A good growth rate during Y Combinator is five to ten percent week over week; hitting ten percent weekly is considered exceptional.

The average growth rate for startups in the last two batches of Y Combinator has been 10% week on week, which is remarkable for the entire batch, not just the top companies.

For consumer startups, achieving at least 15% month-on-month growth in active users is ideal, with 10% being acceptable, while 5% is likely insufficient for long-term viability.

For consumer startups, tracking headline user growth is crucial because monetization often comes later, and a good growth rate is 15% month-over-month, which can lead to a 5x increase in user base annually.

We're experiencing 26% month-over-month growth, which means in 12 months, we could be 16 times bigger than we are now, indicating rapid expansion.

If you're only achieving one percent weekly growth, it indicates that you haven't figured out your business model yet, which may not be a good sign for a startup with billion-dollar potential.

Trust in exponential growth and momentum, as startups that are growing tend to continue growing if they maintain that momentum.

In the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, financial services startups experienced slower growth, but we began to see accelerating growth again in the second half of 2023 and into 2024.

The time it takes for startups to reach $100 million in annual revenue is decreasing, with a significant increase in the number of companies achieving this milestone.