product-market-fit

To measure product-market fit, design a 5-8 question Sean Ellis survey to quantify how users would react if your product disappeared. Interpret the responses alongside retention and engagement signals to determine if PMF exists.

Product-market fit signals include strong retention curves, high user engagement, organic word-of-mouth growth, and favorable price sensitivity. Assessing these metrics helps validate whether your product satisfies market demand.

You should pivot your product when PMF signals like retention and survey responses are weak. Apply zoom-in, zoom-out, or customer pivot strategies to redirect your approach and generate a new actionable validation plan.

Yes, you can use this product-market fit assessment for startups across ideation to growth stages. It gathers context and applies structured surveys and pivot frameworks to validate market demand regardless of development phase.

The best way to test if your product is dispensable is designing a Sean Ellis PMF survey with 5-8 targeted questions. This quantifies user sentiment regarding the product's disappearance to gauge overall dependency.