Y Combinator Startup Podcast

How To Get Your First Customers

January 14, 2026·5 min·3-min readsolotechnology
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Launching a successful product isn't about creating a polished minimum viable product (MVP), but about building a 'minimum evolvable product'—a simple, adaptable version designed to survive first contact with real users and rapidly evolve based on their feedback. The earliest users are no

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