What advice did you used to give that you don't agree with anymore? How do you think things have changed since when you originally started YC and how would you advise folks best adapt?
1 year ago | 19
1) How do you learn, explore and build things as a beginner in a relatively nascent field, which will likely explode in the next 5-10 years, but current resources are scarce?
1 year ago | 6
1. What are the most prominent green and red flags that are observed in startup founders? 2. How do they envision the future of startups in a world approaching singularity? Do they not fear the emergence of a single ultimate startup that invents everything that is possible? 3. For PG: Which essay written by himself does he consider the best or like the most?
1 year ago | 3
What makes founders lie to themselves about their startups ? Anything regarding it idea, metrics, customers etc.
1 year ago | 12
If YC was able to accomplish it’s most ambitious vision, what would the world look like in 100 years?
1 year ago | 2
What is your opinion of new technical SOLO founders with working MVPs merging with failing non technical YC startups to gain their crews? That’s kind of a lopsided arrangement where the solo founder has more bargaining power. What kind of cap chart arrangements should be made to be fair? And any other random advice you have on this subject.
1 year ago | 2
What does Paul and Jessica think about Paul Conrad’s theory of the compound startup? Where it’s no longer enough to be hyper focused on just one specific problem and product?
1 year ago | 3
What advice would you give to a 17 year old, who's really interested in building things people care about, and hopes to work on his own startup someday? Would you suggest foregoing traditional,'safe' routs like swe/consulting for learning/working at a startup?
1 year ago | 4
What does and doesn't work when you prioritize what to work on, and try to align everyone to do that?
1 year ago | 0
1.What are the signs you look in a founder by seeing which you have a big Yes! in your mind. 2. What are those patterns which you've observed early on in the founders who went ahead and made it big.
1 year ago | 0
If I am not a technical cofounder, should I wait until I learn how to build the app myself(which will take months due to existing commitments arising from financial situations) and then get a technical cofounder or should I get a technical cofounder and start building without learning how to code myself although I only bring designing skill, idea and hard work to the table? Mind you, I have never done marketing or sales before.
1 year ago | 2
You always tell about your top startup lessons why not top bottom startups? So we can learn from them too.
1 year ago | 1
What is the difference between an idea that’s overlooked because of schlep blindness and a tarpit idea? How can we know which situation we are wrestling with when working on a specific idea?
1 year ago | 0
What are the 3 most important think in startups while starting up?
1 year ago | 0
How should sass startups think about and execute their patent strategy during the initial stage where a high level design of the alpha product is crystallized?
1 year ago | 0
What was true back in the early day of YC that it isn't for startups today?
1 year ago | 0
Y Combinator
Follow up: What questions would you ask Y Combinator's founders Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston?
1 year ago | [YT] | 149