Framework · 3 notes · discussed by Lenny Rachitsky, Marty Cagan, Sean Ellis

Sean Ellis Test

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Lenny’s Podcast126 min

The original growth hacker reveals his secrets

Sean Ellis · Sep 5, 2024
Key learnings
  • Ask users how they would feel if they could no longer use the product; a high share saying 'very disappointed' is a leading…
  • Survey a random sample of users who have actually experienced the product and used it more than once recently, not just sign-ups…
  • Use the very-disappointed group as a filter: find their primary benefit and the context ('why is this important to you') to craft…
SVPG · Marty CaganAug 16, 2022

Market Fit

Aug 16, 2022 · 5 min

The author argues that many companies reach an early beachhead of customers, assume product/market fit, and then stall because they neglected market fit. Market fit means discovering 'market pull': what makes customers…