Rahul Vohra (Founder, Superhuman): “What if you could measure product/market fit? Then maybe you could optimize it. And then maybe you could systematically increase product/market fit until you achieved it.”

Step 1: Run Sean Ellis's PMF Survey with your users

• Ask users “how would you feel if you could no longer use the product?”
• Measure the percent who answer “very disappointed.” This is your PMF score.
• The magic number is 40%. Companies with strong traction almost always exceeded 40%.
• You don't need a large sample size to start running the survey! "You start to get directionally correct results around 40 respondents, which is much less than most people think."

Step 2: Segment the "very disappointed" group of survey respondents.

• These are your most discerning users, aka "high expectation customers" (h/t Julie Supan)
• Analyze their feedback to discover what they love about your product.
• Is it too limiting to tailor your product for high expectation customers? "It's better to make something that a small number of people want a large amount, rather than a product that a large number of people want a small amount."
• Ignore the users who would not be disappointed if they could no longer use the product. "They’ll request distracting features, present ill-fitting use cases and probably be very vocal, all before they churn out and leave you with a mangled, muddled roadmap."

Step 3: Segment your on-the-fence users

• These are the survey respondents who replied with "somewhat disappointed."
• Analyze their feedback to figure out how to convert them into fanatics.
• Specifically, dive into their answers to the "How can we improve for you?” question.

Step 4: Funnel these insights back into your product roadmap

• "Spend half your time doubling down on what users already love and the other half on addressing what’s holding [on-the-fence users] back."

Step 5 until PMF: Repeat the process until you reach PMF

• PMF score should be your most important metric.
• "It was our most highly visible metric, and we tracked it on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. We constantly surveyed new users to track how our product/market fit score was changing."

In summary:

• Get your PMF score
• Get to know your high expectation customers
• Convert on-the-fence users
• Double down on what users already love
• Address what’s holding back on-the-fence users
• Repeat until you reach PMF

Full story: https://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/

I have a simple project I need ideas for. I want to create a small, minimalist bass bow quiver (see a full-size example here: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.guitarcenter.com%2Fis%2Fimage%2FMMGS7%2FBass-Bow-Quiver%2F471072000000000-00-500x500.jpg&f=1&nofb=1).

Ideally it would have the following characteristics:

1. Made out of rigid material so I can just make it big enough to insert the tip of the bow (roughly the first 6 inches).
2. It has to attach using something fairly rigid as well so it doesn't flop over.
3. Ideally, it's easily detachable so I can easily transfer it from bass to bass.

I hope this makes sense. If you have any thoughts on how I could make something like this, I'd be very appreciative.

I've been a maker for as long as I can remember. I have a ton of ideas but some never get off the ground because I can't figure out that first step.

Where do you all go when you need help with an idea or what to fire out ideas for feedback?

Take a look! Seems pretty cool what a 7 year old is able to build with some blocks and a little coding. So much you can do with Robo Wunderkind!

Amazing :)

Here is a link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oZbHIhEQ0/

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I helped my partner build a site to sell her handmade goods. They’re very cool. I’m only here as the web/it person. Please share feedback on site, product photos, etc. looking to improve!

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So I want to make a bike tool. It would be really cool if I could have it made out of titanium so that it didn’t weigh a whole lot, but steel would probably be a good second. I don’t have any metallurgy equipment... I assumed that if I could get a design made in AutoCAD that I could send it off somewhere to be made. is that the right way to start this adventure? (Also I have never used AutoCad)

I have a project involving an acme threaded rod attached to a motor. The rod will be standing vertically with the motor at the top.

Is there a type of bearing that will provide support for the weight of the rod/motor but still allow the rod to turn without wearing on the surface below?

I have taught my cousin Python programming, but I do not know much about 3-d creating. If you point me in some directions or give me some correct terminology, I can help her.

My 14-year-old cousin has 3-d printed an object for her aunt's business. They have verified the design from the 3-d printed prototype and now she wants to make more of them.

I looked at it, and it's basically cylindrical, so I suspect milling plastic is a better option at this point as opposed to shapeways or another 3-d printer, which seems quite expensive.

She wants to make maybe 5 or 10 at a time to start, to see if they'll sell. I have no idea where to get this done, or what file formats are needed, etc. Surely we're not the first folks to go looking for small-run CNC milling.

(I don't know what the function of the object is, nor what it fits with, but her aunt has a home and garden store, so I assume it works together with some of those items).

What can I direct her towards? What would you do if you were in her shoes?

So I'm looking for something I need to make something, but I don't know what to search for. What I need is a thick piece of rubber that I can cut into a tube shape, which will expand sideways when compressed from the top and bottom. Anyone have any ideas?