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I often look at the Objective and see if there are words that could be quantified. In the example above, “love” becomes NPS4 and “sales” becomes referrals. Both are measurable outcomes.
Radical Focus SECOND EDITION
Christina Wodtke
Cagan highlights that until Product-Market-Fit is achieved,, efforts related to scaling, marketing, and growth are premature. The singular focus should be on developing a product that solves a real problem for a well-defined customer base in a way that is demonstrably better than existing alternatives.
Deep-Dive: Product-Market Fit
Mike Belsito
What I would advise is that you first work to discover the very most promising opportunities for the business. Those opportunities may be internal, fixing bottlenecks and constraints in the way people work, or external. To do this, you should probably pull together a small team of people and take a month to do a review of who your buyers are, who you compete with, and what opportunities exist. It’s normally a good idea to look very closely at what is changing in your business, where you might get a jump on the competition.
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
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