Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do's and don'ts for building hit products.
VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit

Key takeaways
VCs and Superhuman Mail founder warn about inflated revenue metrics and challenges in achieving product-market fit.
- Founders often misrepresent revenue metrics like ARR and run rate.
- Pilot customers are sometimes counted as long-term revenue, misleading investors.
- High churn and reliance on few customers are red flags for product-market fit.
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