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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 46 MIN

Exponential PULL (aka: stop slogging it out)

from The Physics of Startups · host Rob Snyder

Why do some startups take off ($25M ARR within 2 years) while others - with equally talented founder teams, with equally unique tech, with equally attractive markets, … - struggle to reach $500k, $1M or just feel like they’re pushing instead of customers pulling?Rob jumps into that question in this week’s Substack and this podcast. The answer is that PULL is not linear - it’s logarithmic - and that explains how startups can have such divergent outcomes.Rob's Substack post here: ⁠LINK⁠PMF Camp / Work with Rob: ⁠LINK⁠Pre-order Rob's book ("The Power of PULL") - ⁠Amazon⁠Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: ⁠LINK⁠

Why do some startups take off ($25M ARR within 2 years) while others - with equally talented founder teams, with equally unique tech, with equally attractive markets, … - struggle to reach $500k, $1M or just feel like they’re pushing instead of customers pulling?Rob jumps into that question in this week’s Substack and this podcast. The answer is that PULL is not linear - it’s logarithmic - and that explains how startups can have such divergent outcomes.Rob's Substack post here: ⁠LINK⁠PMF Camp / Work with Rob: ⁠LINK⁠Pre-order Rob's book ("The Power of PULL") - ⁠Amazon⁠Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: ⁠LINK⁠

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