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Keith Schacht

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I started a couple of startups and then joined Facebook before leaving to start Mystery Science with Doug.

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Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz on What Traction Feels Like - at YC Edtech Night

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Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz on What Traction Feels Like - at YC Edtech Night

11/27/17

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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I'm Doug from Mystery Science, and I taught elementary and middle school science for seven years before joining a startup in San Francisco.

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Reid Hoffman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

I tracked Facebook when it was in Boston, but I was busy with LinkedIn and didn't pursue it until Sean Parker reached out about an investment opportunity.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I started Facebook at 19, knowing nothing about business, and didn't even realize I was starting a company.

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Apoorva Mehta

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

After quitting my job at Amazon, I moved to San Francisco where I found a co-founder and began working on various startup ideas without being picky about the market.

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Gaurav Misra

05/02/25

@ EO

I dropped out of my PhD program in machine learning to join a startup, which was a high-risk decision that ultimately paid off.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

After college, I worked at a biotech firm but felt the slow career progression pushed me to pursue entrepreneurship, especially after a roommate suggested we start a company together.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

I started Facebook while I was supposed to be studying, but I was more passionate about building something meaningful.

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Dan Siroker

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I decided to stop working on my startup and joined Google to learn skills that would help me succeed as an entrepreneur.

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Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

I fell into entrepreneurship accidentally; I went to college to be a computer programmer, but after the dot-com bubble burst, startups weren't on anyone's mind.