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YC

Y Combinator Cast

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company is incredibly challenging, and many people don't realize how hard it is until they experience it themselves.

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Ron Conway at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

10/15/14

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/13/21

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company is going to be longer and harder than you might imagine, regardless of how successful it appears from the outside.

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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Starting a startup is really hard, and you can't predict how tough and ambitious you will become through the process.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/10/22

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company is challenging, and if it were easy, more people would leave their high-status jobs at companies like Google to pursue it.

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Marc Andreessen

12/15/24

@ Chris Williamson

Starting a company is often romanticized, but it should only be pursued by those who feel compelled to do so, as it can be an extremely painful experience.

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Jensen Huang

06/24/11

@ Stanford Online

Building a company is extraordinarily gratifying, but it is also incredibly hard.

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Keith Rabois

04/20/17

@ Y Combinator

Building a company is much more challenging than creating a product because it involves managing irrational people who are often difficult to work with.

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Waseem Alshikh

03/27/25

@ LangChain

If you have an idea, just go start your own company. It's challenging but also the most enjoyable experience you can have.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/03/17

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company is an emotional roller coaster, and having someone to share the experience with can help you get through tough times.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

The most important lesson I've learned is that it's really hard to decide to start a company before you understand what you want to do.