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How to Set Goals Before Product-Market Fit

Watch: How to Set Goals Before Product-Market Fit

Measure real customer value instead of optimizing for flattering growth charts.

Chapter 3
Product Lesson 2 of 5
Published
November 6, 2026
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Product

  1. 01

    How to Build an MVP in the AI Coding Era

    Use faster implementation to learn from customers while keeping product scope disciplined.

  2. 02

    How to Set Goals Before Product-Market Fit

    Measure real customer value instead of optimizing for flattering growth charts.

  3. 03

    Slop vs Craft

    Evaluate AI-built products by customer outcomes rather than feature volume or demo polish.

  4. 04

    What We Learned Funding Hard Tech

    Connect an ambitious technical vision to milestones that prove progress and support the next financing.

  5. 05

    When Should Your Startup Go Multi-Product?

    Distinguish a coherent product expansion from a pivot you have not acknowledged.

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