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Yotam Segev

05/09/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In our first year, we faced significant challenges, including a tough go-to-market transition and hiring the wrong team for our stage of growth.

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Cyera CEO: Growing One of the Fastest Security Startups on the Planet

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

Cyera CEO: Growing One of the Fastest Security Startups on the Planet

05/09/25

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first product, we received positive feedback from investors, but I was unaware that we were about to face a long period of struggle.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Initially, we hired too slowly, which contributed to our rapid growth from $0 to $100 million ARR in just a year and a half.

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Joe Gebbia

06/07/17

@ Y Combinator

In the early days of Airbnb, we struggled to achieve product-market fit and faced significant challenges in getting people to adopt our service.

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Kathryn Minshew

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Despite early growth, we faced challenges in fundraising, pitching to 150 investors, with most rejecting us due to the perceived unsexiness of our content-focused approach.

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Parker Conrad

09/10/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

I faced significant challenges during my first company, including being fired, which taught me the harsh realities of entrepreneurship.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first consumer product, we realized we had compromised on key design elements, which ultimately led to its poor performance in the market.

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Olivier Pomel

06/14/24

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In the early days, we struggled to raise money, which taught us to focus on solving real problems and to build an efficient, profitable business from day one.

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Kathryn Minshew

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

After getting into Y Combinator, we made early-stage mistakes by hiring without proper culture fit vetting and dreaming too big without focusing on execution.

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Garry Tan

06/08/23

@ Y Combinator

In 2010, despite two years of rapid growth, I failed to accept that our startup's growth had plateaued, which ultimately led to our downfall.