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Garry Tan

06/08/23

@ Y Combinator

In 2010, despite two years of rapid growth, I failed to accept that our startup's growth had plateaued, which ultimately led to our downfall.

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How To Go From Startup Dream To Reality

@ Y Combinator

06/08/23

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

Even though we had a solid growth rate, it wasn't enough to sustain the business, leading me to consider shutting it down.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Initially, we hired too slowly, which contributed to our rapid growth from $0 to $100 million ARR in just a year and a half.

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Michael Seibel

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Our startup's success was tied to our ego; failing meant failing at life, which motivated us to persevere.

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Yotam Segev

05/09/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In our first year, we faced significant challenges, including a tough go-to-market transition and hiring the wrong team for our stage of growth.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

We had a beautiful growth graph, but we realized we were running a business with only a 5% margin, which isn't sustainable for a software company.

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Morgan DeBaun

08/03/17

@ Y Combinator

I made the mistake of comparing my startup to competitors who had already raised money, which led to unrealistic expectations about my own fundraising efforts.

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Dan Siroker

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

After graduating, I focused entirely on my startup but struggled to achieve profitability, which taught me the importance of having paying customers.

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Steve Ballmer

06/02/25

@ Acquired

By the end of my tenure, the stock price staying flat was frustrating, especially after tripling the business in a decade.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Our startup had a dreamlike start, but just weeks before launch, our first engineer quit, leaving me feeling like I had failed.