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Ashley Wong

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

During our early days, we communicated closely with our 24 users, which helped us understand their needs without being metric-driven.

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Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

@ Y Combinator

Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

09/18/18

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TB

Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

We used feedback from our users to improve our product rapidly, which was crucial for our success.

OP

Olivier Pomel

06/14/24

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In the early days, we were always scared of not getting it right and being out-executed by competitors, which drove us to focus hard on our early customers and their needs.

NB

Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We learned to do things that don't scale, like personally meeting our users in New York, which helped us build rapport and gather valuable feedback.

JH

Jake Heller

10/04/24

@ Y Combinator

We brought in customers early to test our product, which helped change the minds of skeptical team members when they saw real-time reactions from users.

DL

Daniel Lereya

04/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

In the early days, we avoided free trials to ensure we received feedback only from customers who truly valued our product, which helped us stay focused on delivering real value.

SD

Suhail Doshi

09/12/18

@ Y Combinator

When you have zero users, the best way to measure is to talk to your users directly to understand their needs and feedback.

JL

Jeff Lawson

05/24/25

@ a16z speedrun

We learned the importance of understanding our customers' needs, especially as we scaled, to ensure we were meeting the right demands.

PR

Peter Reinhardt

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

The skepticism among the founders led us to seek customer feedback early, which was crucial in determining the viability of our product idea.

KH

Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

We built a strong feedback loop by having the founders handle customer support, which helped us improve the product based on real user needs.