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The Journey to Product-Market Fit

Building Superhuman was no easy feat, and Vohra candidly shares the challenges he faced, especially in achieving product-market fit. He explains that while it is the holy grail for startups, the point at which a product perfectly aligns with the needs and demands of its target market is also the defining factor between success and failure in the startup world.

In the early days of Superhuman, Vohra experienced intense pressure to launch the product quickly, driven by his previous success with a fast-scaling startup. However, he knew that rushing a half-baked product to the market would be detrimental.

He elaborates, “I felt this incredible pressure to launch, but I also knew that if we did, it would go very badly. I couldn’t just convey this to the team, who had invested their hearts and souls into the product. I needed a plan.”

Drawing from his experience from past challenges, Vohra set out to create a framework to measure and enhance product-market fit.

“I spoke to all the experts and read everything I could find and what I found was a way to define product-market fit, a metric to measure product-market fit and even a methodology to systematically increase product market fit—which I know sounds crazy.”

Vohra devised the Superhuman Product-Market Fit engine, a methodology that would prove instrumental in transforming Superhuman from a product without fit to one that captivated users.

This breakthrough in product-market fit has had a profound impact not only on Superhuman but also on countless other startups. Vohra’s article titled “The Superhuman Product-Market Fit Engine,” has become the standard reference for measuring product-market fit and has helped hundreds of companies navigate the critical early stages of their journey.