enigma # Agentonomics The hackathon was well received . Congrats to the winner [idearoast]( https://www.idearoast.dev/) . Product market fit is the most difficult part of a startup journey. Billions of dollars have been spent on products that have no takers. The progression to PMF is very clear: 1. Users are not curious about the product 2. Users are curious but not willing to pay 3. Users are willing to pay Getting users (not your friends) to pay is actually the fastest way to validate the product. Subsidizing a product or giving it for free creates a *illusionary PMF* , which can be detrimental in getting the actual PMF