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February 2026

on a journey to PMF: you're not losing to your competitors
The real competition isn't Aligned. It's the status quo.
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: painkiller, vitamin, or candy... am i selling candy?
Revisiting an age-old metaphor to get a sense of where Journey.io is and how far I may need to go to find PMF.
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: who am i selling to (hint: it's not a list of names or companies)?
I didn't actually know who I was selling to and that realization changed everything about how we're going to market at Journey.
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: the brutal benchmarks that outline a stark reality (but honest clarity)
Working as a solo operator is tough, especially when there is PMF misalignment, so I'm leaning on experts to help me navigate this. Here are some…
 • Danny Chu

January 2026

on a journey to PMF: the 2021 growth playbook no longer works
Working as a solo operator is tough, especially when there is PMF misalignment, so I'm leaning on experts to help me navigate this. Here are some…
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: what i got wrong and maybe what I've always gotten wrong (and what changed)
Would you rather have awesome retention with mediocre growth, or awesome growth with mediocre retention?
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: what i learned about message-market fit (and what i got wrong)
Working as a solo operator is tough, especially when there is PMF misalignment, so I'm leaning on experts to help me navigate this. Here are some…
 • Danny Chu
on a journey to PMF: lessons from 2025 and what's next
Quick first post on a newsletter that is more of an accountability partner for myself
 • Danny Chu
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