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Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

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We had to think about how to hide a girl in an occupied city and provide her with instructions to avoid being found by invaders, which was one of my biggest fears regarding the safety of my team.

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Lessons From The Founders Scaling Their Startup In A War Zone

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Lessons From The Founders Scaling Their Startup In A War Zone

06/24/22

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Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

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Once we ensured basic safety for our team, we focused on growing our business and acquiring new designers and customers, even amidst the war.

Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

@ Y Combinator

The first days of the invasion were filled with panic and stress as many people struggled to accept the reality of the situation, making it challenging for Stacy and Roman to manage their team effectively.

Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

@ Y Combinator

As the war escalated, Stacy and Roman had to consider risks unfamiliar to most founders, constantly communicating with their team about potential threats and safety measures.

Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

@ Y Combinator

We hired 'kamikaze drivers' who know safe routes in dangerous areas to evacuate our team members and their relatives from occupied cities.

Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

In the wake of the Paris attacks, we had to quickly account for the safety of our employees and hosts scattered throughout the city during the crisis.

Y Combinator Cast

06/24/22

@ Y Combinator

Having a pre-established emergency plan allowed Stacy and Roman to focus and execute their evacuation strategy step by step, which was crucial during the chaotic first month of the war.

Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

Lockdown meant we didn't leave the house until we addressed strategic problems posed by competitors.

Jocko Willink

06/03/25

@ Chris Williamson

In a firefight, the gut-wrenching fear comes from the responsibility of your teammates getting wounded or killed, not from the fear of your own death, which I accepted as part of my job.

Rujul Zaparde

01/09/25

@ Y Combinator

We had to be scrappy at FlightCar, even resorting to undercover operations to meet customers and park their cars without drawing attention to our business.