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What is founder-market fit and how do I know if I have it? Founder-market fit is the unfair match between who you are and the problem you're solving: your background, network, obsession, and specific knowle... Intermediate 18 resources → Do I need to be an expert in an industry to start a company in it? You don't need a PhD, but you need a real edge: lived experience, a strong network, or specific knowledge you gained by doing, not reading. Outside... Intermediate 19 resources → I'm passionate about an idea but have zero background in it. Should I still do it? Passion is cheap; earned insight is what wins. If you have no background, spend a few months getting embedded, talking to customers weekly and doin... Beginner 19 resources → Can I build founder-market fit over time, or do you either have it on day one or you don't? You can build a lot of it, but not all of it overnight. The network, the reputation, and much of the deep insight are earned by living in the marke... Intermediate 17 resources → How specific should my founder-market fit be? Is 'I love fintech' enough? No, that is a category, not a fit. Strong fit is narrow and personal: not 'fintech' but 'I spent four years building collections systems for lender... Beginner 19 resources → I'm a student with no work experience. Can I have founder-market fit at all, or should I wait? You can, in the narrow set of markets you actually live in: student life, campus problems, early-career tools, communities you are part of. There y... Beginner 19 resources →
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