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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

I managed to convince Brett Taylor to co-found FriendFeed with us; he was frustrated with the slow and clunky product at Google Maps and rewrote the entire JavaScript front-end over a weekend, making it ten times faster.

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Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

@ Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

03/07/18

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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

FriendFeed was created to be an awesome place to work, aiming to capture the best parts of the early Google experience.

Ben Silbermann

11/09/16

@ Y Combinator

I then partnered with a friend to build products for the iPhone, inspired by the potential of the new technology.

Olga Vidisheva

02/24/15

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Eight months later, I had to fire my best friend who was my CTO because he focused too much on technology rather than what users wanted.

Mark Zuckerberg

10/31/17

@ Y Combinator

After declining the offer, I felt fortunate that my belief in our direction paid off quickly, as we launched Newsfeed shortly after, which became one of the most used products globally.

Olga Vidisheva

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

I brought on two technical co-founders who started building the website, and while they were working, I decided it was time to fundraise.

David Lieb

12/19/24

@ Y Combinator

After being told to leave the team twice, I leveraged my connections in the industry to gain support for building Google Photos, and ultimately, we got the green light to proceed.

Emmett Shear

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We brought on a friend from college, Michael, to be the CEO and keep us product-focused, as we were prone to distraction.

Nirav Patel

05/20/25

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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

FriendFeed generated a lot of buzz but struggled to grow because we competed with Facebook, which became a formidable competitor.