Podcast A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

PMF Observations: Speed is the only startup moat—& why most founders lose it.	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	11:01
He spent 5 months working with customers before building—then grew to $10s of millions ARR. \| Aviv Leibovici, co-founder of Buildots	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	48:10
She cold messaged 50,000 engineers—then grew to $10M+ ARR. \| Shensi Ding, Founder of Merge	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	40:16
He bet his house on a startup—took 7 years to $1M, then hockey stick to $100M+ ARR. \| Eldon Sprickerhoff, Co-Founder of eSentire	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	40:58
He quit his job, went all-in on AI agents—then grew to 100K users & a $30M Series A in a year. \| Soham Ganatra, Founder of Composio	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	58:20
TechCrunch called this YC founder a fraud at 18—then he built a $10M ARR fintech. \| Sahil Phadnis, Founder of Affiniti	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	59:59
Paul Graham Said His Startup Was Worthless—2 Months Later He Hit $1M ARR. \| Jon Noronha, Co-Founder of Gamma	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	60:08
He quit Google, launched Rubrik—then grew to $1B ARR & a $16B market cap. \| Soham Mazumdar, Co-Founder Rubrik & Wisdom AI	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	53:55
He Bootstrapped to $55M in Revenue—without ever having to hit 100% YoY growth. \| Stéphan Donzé, Founder of AODocs	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	43:23
He Bootstrapped Wrike to $10M ARR—then exited for $2.2B. \| Andrew Filev, Founder of Wrike & Zencoder	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	68:13
Q2 2025: The new Series A Bar is $3M ARR—& only 20% of seed startups make it. \| Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	57:09
His Video AI app hit $10M+ ARR in Months—with 0 outbound sales. \| Michael Lingelbach, Founder of Hedra	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	65:53
He grew to millions in ARR in 18 months—by fighting with his co-founders on purpose. \| Ross McNairn, Co-Founder of Wordsmith AI.	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	49:57
He thought his startup would fail—then grew to $100M ARR. \| Rick Song, Co-founder of Persona	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	59:57
Forget PMF—Neil Patel says to give your product away for free instead. \| Neil Patel, Co-Founder of Neil Patel Digital	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	31:01
He got kicked out of Harvard—then grew to $5M ARR in just 3 months. \| Roy Lee, Co-Founder of Cluely	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	52:45
She raised $1.3M, delivered real value—but didn't hit true PMF. Here’s what happened. \| Mary Beth Snodgrass, Founder of Healthiby	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	24:14
He went viral at 11 y/o—built the world's best dictation app, then raised a $30M Series A. \| Tanay Kothari, Founder of Wispr Flow	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	51:20
PMF Observations: Why after PMF, every problem is a people problem.	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	18:06
How Mercury Hit $500M ARR—then raised $300M from Sequoia at $3.5B. \| Immad Akhund, CEO & Founder of Mercury	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	54:58
Mike Maples: Your Startup Idea Isn’t Crazy Enough—And it's holding you back \| Mike Maples, Founder of Floodgate	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	57:59
How he grew to $100M ARR—then exited for $460M. \| Zuben Matthews, Founder of Brigit	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	51:10
He Hit $3.5M ARR and Still Failed. Here’s His #1 Mistake. \| Joseph Lee, Founder of Freshline	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	37:08
1st-time founder raises $140M with $0 revenue—grows to 800 employees & profitable. \| Andrew Rubin, Founder of Illumio	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	63:29
PMF Observations: Why it doesn't matter how fast you get to $1M ARR	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	13:46
He went 7 years with no revenue— then grew to $100M ARR. \| Rob Woollen, Co-Founder of Sigma	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	55:57
$10M Raised, 500K Users, but she still failed—here’s what went wrong \| Benedetta Lucini, Founder of Oval Money	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	49:31
How $100B Mercado Libre got started—& why it almost went bankrupt after 9 months. \| Hernan Kazah, Co-Founder Mercado Libre	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	57:20
PMF Observations: How 4 Founders Built Massive Startups Their Own Way	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	27:31
His AI Voice Startup grew to $10M ARR in 1 Year—after 3 Years Stuck at $500K \| Jordan Dearsley, Founder of Vapi	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	50:39
WebSummit Panel w/ Founders of Glean ($5B) and Huntress ($2B): What it takes to hit $100M ARR	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	18:45
How his $2B startup grew to $10M+ ARR with zero marketing. \| Avery Pennarun, Founder of Tailscale	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	50:31
May Startup News: Elizabeth Holmes Returns, Billion-Dollar Frauds, & the End of Tech Jobs w/ Jack Kuveke	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	28:43
He hit $1M ARR in 10 months—after doing of a full, 180 pivot. \| Merrill Lutsky, Founder of Graphite	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	56:30
PMF Observations: Why passion is more important than you think	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	19:51
He didn't raise VC for the first 7 years— then grew to $1B in ARR. \| Dax Dasilva, Founder of Lightspeed	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	55:15
Q1 2025: The Seed to Series A Gap is Wider Than Ever. Here's what to do. \| Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	48:22
He went from 0 to a $210M exit in 3 years—without inventing anything new. \| Kazi Ahmed, Founder of Carbon6	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	45:14
Forecasts are overrated—great founders build one step at a time. \| PMF Observations	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	18:06
He took on Robinhood & built Public.com into a $1B company with $440M raised. \| Jannick Malling, Founder of Public.com	A Product Market Fit Show \| Startup Podcast for Founders	55:12

PMF Observations: Speed is the only startup moat—& why most founders lose it.

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

11:01

He spent 5 months working with customers before building—then grew to $10s of millions ARR. | Aviv Leibovici, co-founder of Buildots

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

48:10

She cold messaged 50,000 engineers—then grew to $10M+ ARR. | Shensi Ding, Founder of Merge

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

40:16

He bet his house on a startup—took 7 years to $1M, then hockey stick to $100M+ ARR. | Eldon Sprickerhoff, Co-Founder of eSentire

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

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