on the right customer segments.

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Provides a sophisticated framework for understanding PMF that challenges the common binary view and offers actionable stages for founders to consider.

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