Why Your Startup Is Failing: You're Chasing Product-Market Fit the WRONG Way! 🚨 Nick McEvily Take: Product-market fit isn’t something you "find"—it’s something you consistently create. I recently spoke with Nick McEvily, Fractional Product Leader, and his perspective changed how I see product development: 💡 Without human validation, you’re building tech in a vacuum. If you can’t find people to talk to about your product idea, you won’t find people to buy it either. The solution? ✅ Treat validation as an ongoing process, not a one-time event. ✅ Test small, gather feedback, iterate - then repeat. ✅ Understand your buyers as humans, not just "users. 👉 Founders: How much time are you dedicating to real conversations with your market? #strategy #techgrowth #startup #businessstrategy #product #marketfit
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