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Sean Ellis Product-Market Fit Survey

Sean Ellis (framework) · LearningLoop Free Beginner

A ready to use version of the 40 percent very disappointed survey, so you can measure real attachment instead of guessing from hype. Send it to your active users and get a concrete read on demand. It is low effort and high signal.

  • Ask how users would feel if they could no longer use the product.
  • Only survey people who used the core product recently.
  • Below 40 percent very disappointed means keep working.
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The question it answers

  1. What are the most common mistakes founders make when they try to build on a hot trend?

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