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YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Perfectionism can trap Founders in a loop of constant iteration, preventing them from committing to one idea and learning from it.

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YC

Startup Experts Reveal Their Favorite Pivot Stories

@ Y Combinator

Startup Experts Reveal Their Favorite Pivot Stories

07/22/23

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Michael Seibel

06/02/22

@ Y Combinator

Perfectionism prevents founders from setting a price, as they fear changing it later will upset customers.

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Garry Tan

04/22/20

@ Garry Tan

Founders fail when they don't try enough things, often getting stuck doing the same thing repeatedly without abandoning proven false hypotheses.

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Avni Patel Thompson

03/03/18

@ Y Combinator

It's important for aspiring founders to embrace the messiness of starting a business and not let perfectionism hold them back.

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Michael Seibel

03/03/22

@ Y Combinator

Overthinking can be a founder's biggest mistake, leading to stress and indecision due to the lack of constraints and guidance in a startup environment.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Many founders work on the wrong thing before discovering the right one, often internalizing a fear of failure.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/01/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders often suffer from 'pivotitis,' where they change direction too frequently without learning from their initial experiences, leading to a lack of progress.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/03/22

@ Y Combinator

Founders may avoid researching their ideas because they fear that learning about past failures will dampen their enthusiasm for their own projects.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Founders often get distracted by coding and overbuilding instead of focusing on understanding the core problems their users face.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/17/22

@ Y Combinator

Don't let the pursuit of perfection hinder progress. It's better to provide something good and iterate on it than to wait for the perfect solution.