YC Valuations, VC Slowdown, and Office Hours with CustomerIQ | E2136

So important data here for entrepreneurs to consider, the most important things here are that if you get product market fit early, you're going to be in great shape. Because if you get product market fit early, then you need to raise less capital and you own more of the cap table and you spend less time fundraising. People who don't have product market fit have to convince people, create arguments as opposed to just showing their data and saying, talk to my top three customers. If Your top three customers are over the moon.

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