How did you check for product-market fit for your startup?
Ankur Sharma
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Hamza Afzal Butt@hamza_afzal_butt
Success.ai
Launching soon!
I focused on talking to early users to understand their needs. One user said, 'this solves my problem perfectly but I wish it had an X feature.' That feedback became our priority.
as more users engaged and even started paying for it, I knew we were on the right track.
It was all about listening, adapting, and delivering value.
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User interviews are invaluable for this!
By the way, we used this approach a lot when making Planyway and today we're launching. I'd appreciate your support:)
Early customer feedback was critical for us. We did a limited invite-only beta and interviewed our first 10 paying customers in-depth to understand if we were actually solving a real problem for them. Their insights guided our product roadmap and helped us prioritize the right features to build next. Seeing strong word-of-mouth referrals and low churn were good indications we had product-market fit.
For sure, talking to early users is key. I also found that sharing a landing page or prototype to gauge interest before building helped validate demand. And agreed on prioritizing the features users are asking for most - iterating based on real feedback made a huge difference in nailing product-market fit for us. Awesome insights!
just direct communication. we are doing product for artists, so im staying in touch with these creative people, listen, we tested our first mvp and had to do a pivot. now we will test beta mvp and see how it will go further
For me, if users are not only coming back but also referring others, it's a clear sign that the product fits the market needs. Numbers like these made me feel confident about product-market fit.
For us, checking for product-market fit meant trying out different features and launching to a small group of users. The feedback we got was invaluable, helping us focus on what really mattered to them and adjusting along the way.
To check for product-market fit, I made sure I had constant feedback loops with our early users. I asked a lot of questions and really listened to their main points, ensuring that we were solving a real problem for them.