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Ben Silbermann

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

People will give you all kinds of advice, but you should assess it for yourself because the future is unwritten and they could be wrong.

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Ben Silbermann at Startup School 2012

@ Y Combinator

10/25/13

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Rick Rubin

01/16/23

@ Andrew Huberman

The advice you receive from others is based on their experiences, which may not apply to your situation; it's hard enough to figure out what's right for ourselves.

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Michael Seibel

11/29/18

@ Y Combinator

Be cautious about taking advice from biased individuals, as many young people fail to recognize the biases in the advice they receive.

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Y Combinator Cast

08/07/24

@ Y Combinator

It's often better to have no advice than to receive bad advice, as the latter can lead to misguided expectations and disappointment.

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Bipul Sinha

06/06/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In high-risk activities like starting a business, you must rely on your own intuition rather than others' judgments, as the future is inherently different from the past.

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Y Combinator Cast

03/09/18

@ Y Combinator

Bad advice from well-known investors can mislead entrepreneurs; it's better to admit uncertainty and direct them to someone more knowledgeable than to provide incorrect guidance.

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Patrick Collison

11/05/15

@ Greylock

You can't judge decisions solely by their outcomes; instead, you should evaluate them based on their expected value.

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Vinod Khosla

01/09/19

@ Y Combinator

The hardest decision for entrepreneurs is figuring out whose advice to trust; it's crucial to seek advice from those who have relevant experience and have dealt with ambiguity.

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Naval Ravikant

04/01/25

@ Chris Williamson

Many life lessons contradict each other, and understanding which applies in a given context requires personal experience.

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Y Combinator Cast

04/18/24

@ Y Combinator

It's challenging to provide one-size-fits-all advice for startups, as the same idea can yield different outcomes based on the founders' expertise.