PMF is when an average salesperson sells without the founder present
Surajit Chatterjee · Coinbase's ex-CPO bet on AI agents before ChatGPT—now he's closing 7-figure Fortune 500 deals. | ... · PMF Show · May 11, 2026 · at 36:20
Surajit Chatterjee, founder and CEO of enterprise AI startup Ema and former Coinbase CPO, shares his benchmark for defining startup product-market fit.
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“Top piece of advice is, look, you have product market fit when your average salesperson can go and sell your product without you being in the room.”
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