Peter Reinhardt on Finding Product Market Fit at Segment
Peter Reinhardt - https://twitter.com/reinpk - is cofounder and CEO of Segment - https://segment.com/
Segment helps companies capture data from every customer touchpoint and send it to the tools where it can be used most effectively.
They were part of the YC Summer 2011 batch.
The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon
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Topics
00:00 - What is Segment?
1:30 - Segment’s first customers
3:05 - Their YC application
4:00 - Going through YC
5:30 - Realizing their first product didn’t work
10:30 - Launching Analytics.js
11:45 - Experiencing product mark…
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Chapters (20)
What is Segment?
1:30
Segment’s first customers
3:05
Their YC application
4:00
Going through YC
5:30
Realizing their first product didn’t work
10:30
Launching Analytics.js
11:45
Experiencing product market fit
16:55
Debating whether to launch or build out the product
19:15
Evan Farrell asks - You mentioned in the SS lecture that you had to totally pi
20:30
The importance of having a skeptic on your team
23:30
Customer interviews
26:30
Benjamin Liam asks - How did they know they have the right messaging to explai
28:00
Idea generation
32:45
Danny Prol asks - What values and standards do you have in place for your team
37:00
Ashwin Doke asks - How has GDPR impacted Segment's business model?
39:15
Andrew Pikul asks - Any advice he has on asking for more money than you're com
41:45
Juan Carlos Garza asks - How did YC help you to where Segment is right now?
43:15
Juan Carlos Garza asks - In an early stage, what's the thin line between ignor
44:45
Biggest learnings since YC
45:50
Important hires at Segment
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