Dollar-Driven Discovery is my favorite term now ✨

I turned Todd Jackson's interview on Lenny Rachitsky's podcast into an interview script anyone can follow

What we now know as Plaid started out with a consumer budgeting product. What’s perhaps less well known is that Zachary Perret and William Hockey spent quite a bit of time on this initial idea, building 6 different versions of tools for budgeting, expense management, and analyzing

💡Todd Jackson is one of the best product leaders I've ever been fortunate to work with. This is such a great podcast and masterclass on finding product market fit. And what a great opportunity for founders to dig in deeper: pmf.firstround.com/apply. Todd, maybe you should teach a class

. First Round’s new guide to PMF deserves every bit of the hype it’s been receiving.

I’ve read everything I could put my hands on about PMF and how to get it, and this is in a league of its own. pmf.firstround.com/levels#preface

Just listened to this podcast, and it's REALLY good. The discussion between Lenny Rachitsky & Todd Jackson gives a great overview of the new First Round framework around product-market fit. Definitely worth a listen if you have any interest in B2B startups!

First Round’s Product Market Fit Framework adds dimension & texture to a concept we all use - Product Market Fit (PMF).

PMF isn’t attained permanently, but sustained over time as companies & complexities grow. As they scale, startups move up-market, expand into new geographies,

I first met Ivan Zhao 11 years ago -- and his pitch for Notion was unlike anything I had ever experienced.

We did not discuss technology products like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Instead, we spent an hour discussing the openness and form factor of paper. Ivan marveled

It’s such a treat to be on Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast today.

We dig into Product-Market Fit Method, First Round’s new framework and program to help B2B founders increase their odds of finding product-market fit.

We cover a lot of ground, including:
🪜 The 4-levels of our PMF framework

Todd Jackson (Todd Jackson) was VP of Product and Design at Dropbox, Director of Product at @Twitter, Product Lead for @Gmail, PM for @Facebook's Newsfeed, Photos, and Groups, and also the founder of Cover (which he sold to Twitter).

Today, Todd is a partner at @FirstRound Capital,

It’s raining 3️⃣ s!!!!

I’ve heard more VCs and founders talking about PMF in the last month than ever before. First Round recognizes the importance of PMF in the early stages. Set the right foundation; avoid common pitfalls later.

What an awesome looking and *free* program from First Round on getting to PMF for early stage SaaS companies. I wish I could enroll!

Love how First Round is focusing on helping founders take a straighter path to product-market fit. We just launched a free new program & published the first session, a super-practical framework with tons of data. Huge congrats to Todd Jackson & the team who brought this to life! 🙌

this is a fantastic framework for defining what PMF means from the First Round team 👏 Todd Jackson - pmf.firstround.com/levels

Start First Round Product Market Fit Method and scale with Jack Altman and Alt Capital.

If I were starting a B2B company today I'd 100% be applying to this. The opportunity to go deep on PMF principles w/ some of the best operators and investors will be well worth the time investment.

(and it goes w/o saying, but SF is Back!!!)

pmf.firstround.com

haven't seen a PMF framework this detailed. First Round just published the first session of their new PMF method program.

love the definitions, benchmarks, actual data from looker's trajectory, and tactical advice from incredible founders: pmf.firstround.com/levels

This really is amazing!

Incredible opportunity for founders below

Admirable. This may be one of the most comprehensive, valuable, and helpful guides of how to build and grow a successful startup. Without Product Market Fit - as defined here by First Round - there is very little chance to create a high growth business.