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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

The mistake I made was delegating decisions to the wrong level in the organization, which hindered our ability to ship great products.

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Jason Citron, Co-Founder/CEO @Discord: The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users | E1230

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jason Citron, Co-Founder/CEO @Discord: The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users | E1230

11/25/24

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Brian Halligan

05/08/19

@ Y Combinator

I realized I wasn't good at product management and had to let go of that role to allow someone more qualified to lead product development.

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Ilkka Paananen

04/03/25

@ a16z speedrun

One of my biggest mistakes was not documenting our culture and values early enough, which led to misunderstandings about responsibilities within the team.

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Ian McAllister

11/20/22

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When I was at Airbnb, I focused too much on my own approach and didn't partner enough with the customer support leadership team, which hindered building true support for our initiatives.

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Y Combinator Cast

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

I realized too late that I had wasted time doubting my place in the company, which hindered my ability to push forward.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

I made mistakes in the fundraising process, including not meeting enough investors and assuming a deal was done before it actually was.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first consumer product, we realized we had compromised on key design elements, which ultimately led to its poor performance in the market.

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Ryan Hoover

10/05/17

@ Y Combinator

As a product manager, I learned that trying to do too much work myself can lead to frustration; it's important to give team members autonomy to excel in their roles.

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Vidit Aatrey

05/22/19

@ Y Combinator

One of the biggest mistakes I made was relying too much on venture capitalists' advice instead of trusting my own vision.

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Andrew Mason

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

The biggest mistake I made at Groupon was rationalizing exceptions to our values, which ultimately led to failure in consistently putting the customer first.