I agree. I think startups need to hit the sweet spot of having “product solves/moves needle for problem”, “customer knows about company”, and “customer can access product”
customer knows about company > customer can access product > product solves/moves needle for problem
Because while most founders think it's the product/market fit that matters, the fact of the matter is that the point of "startup" (as opposed to new business) is that the problem and solutions are uncertain and evolving. Your work is as a startup is solving problems in a valuable and scalable way, by getting the feedback from the market.
Focus on the right side of that spectrum without the left, and you fail
Focus on the left side of that spectrum, without the right, and you're merely building the demand for something to be determined by that demand.
Great point on the left vs right focus. A lot of vibe coding has focused on being able to build new stuff faster with less background skill. Maybe a more effective use of GenAI advances are around brainstorming ideas, building landing pages, and driving early demand and pipeline.
I agree. I think startups need to hit the sweet spot of having “product solves/moves needle for problem”, “customer knows about company”, and “customer can access product”
I'd even offer; it's more of a spectrum:
customer knows about company > customer can access product > product solves/moves needle for problem
Because while most founders think it's the product/market fit that matters, the fact of the matter is that the point of "startup" (as opposed to new business) is that the problem and solutions are uncertain and evolving. Your work is as a startup is solving problems in a valuable and scalable way, by getting the feedback from the market.
Focus on the right side of that spectrum without the left, and you fail
Focus on the left side of that spectrum, without the right, and you're merely building the demand for something to be determined by that demand.
Most focus on the right and fail.
Great point on the left vs right focus. A lot of vibe coding has focused on being able to build new stuff faster with less background skill. Maybe a more effective use of GenAI advances are around brainstorming ideas, building landing pages, and driving early demand and pipeline.