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YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Blindly copying successful companies without understanding their strategies leads to failure.

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YC

Silicon Valley's Cargo Culting Problem

@ Y Combinator

07/01/23

Related Takeaways

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Copying successful companies without understanding their context often leads to failure, as seen with startups that blindly imitated WeWork and Zoom Pizza.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Founders should focus on creating valuable products rather than superficially copying successful companies.

EG

Elad Gil

10/18/18

@ Y Combinator

Startups often fail because they pursue markets that have been tried many times before without understanding why they failed previously.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

There's a growing trend of founders copying companies that haven't succeeded yet, which is concerning for the startup ecosystem.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Founders should prioritize understanding what users want and learn from successful companies, rather than just copying their surface-level traits.

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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

Startups often make the mistake of trying to emulate other companies; instead, they should do the opposite of what competitors are doing.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Many startups superficially imitated Uber's scaling tactics without understanding the context, leading to poor outcomes.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Superficially copying Uber's practices, like mimicking their interviews or style, doesn't lead to success; it's akin to wearing a black turtleneck and expecting to become Apple.

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Dalton Caldwell

10/12/19

@ Y Combinator

Be cautious about consuming thought leadership content that suggests you need to replicate the exact actions of successful individuals to achieve success yourself.