I met up with Sean Sheppard to learn about his growth based product/market fit approach.

My takeaways:

1. Quickest path to product/market fit
2. Product Management Special:
   1. Skills, attitude, and mindset for achieving a great market fit
   2. Product Development Vs. Market Development
   3. A clear and actionable pathway to achieve the skills and knowledge needed to win as an early stage founder or a product manager
3. The new set of hard skills needed to succeed as a startup founder

References:

Market Acceleration Program from GrowthX.

About Sean Sheppard:

• Founding Partner at GrowthX - A seed-stage venture capital fund.

• Co-founder of GrowthX Academy - A training ground for tech sales, marketing, and design professionals.

• Contributor for Huffington Post and mentor to several high-growth start-ups

• Named Top 20 Sale Influencers in Silicon Valley