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Newsletter Archive

A founder-friendly playbook for early customer discovery

This week, we’re sharing a step-by-step playbook for how to approach early customer discovery and user research the right way.

After a decade of entrepreneurial pursuits, a $4B unicorn emerges

This week, we’re back with the latest installment in our Paths to Product-Market Fit series.

Why you shouldn’t focus on building the best product — and what to do instead

This week, we're diving into the how, what, when, and why of going from single product focus to multi-product strategy, a common stumbling block for startups.

Dig deeper in reference calls with these 25 questions

Happy Valentine's Day! This week, we’ve pulled together a mega-guide for falling back in love with reference calls.

Why the key to extreme product-market fit is simplicity & velocity

This week, a step-by-step guide on how to turn your startup into a learning machine.