A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

Mistral.vc

9 episodes

Episodes

He sold his $10M business to bet on a side app—then grew it to $20M ARR. | Andrew Antos, Co-Founder & CEO of Within
Aug 31, 2026 · 49m
The founder recounts pivoting from a stagnant legal AI tool to a high-growth finance product, then discovering true product-market fit with an AI transformation tool that mapped enterprise workflows.
He spent $0 on marketing for 2 years—then raised $400M at a $3.25B valuation. | AJ Loiacono, Co-Founder & CEO of Judi Health
Aug 24, 2026 · 55m
Host Pablo and guest AJ discuss Judy Health’s journey to product-market fit in the opaque pharmacy benefits industry.
He spent $150K on brand before he had a product—then closed $1.5M ARR in 1 month. | Niklas Lindgren, Co-Founder & CEO of Endra
Aug 17, 2026 · 46m
Nicholas, co-founder of Endred, discusses how his AI platform for MEP engineers achieved product-market fit by automating legacy design workflows.
He lost all 5 of his first deals—then built the next Looker and raised $250M. | Colin Zima, Co-Founder of Omni
Aug 10, 2026 · 52m
Colin, founder of Omni, discusses achieving product-market fit after losing five initial deals due to product bugs.
He fired almost everyone, kept 2 engineers—then grew 12x and raised a $30M Series A. | Rafael Broshi, Co-Founder of Notch
Aug 3, 2026 · 52m
Rafael, founder of an AI customer experience platform, discusses his journey from a failed crypto insurance startup to raising a $30M Series A.
He worked out of a police department for free for a year—then built a $6.8B company. | Ben Rudolph, Co-Founder of Peregrine
Jul 27, 2026 · 40m
Peregrine CEO Ben discusses finding product-market fit by embedding engineers in police departments for 18 months to solve complex cases manually.
1st-time solo founder does 90 interviews in 90 days—closes a $25M Series A 2 years in. | Damien Lewke, Founder of Nebulock
Jul 20, 2026 · 50m
He tries 1,000 ideas a decade & kills nearly all—that's how X built Waymo & Google Brain. | Astro Teller, CEO of Moonshots at X (Alphabet)
Jul 13, 2026 · 48m
Astro Teller, leader of Alphabet’s X Moonshot Factory, discusses systematizing radical innovation, emphasizing rapid risk reduction over progress.
He raised $75M—but kept his team to 21 people & pays everyone the same salary. | Cos Nicolaescu, Co-Founder of Accrual
Jul 6, 2026 · 57m
Kaz, Accrual’s co-founder and former Brex CTO, discusses his $75M Series A and the journey to product-market fit in AI-driven accounting software.
Listen ad-free on Castria