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Justin Kan

05/27/21

@ Justin Kan

We were working 12 to 15 hours a day, six or seven days a week, and I didn't want to go to a dinner with our investor, but we felt we had to attend.

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Was Starting Twitch A Mistake? - The OnlyFriends Show Ep #6

@ Justin Kan

Was Starting Twitch A Mistake? - The OnlyFriends Show Ep #6

05/27/21

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Justin Kan

05/27/21

@ Justin Kan

During a dinner with an investor, the conversation turned to ayahuasca, which was quite distracting given the stress we were under at the time.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

During the hardest week of shutting down, it was powerful to know I had the backing of my investors, who understood that sometimes things don't work out despite our best efforts.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

During investor meetings, we faced challenges, including one investor leaving mid-pitch, which highlighted our lack of readiness.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

I started Gobble while managing another startup, and I was working 16 to 18 hours a day, often eating alone and feeling unhappy.

AC

Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

We took out a credit card and set up meetings with potential investors, knowing that if we didn't raise money, we would have to shut down the company.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

Michael later advised us to show more progress before seeking investments, which led us to meet with him weekly for updates.

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Emmett Shear

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Even when we couldn't draw a salary for months, we were committed to our startup and would have kept going regardless.

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Raaz Herzberg

11/17/24

@ Lenny's Podcast

In the early days, we had 10 to 15 meetings every day with potential customers, but I still didn't fully understand what we were going to build, which was confusing for me as a product manager.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

08/18/23

@ Y Combinator

In one of my worst investor meetings, I was kept waiting for hours by an investor known for making founders wait, which set a negative tone for the meeting.