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Zetwerk's Amrit Acharya on the Importance of Founder-Market Fit

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A short written recap of the Zetwerk founder's take on earning fit in Indian manufacturing, if you prefer reading to listening. It captures how conviction for a market can grow rather than being present on day one. A quick, India-specific reinforcement of the whole idea.

  • Founder-market fit can be grown by committing deeply to a hard sector
  • Care for the problem, once real, carries you through slow early stretches
  • Indian market depth is often earned on the ground, not from a resume
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The question it answers

  1. Can I build founder-market fit over time, or do you either have it on day one or you don't?

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