Product-Market Fit

Frameworks for measuring, achieving, and maintaining the critical milestone where your product satisfies strong market demand.

Overview

Product-Market Fit (PMF) is the degree to which a product satisfies strong market demand - the inflection point where a product becomes a "must-have" for a well-defined market segment.

Core Principle: PMF is not a destination, it's a milestone that gives you permission to scale. Maintaining it requires continuous attention to customer needs and market evolution.

Key Insight: You can't manufacture PMF through marketing or sales tactics. PMF comes from deeply understanding a specific market segment and building something they desperately need. Scaling before PMF is the number one killer of startups.

When to Use This Skill

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• product-strategist - For PMF measurement, Sean Ellis survey, and retention analysis

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