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YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Founders often get distracted by coding and overbuilding instead of focusing on understanding the core problems their users face.

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Startup Experts Reveal Their Favorite Pivot Stories

@ Y Combinator

Startup Experts Reveal Their Favorite Pivot Stories

07/22/23

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Paul Graham

07/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Founders often neglect to pay enough attention to their users, instead getting lost in their own vision and ideas.

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Suhail Doshi

09/12/18

@ Y Combinator

Founders often complicate things unnecessarily, leading to distractions from core metrics that truly matter for business success.

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Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

The most common mistake founders make is building something that doesn't solve a real problem for users, often resulting in a solution in search of a problem.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/01/22

@ Y Combinator

Founders often get caught up in collecting mentors and advisors instead of focusing on building and launching their product, which can lead to a time sink.

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Michael Seibel

08/17/19

@ Y Combinator

First-time founders often make the mistake of solving problems they don't care about, which can lead to a loss of motivation and ultimately failure.

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Adora Cheung

09/13/19

@ Y Combinator

A common mistake technical founders make is to build products first and then talk to users, which often leads to choosing the least impactful tasks for the week.

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Paul Graham

07/17/19

@ Y Combinator

It's common for founders to spend too much time alone, developing elaborate ideas without engaging with users, which is crucial for sales.

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Michael Seibel

08/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Founders often have no idea where their first users will come from, which is a critical oversight when choosing a problem to solve.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Founders need to understand their users deeply, as this knowledge is essential for creating effective software solutions.