ScalingEmerging Pattern
True product-market fit reverses the sales dynamic - customers ask how to pay you
When PMF hits, you stop convincing people to buy and start enabling people who want to pay. Customers ask about payment methods, request features, and express urgency. This is the opposite of pushing for sales.
When to use
To evaluate whether you've truly reached product-market fit versus just having some paying customers. Real PMF is unmistakable - the pull is obvious.
Don't do this
Confusing polite interest or a few sales with PMF. True PMF means customers are frustrated they can't pay you fast enough, not that they're considering your pitch.
1 Founder Who Did This
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ShipFastby Marc Lou
Received messages asking 'Hey I cannot pay using credit cards, do you accept crypto?' and people asking how to give him money. This was opposite of 30 previous products where he had to convince people.
Result:Revenue steady at $50K/month, peaked at $135K/month. The demand pull was so strong it was unmistakable - he couldn't sleep from excitement watching payments come in.
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