hey friends 👋

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:

• Do you suffer from low T?

  Zero to Traction Podcast · 18 hours ago

  It's our 99th episode and we're feeling spicy! You do not need nicer feedback. You only need customers willing to pay, segments narrow enough to matter, and proof that the problem is urgent.

• Don't delegate your fear

  Traction Thinking · 5 days ago

  The Founder Arc, the 40-Before-Delegation Rule, and why your next hire should scale a motion you already proved.

• People buy products... right?

  Zero to Traction Podcast · 9 days ago

  You think customers want your features. But they want a problem solved, a future state, and a reason strong enough to beat the switching cost.

• High Conviction Founder Series: They optimize for learning per dollar spent

  Traction Thinking · 12 days ago

  Big bets disproportionate to the evidence secured – kill startups. Habit #5: buy every lesson at the cheapest experiment you can “buy”.