Mapping your market and truly understanding your TAM & SAM
updated 1mo ago
Mapping your market and truly understanding your TAM & SAM
How to Understand Any Market Understanding the TAM (Total Addressable Market) and what the industry as a whole is projected to look like in a few years, can go a long way. There are a few ways to do this. I’ll list the methods that have worked best for me in the past.
from #BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor Whether You're a Student, Entrepreneur or Working Professional (Venture Capital Guidebook Book 1) by Bradley Miles
As discussed earlier, TAM is an acronym for total addressable market. TAM represents the market size that the new company will enter, or is currently a player. There
from #BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor Whether You're a Student, Entrepreneur or Working Professional (Venture Capital Guidebook Book 1) by Bradley Miles
- I would shorthand a venture investment as TAM, team, and to a lesser extent timing. It's really about TAM and team
from Thriving in Changing Markets by Invest like the Best
Bryant Wu added
- The total addressable market (TAM) for creators is much larger than almost anyone believes. Two forces are hyper-charging the market opportunities for these creators. The first is that more of the demand side of the economy -- i.e. experiences and consumption -- is being mediated by aggregating platforms. The second is that more of the supply side ... See more
from Creators Eating the World by Tal Shachar
sari added
- TAM arbitrage: The core idea is that if you, as an investor or a founder, can do the work and understand a market better than anyone else, and appreciate that its actually bigger than anyone gives it credit for, then investors can pay higher prices, founders can be more aggressive with burn, and experiment more broadly.
from Markets, Markets, and Markets by Kyle Harrison
Juan Orbea added