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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

When I joined Y Combinator, I was unsure about our product's market fit, but I learned that being honest about our product's state is essential for growth.

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After PMF: People, Customers, Sales by Mathilde Collin

@ Y Combinator

After PMF: People, Customers, Sales by Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

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Aadit Palicha

04/18/25

@ Y Combinator

The brutally honest feedback we received from Y Combinator helped us understand that we weren't at a point where we could credibly claim product market fit.

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Geoff Ralston

12/15/20

@ Y Combinator

It's crucial for startups to think harder about achieving product-market fit and to be honest about whether they have it, especially in uncertain economic times.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

When gauging product-market fit, if you have to ask whether you've achieved it, you likely haven't. It's crucial to be honest about your startup's performance and growth potential.

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

During Y Combinator, we learned the importance of getting our product into the field for beta testing, which helped us iterate and improve.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

With dwindling funds and a working product, I was advised to join Y Combinator, which I initially hesitated to do but ultimately saw as a necessary step to keep the company alive.

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Paul Copplestone

05/14/25

@ Accel

I learned a lot from my first startup, especially about what not to do, like playing startup without having product-market fit.

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Kathryn Minshew

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

After getting into Y Combinator, we made early-stage mistakes by hiring without proper culture fit vetting and dreaming too big without focusing on execution.

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Todd Jackson

04/11/24

@ Lenny's Podcast

Finding product-market fit is the single most important thing that your startup does in the first three years, yet it's often underexplored and underexplained.

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Dan Siroker

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

The mantra of Y Combinator is to build something people want, and we learned to constantly improve our product based on customer feedback.