First Round · 2023-04-25
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Kubecost: Validating Product-Market Fit Through 100+ Customer Conversations
Kubecost co-founders Webb Brown and Ajay Tripathy validated their Kubernetes cost management solution by building a weekend MVP and conducting extensive customer conversations. Rather than over-investing upfront, they adopted a project-oriented mindset with rapid iteration, looking for strong customer pull signals before committing resources.
Metrics in this report
Customer Validation Conversations
100+conversations
total
Kubecost co-founders reaching out to Kubernetes teams
MVP Development Time
1weekend
elapsed time
Initial Kubecost MVP using Grafana
MVP Early Engagement
150+users
within days
Medium post launch for Kubecost MVP