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zero to tractionit’s really hard.

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today’s talk:traction, traction,traction, traction,traction, traction... but how to get it?

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first, you needproduct/market fit.

then you can optimize for growth.

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product/market fitWhen people who know they want your productare happy with what you’re offering

... then you’re ready to shift your focus from product to distribution and “win the market.”

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what P/M fit looks likeConsumer products:Usage 3 out of every 7 daysOrganic growth of 100s of signups/day30% users are active the day after signupClear path to 100,000 users

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what P/M fit looks likeSaaS products:5% conversion rate from free-to-paid3X CPA to LTV ratio<2% monthly churn rateClear path to $100k MRR

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if you have that,just add water.Email me:[email protected]

Read more:http://andrewchen.co

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what if you don’t have product/market fit?

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then get it done,before you fail.Most startups fail before reaching P/M fit.Usually it takes years, not months, to reach it

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product/market fit,the easy way.

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choose your own difficulty.(But really, you should take it easy on yourself)

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pre-existing product categoryIdeally, many customers who know they want your product.

They are already looking. They know how to compare and shop for products like yours.

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very large # of customers “pulling”Ideally, there’s a huge market of pre-existing “pull” for your product. Validate with searches, ads, etc.

A big market means there’s often room to segment.

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lots of successful competitionIdeally there’s lots of competition with traction. More datapoints to figure out what the true MVP looks like.

However, ideally fragmented or incompetent or on a different platform.

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clear axes of competitionIdeally, it’s very clear how you are trying to substitute for a pre-existing product. Simpler, but different.

Different: Escaping the Competitive HerdBlue Ocean Strategy

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build for yourselfIdeally, you’re a superuser of your own product category, so you can understand what competitive dimensions work.

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Easiest short-term path: Clone something that already has P/M fitIf the market keeps growing, then new users will come to you just to try it out.

Lots of problems through.

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More balanced:Clone 80%,innovate on 20%Make sure your innovation is fundamental and can be experienced in the first 60 seconds in the UX.

Analyze and pick a clear competitive dimension.

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common mistakes

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metaphors often lead to “fake” marketsX for Y“Pinterest for business” vs “Pinterest for dogs”The substitution test

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too much “minimum”in MVPCompeting in existing markets means there’s a baseline.Build something simpler, and different, but you’ll want to focus on switching people.

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technology in search of a problem

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a bet on new human behavior

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art for artists

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very lean startup, but terrible market and product choices.

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how to scale?

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“throw VC money and MBAs at the problem”Once it works, then it’s an optimization problem to figure out how to distribute it cheaply to as many people as possible.

Usually through paid ads, SEO, or virality.

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Paid adsGet this equation to work:LTV = 3 * CPA

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Viral loopsGet this equation to work:# invites/user * invite acceptance > 1

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SEOGet this equation to work:% content creation * # created * Google Magic

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just add water.Email me:[email protected]

Read more:http://andrewchen.co