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I’m JDM (aka Josh David Miller) and I’m a traction scientist — I partner with pre-seed and seed-stage startups to turn assumptions into data, and data into product-market fit, using science. I run design sprints at The Right Box , I’m co-founder of the Traction Lab incubator, and I’m a content creator.
Check out my recent content below, or read more about me .
Recent Content
I write two weekly newsletters, co-host a podcast, and create content on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and other places — all based around helping first-time founders launch sooner and scale faster with traction science.
These are four of my most recent pieces:
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Bruh you be tweakin’
Zero to Traction Podcast ·You just got another no, so you're tweaking slide nine again. New header, same business. Here's why redecorating a dead field never turns it into a vineyard, and what actually moves the needle instead
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Traction Lab Live: That feature request is probably a polite no
Zero to Traction Podcast ·Every "yes, but we need X first" sounds like an objection. It's usually a polite no. Josh (solo this week) shares the one ask that separates real buyers from stalling prospects.
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#105: You can’t win a game you can’t see
Zero to Traction Podcast ·You just told your investors 30% goes to marketing. Except you can't say exactly how yet. Here's the board game metaphor that shows exactly when spending big is earned—and when it kills you.
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Traction Lab Live: a company, or just a popular repo?
Zero to Traction Podcast ·Six pilots, zero signatures, 6,000 GitHub stars, 60 weekly actives. Cameron flies solo through the interest-vs-intent gap killing your traction story.