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  "id": 4,
  "title": "How to Know If You Actually Have Product-Market Fit",
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  "summary": "Treat product-market fit evidence as a repeatable decision method, not inspiration. This episode turns \"How to Know If You Actually Have Product-Market Fit\" into observable signals, missing evidence, and one small next test.",
  "audience": [
    "founders",
    "operators",
    "startup teams",
    "researchers",
    "AI agents studying business decisions"
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  "primary_content_pillar": "Product-Market Fit & Customer Evidence",
  "secondary_content_pillar": "Pivot, Persist, or Quit",
  "founder_decision_pressure": "Early traction looks promising, but the founder is unsure whether the signal is real",
  "opening_context": {
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    "practical_takeaway": ""
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  "intended_viewer": "Pre-seed to Series A founder",
  "sections": [
    "Why This Matters",
    "The Practical Question",
    "Evidence To Check",
    "Company Lens",
    "One Small Test",
    "What To Do Next"
  ],
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  "companies_as_public_examples": [
    "Gigi",
    "CleverTap",
    "WorkWhile",
    "Cove",
    "Day.ai",
    "Lemni"
  ],
  "company_note": "Company names are public comparison prompts only. They are not claims about private internal facts, strategy, or problems.",
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  "date_modified": "2026-09-13"
}