> Yet none of them was willing to wait for the first stable release. After trying the beta, they were hooked.
When consulting, I could always tell which clients had serious traction: Even if their product was incomplete or buggy, customers would literally make a line at a trade show to write checks, because they wanted the product that badly.
In extreme cases, "product-market fit" just means the customers are saying "Shut up and take my money!" It's like watching a rocket-ship take off.
Not all successful startups take off like this. But the ones that do have a much easier time succeeding.
When consulting, I could always tell which clients had serious traction: Even if their product was incomplete or buggy, customers would literally make a line at a trade show to write checks, because they wanted the product that badly.
In extreme cases, "product-market fit" just means the customers are saying "Shut up and take my money!" It's like watching a rocket-ship take off.
Not all successful startups take off like this. But the ones that do have a much easier time succeeding.