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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

It's better to have one or two full days each week dedicated to working on your startup rather than just a couple of hours spread throughout the week.

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Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing with Adora Cheung (How to Start a Startup 2014: 4)

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Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing with Adora Cheung (How to Start a Startup 2014: 4)

03/20/17

Related Takeaways

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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

When starting a startup, it's crucial to have dedicated time to immerse yourself in the idea and develop solutions to the problems you're trying to solve.

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Paul Buchheit

07/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Being absolutely 100% focused on your startup's mission is a significant advantage over larger companies, which often juggle multiple priorities.

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Aydin Senkut

04/16/25

@ EO

In the early stages, founders should concentrate on a few critical tasks rather than spreading themselves too thin across many activities.

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Joe Lonsdale

04/26/24

@ My First Million

You should focus on finding one strong reason to drive your startup, rather than spreading yourself thin with multiple weak reasons.

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Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

As a founder, if you want to work 100 hours a week, you need to understand that most people you hire have other lives and commitments.

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Y Combinator Cast

03/03/22

@ Y Combinator

Spending too much time on perfecting your application to Y Combinator is not correlated with success; focusing on your startup's core activities is more beneficial.

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Jessica Livingston

05/04/17

@ Y Combinator

Focus is essential; it's easy to waste time on the wrong things in a startup, so prioritize the one optimal task over the many less important ones.

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Dalton Caldwell

08/30/19

@ Y Combinator

It's better to work on an idea that may not be the best if you're enjoying the process, rather than becoming disheartened while pursuing a startup.

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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

We focused on one approach rather than spreading our resources too thin, which is a key takeaway for startups.