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YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/12/24

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The founders of these startups have been conceptualizing their technologies for years, leading to well-thought-out applications and business plans.

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YC

Inside The Hard Tech Startups Turning Sci-Fi Into Reality

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Inside The Hard Tech Startups Turning Sci-Fi Into Reality

04/12/24

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/12/24

@ Y Combinator

Unlike software companies, hard tech founders often have a concrete vision of the future that they need to prove before running out of resources.

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Michael Seibel

01/20/22

@ Y Combinator

In all three cases, the founders had firsthand experience with the problems they aimed to solve, which made the opportunities to create something significantly better clear in hindsight.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/12/24

@ Y Combinator

The best hard tech founders possess a clear vision of the future and understand how to compress timelines to prove commercial viability.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/20/22

@ Y Combinator

The founders of these successful startups had to be contrarian, often facing skepticism from experts and investors who thought their ideas were foolish.

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Jessica Livingston

07/25/17

@ Y Combinator

The founders of most successful startups often don't realize early on how big they're going to get; they work on something they themselves want and hope that many others will want it too.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Founders who stay at the forefront of technology and actively engage with new tools are better positioned to identify innovative startup ideas.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/29/23

@ Y Combinator

The founders of successful startups often have genuine relationships with their customers, knowing their stories and customizing their services based on that understanding.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

When founders stick to an idea for a long time, it demonstrates their perseverance, which is crucial in the challenging startup environment.

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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

It's crucial for startup founders to build something with AI and to act quickly rather than getting bogged down in lengthy planning cycles.