Startup & VC Jargon · Managing Director level

"Founder-market fit"

"Founder-market fit" means the alignment between a founder's specific background, skills, or experience and the problem their startup is trying to solve.

Say this instead: why you're right for this problem

How "Founder-market fit" shows up at work

Venture-speak for the slide where the founder explains why they, specifically, could not possibly be wrong about this market. A compelling personal story helps; a decade of relevant domain experience helps more.

Buzzword

Investors kept asking about founder-market fit, so we rewrote the origin story slide.

Plain English

Investors kept asking why we're right for this problem, so we rewrote the origin story slide.

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