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Sam Altman

03/18/17

@ Y Combinator

Execution is often the most critical part of starting a company, and founders must be prepared for a long grind focused on execution.

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Team and Execution with Sam Altman (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 2)

@ Y Combinator

Team and Execution with Sam Altman (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 2)

03/18/17

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Execution is crucial; all these founders had to build products that worked effectively and handled significant amounts of money, proving that talk is cheap but execution is hard.

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Investors often focus on macro-level analysis, but successful founders must excel at micro-level execution to get their startups off the ground.

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You need to be aware that many startups fail because they underestimate the importance of execution alongside good ideas.

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You need to be aware that many startups fail because they underestimate the importance of execution alongside good ideas.

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Mark Pincus

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Founders must prepare for a challenging journey, aligning their investors and team on the understanding that the path to success will be bumpy and filled with tough decisions.

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David Rusenko

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The hardest part of a startup is getting from idea to traction, which is often where most companies fail.

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Good founders excel at identifying when they need to overthink versus when to take action; most of the work lies in executing rather than over-optimizing.

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Ooshma Garg

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To be a successful founder, you need to have grit, run experiments, and believe in your mission wholeheartedly.

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Maintaining motivation as a founder is crucial, and it's important to prepare for the challenges and criticisms that come with the startup journey.