Product Market Fit Experts

Listen to stories of successful founders firsthand

There’s a big difference between reading product-market fit success stories on Indiehackers and actually speaking 1:1 with a successful founder and having them tell you their success story firsthand.

That emotional rush you’ll get on a Skype call is unparalleled with the passive nature of consuming their stories via a pre-recorded video or reading their articles.

You’re in the story, you can ask questions, they can give you advice. It’s real, you’re not just a spectator.

Get product-feedback from super-advanced users

This use case is specifically awesome for tech and SaaS startups.

On GrowthMentor, you’ll be able to book calls with some pretty impressive startup founders and high-level growth marketers. If any of these mentors fit your ideal buyer persona you can book calls with them and do live user testing. Get the opinions of those who are most likely to mirror the ICP (ideal customer persona) of your product.

Because let’s face it, although getting qualified users to test your product isn’t the most challenging thing in the world, it’s also not the easiest thing either. People flake. But Growth Mentors never flake. And if they do, you can always reschedule and/or just get your money back.

Talk to experienced product managers

Product managers are awesome. They’re like little mini-fullstack-CEOs just overflowing with enthusiasm for making products better. The best product managers (e.g. the product managers on GrowthMentor) understand the insane value of user testing for product development and love nothing more than mentoring receptive early stage founders on how to improve their user listening skills.

I mean, why guess what customers want when you can simply ask them?

Improve your product marketing by clarifying the value proposition and overall messaging

This use case is particularly useful if you’re super technical and aren’t necessarily the best wordsmith. Look, your product might be awesome, but if you don’t properly communicate that value and paint the picture of the wings it gives it’s users then product-market fit will always just be that elusive “thing” you read about on startup blogs.

If you feel like you aren’t 100% sure of what your product’s value proposition is, having a call with a product messaging expert can do wonders for you. The best product marketers are well-versed in the “jobs to be done” framework and know the right questions to ask you to get you thinking more clearly about your value proposition.

We have a very detailed filter system for you to sort the mentors.  Filters like areas of expertise, tools, language, price and industry.

Members can also post a help request and have mentors apply to help if they feel they are a good fit.

Then the third option is to just ask us!  Give it a try right now and ask us on live chat 🙂

Three choices:

• Skype
• Zoom
• Google Hangouts

Mentors and mentees are able to set their communication tools in their profile settings.

It is a good idea to connect with the other person once the session is accepted and the details are given. This ensures that the correct details were given and when it is time to start, you can start on time.

Here are some tips on how to get the maximum bang for your time on growth mentor calls.

• Come into this with realistic expectations. They’re mentors, not magicians.
• Ask your mentor if they’d be cool with you recording your screen with Loom
• Give contextual information to help paint the picture of your current situation.
• Growth mentors will be asking you lots of questions, answer them as honest as possible.
• Don’t be afraid to push the boundaries of question asking. Be inquisitive. Stories are gold.
• Don’t feel pressure, just relax. There’s no right/wrong way to do this. Avoid binary thinking.
• Try to form mental patterns, especially if you speak with multiple mentors. Pay attention to metadata.
• Embrace alternative views. Ask the mentors to play devil’s advocate and challenge your assumptions.
• Be friendly and authentic. If you’re likable, the mentors will be your biggest supporters (even after the call is over).

Yup!  Many of the mentors offer monthly coaching packages for members who want to really dive deep into a specific area.

Each mentor creates their own package so what they offer and the price vary from mentor to mentor.  You can find their coaching info at the top of their profile.