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Y Combinator Cast

08/23/24

@ Y Combinator

You don't need a large investment to start an application layer company; often, just a co-founder and coding skills are enough to create a product that solves real problems.

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Are We In An AI Hype Cycle?

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Are We In An AI Hype Cycle?

08/23/24

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Michael Seibel

05/18/19

@ Y Combinator

You don't need to work at a big tech company if you already have a problem to solve, savings, or a co-founder; you should just start building your startup instead.

Nicolas Dessaigne

11/27/24

@ Y Combinator

You don't necessarily need a business co-founder; many successful dev tools are created by technical co-founders who learn to sell their products as they grow.

Harj Taggar

09/27/24

@ Y Combinator

In 90% of cases, you should find a great co-founder before starting a company, but if you have a specific idea and domain experience, you can start alone and bring a co-founder on later.

Y Combinator Cast

10/31/24

@ Y Combinator

You don't need to be Elon Musk to start a hard tech company; with domain experience, a great co-founder, a scrappy mindset, and perseverance, regular people can launch hard tech companies too.

Y Combinator Cast

10/31/24

@ Y Combinator

The misconception that you need to be a billionaire or raise tons of money to start a hard tech company is false; companies like Astranis prove that it's possible to start with limited resources.

Michael Seibel

10/29/22

@ Y Combinator

It's a myth that you need to be far along in your startup journey to apply to Y Combinator; many successful companies started with just an idea when they applied.

Harj Taggar

11/02/22

@ Y Combinator

If you lack an idea or co-founder, start networking with smart individuals and launching small side projects to gain experience.

Michael Seibel

04/05/19

@ Y Combinator

Your startup idea doesn't have to be great to start a company; instead, focus on identifying a problem to solve.

Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

You don't need to be an expert in technology to start a successful company; working on things that challenge you is more important.