The Real Product Market Fit by Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Why leaders watch it
Explains why founders often wrongly think they have product-market fit and what real evidence looks like.
YC partner Michael Seibel discusses his essay on real product-market fit, why founders wrongly believe they have it, and how building a company is not a single-variable problem, drawing on Justin.tv and Socialcam.
Takeaways
- Real PMF means customers pull the product
- Don't mistake early traction for fit
- Keep iterating until retention is clear
Topics: Startups & entrepreneurship, Product leadership
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