Category Thinkers

Minimal Viable Category Design w/ Pietro Bezza

November 21, 2023 John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse, Pietro Bezza Season 1 Episode 23
Minimal Viable Category Design w/ Pietro Bezza
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Category Thinkers
Minimal Viable Category Design w/ Pietro Bezza
Nov 21, 2023 Season 1 Episode 23
John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse, Pietro Bezza

In this episode, we’re joined by Pietro Bezza, co-founder and managing partner at Connect Ventures. Pietro shares a framework he calls “minimal viable category design,” which focuses on helping early stage startups have the right conversations about the problem they’re solving and their plans for evangelizing it. 

Listen now to find out: 

  • The challenges of pursuing “product/market” fit instead of “market/product” fit
  • What Pietro looks for when evaluating early stage startups for investment
  • Why understanding the timing and evolution of your category is key

This episode was hosted by John Rougeux and Mike Damphousse

This episode is sponsored by:

Category Design Advisors
BeTheStage.live

Show Notes

In this episode, we’re joined by Pietro Bezza, co-founder and managing partner at Connect Ventures. Pietro shares a framework he calls “minimal viable category design,” which focuses on helping early stage startups have the right conversations about the problem they’re solving and their plans for evangelizing it. 

Listen now to find out: 

  • The challenges of pursuing “product/market” fit instead of “market/product” fit
  • What Pietro looks for when evaluating early stage startups for investment
  • Why understanding the timing and evolution of your category is key

This episode was hosted by John Rougeux and Mike Damphousse

This episode is sponsored by:

Category Design Advisors
BeTheStage.live