Product/Market Fit Episodes

Nov. 23, 2023

#34 Accelerating product growth, user activation, and monetization ft. Adam Fishman (Product & Growth Advisor)

00:00 Introduction and Welcome 03:10 Adam's Journey into Product and Growth 09:06 The Role of AI in Growth 10:48 Understanding Different Aspects of Growth 14:13 The Impact of Branding on Growth 14:53 The Patreon Rebranding J…
June 26, 2023

#28 Startup brand strategy, product messaging, early-stage marketing ft. Arielle Jackson (First Round Capital)

What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the branding and go-to-market strategy. While our entire focus is on the target audie…
Dec. 9, 2022

Launching 0-1 products, founders and fundraising, thinking in first principles ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy, Product Advisor | Founder | Host @ Good Time Show

Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an operator or scaling up a side project to something big, the energy and focu…
Oct. 4, 2022

Strategic narrative, startup pitches, storytelling for founders ft. Andy Raskin, Silicon Valley storytelling mastermind

Whether it’s meeting a founder friend, a potential hire, investor, customers, or even a bunch of product team leads, there’s one thing that stands out–the ‘narrative’ you want to tell, the story of what you’re building and w…
Aug. 26, 2022

Product–founder–channel market fit, launching 0–1 products ft. Emily Tate, Mind the Product

Launching the product you build involves massive effort—not just in terms of shipping, but also figuring out the ways in which your audience finds satisfaction with your product. Do they find value? Of course, it’s important…
July 29, 2022

Product growth and scaling for founders/builders ft. Casey Winters, Eventbrite (Ex- Pinterest & GrubHub)

As soon as you put your product out in the market, the one major question that gets to you from literally everyone around is - how’s your product growing. “What’s your growth strategy?” “Does your product have network effect…
July 15, 2022

Product positioning and storytelling for founders and builders ft. April Dunford, Obviously Awesome

So your product is now launched and it's out for customers to try. You know it’s awesome, but do you know whether they know? How do you ensure your potential buyers understand the value you’re providing; do they care? Often …