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Startups aren't a single thing; they're a two-parter:

  1. Before Product-Market Fit (PMF)
  2. After Product-Market Fit (PMF)

What's PMF?

It's when you know people need your thing, a small crew loves loves it, retention's high, and you've figured out scaling. You just need cash to scale.

The thing is, these two phases aren't just a bit different; they're totally different, a full 180. The rules and physics for both are completely different.

Post-PMF startups need a totally different name. The damage from this lack of distinction is insane; calling both by the same name should be criminal.

So many times you're watching a founder interview, they're giving post-PMF advice, and you try to apply it to pre-PMF. And obviously, the advice just doesn't work there.

All Y Combinator advice is generally pre-PMF advice.

Me and my friends almost never even discuss the post-PMF startup stuff. There's zero point talking or planning or prepping for that bit until you actually hit PMF. So our focus is super narrowed on finding pre-PMF advice and actually doing it.