Toledano: Product-market fit is a singular event; execution is more important
Eyal Toledano · Startup Acquisition Stories with Eyal Toledano Founder of MicroAngel · Nov 15, 2021 · at 12:10
Eyal Toledano, founder of MicroAngel, discusses startup growth dynamics and why post-PMF operational execution matters more than the initial discovery phase.
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“Market product fit is super important, but it's a singular event, like in the life of a product. Like after you're done with that, then everything starts, you know, like that's so much more important, you know, in my view now is how you execute.”
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