Part 4: The only thing that matters

Marc Andreessen, 9 min read

This lesson is an essay published on pmarchive.com.

Read the essay

What you'll get

Marc Andreessen's 2007 essay, which made "product/market fit" a common phrase, argues that the market matters more than the team or the product, and describes how a company feels with fit and without it.

Do this week

Describe in two sentences what your market is pulling out of you right now, or what it isn't, and share it with your cofounder or a founder you trust.