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A Product Market Fit Show

Episode summaries:
Strategy

Secrets to Scaling and Investing with Jason Van Gaal

February 4, 2025

Jason Van Gaal reveals insights on scaling ROOT, achieving a major exit, and key qualities he seeks when investing in founders.

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Fundraising

The Early-Stage Fundraising Playbook Unpacked

January 27, 2025

Step-by-step guide to raising your first rounds of funding.

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Fundraising

Early-Stage Fundraising Tips: Securing Your First Rounds

January 24, 2025

Learn how to craft pitches, find investors, and plan your early-stage fundraising strategy effectively.

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Strategy

Why Timely Pivots Matter: Lessons from Startup Failure

January 17, 2025

Learn why misaligned buyer priorities and delayed pivots led to an EdTech startup's closure with insights from Darius Vaillancourt.

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Strategy

Startup Pivot to $1.1B Exit in 2.5 Years

January 13, 2025

Zach Abrams shares how resilience and pivots led to Bridge’s $1.1B acquisition by Stripe in just 2.5 years.

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Finding PMF

5 Steps to Product-Market Fit with Chris Saad

January 12, 2025

Discover Chris Saad's 5 actionable steps to achieve product-market fit: research, focus, engagement, prioritization, and fast pivoting.

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Strategy

Top 5 Startup Lessons for 2025 Success

January 3, 2025

Explore key insights on achieving product-market fit from interviews with 100+ founders: team size, pay, funding, burn rate, and value creation.

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Strategy

24 Strategies to Win First Customers

December 28, 2024

Learn 24 proven ways startups acquired first customers, featuring insights from Stay22, Reddit, Cameo, Clio, and Shopify.

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Strategy

Cameo's Comeback: From Crash to Profit with Steven Galanis

December 15, 2024

Explore Cameo's journey from unicorn status to crisis and back, uncovering lessons on growth, resilience, and product-market fit.

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Strategy

From $0 to $150M ARR: Jon Robin's Journey

December 13, 2024

Discover how Jon Robin built a sports betting app from scratch, achieving $150M ARR with market research and strategic execution.

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Strategy

From $1.5B Exit to Collapse: Wyre's Rollercoaster Journey

December 11, 2024

Yanni Giannaros shares Wyre's $90M ARR rise, near $1.5B exit, and how it unraveled, highlighting startup resilience.

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Fundraising

Lessons from a $1.5M Startup Exit

December 9, 2024

Discover top 3 lessons after raising $1.5M but exiting early.

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Building

Startup Success & Struggles: Justin Adams' Journey

December 8, 2024

Justin reveals scaling two startups to millions while overcoming mental health challenges founders rarely discuss.

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Building

How to Build World-Class Products

December 5, 2024

Learn to balance vision, data, and feedback to create products users love. Insights on AI, product-market fit, and effective product management.

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Why $1M ARR Doesn't Guarantee Success

December 5, 2024

Discover why achieving $1M ARR and raising $16M doesn't ensure startup success. Learn key lessons from David Anderson's Tandym journey.

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