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> The right kind of user will be begging to throw money at you. I agree, that's the best kind of user.

> If you have to be more aggressive, chances are you're targeting the wrong type of user. Very true from my experience.

Would you agree that identifying the right kind of user is the most important thing for a startup? Or can a startup be successful even if they have not nailed down the persona of the right kind of user?

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Yeah, they call it Product-Market Fit. Market is really the total amount of money that people throw at you.

It's easier to get that from finding a few people who are really excited, than it is to find lots of people who are only a little excited. Because if there's a few very excited people, it often unlocks a new mainstream market. Like Twitch worried they wouldn't be able to pay enough for content creators to make a living, but the ones they interviewed were happy just to make a really small amount from playing games.

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