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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Counterintuitive ideas contradict your intuitions, which is why founders often ignore them; they seem wrong at first.

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Before the Startup with Paul Graham (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 3)

@ Y Combinator

Before the Startup with Paul Graham (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 3)

03/19/17

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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Startups are very counterintuitive, and you cannot trust your intuitions all the time; if you follow your instincts, they will lead you astray.

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Michael Seibel

08/07/24

@ Y Combinator

When founders receive wrong advice, they create a flawed mental model of the startup world, making it harder for them to unlearn those misconceptions later.

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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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Startups are as unnatural as skiing, and there is a list of counterintuitive things you have to remember to prevent your instincts from leading you astray.

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Dalton Caldwell

03/22/24

@ Y Combinator

Investors often respond to ideas that are popular or trending, which can mislead founders into thinking they should follow the crowd rather than pursue their own insights.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

Founders often overlook ideas that seem hard to start, are in boring spaces, or have existing competitors, but these can actually be good opportunities because they are less pursued by others.

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Garry Tan

04/22/20

@ Garry Tan

New insights are hard to come by because good ideas are rare, and bad ideas can nullify perfect execution, causing talented founders to struggle despite having great resources.

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.

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Sam Altman

05/06/15

@ Platzi Team

The most successful startup ideas often sound counterintuitive or bad at first, like Airbnb or Dropbox, which faced skepticism but ultimately succeeded due to unique insights.