Market Fit

Definition

The magical moment when your product actually solves a problem people are willing to pay for, which happens far less often than startup founders would have you believe. Finding product-market fit is like finding a parking spot downtown: everyone says they have a strategy, but mostly it's just luck.

Example Usage

"We finally achieved market fit! It only took three pivots, two rebrandings, and the complete abandonment of our original business model."

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