Moore: Founders Underappreciate How Fast Markets Drift Away From Products
Bob Moore · How to Sell your Company for $60m (from a Founder who did it) · May 30, 2024 · at 8:48
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Bob Moore, co-founder of RJMetrics and CEO of Crossbeam, discusses why product-market fit is a moving target in rapidly evolving tech sectors.
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“Particularly in the markets that many of us operate in, and AI is a great paradigm to look at around this, the speed with which markets actually are moving as well is really, really underappreciated. So while you are pivoting your way to product market fit, don't lose sight of the fact that the market itself is also drifting”
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