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YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Establishing a clear investment process is essential; it helps you avoid wishy-washy decisions and ensures you make optimal investment choices.

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YC

Dalton Caldwell - Startup Investor School Day 2

@ Y Combinator

Dalton Caldwell - Startup Investor School Day 2

03/07/18

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

When evaluating investments, it's crucial to have a clear process, even if that process is simply acknowledging that you don't have one yet.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/09/18

@ Y Combinator

The hardest part about investing is deciding how to make investment decisions and organizing a consistent process to evaluate founders and their businesses.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

It's important to define your budget for investments beforehand to avoid making suboptimal decisions based on uncertainty.

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Michael Seibel

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

There's diminishing returns with excessive analysis in investment decisions; confidence in your process is key to writing checks.

DC

Dalton Caldwell

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

When investing, it's important to be clear about your criteria and what would convince you to take the risk, especially if you're the only investor at that moment.

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Dalton Caldwell

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

If you're unsure about an investment, it's better to be decisive rather than flip-flopping on your decision.

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Ken Griffin

05/01/25

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

Great investors possess clarity about their competitive advantages, conduct thorough research, and are willing to commit capital with conviction while also knowing when to cut losses.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Personal conviction is vital in making investment decisions; if you don't truly believe in the investment, it will be challenging to commit fully.

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Dalton Caldwell

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

To iterate on our investment process, we meticulously track our funding decisions and outcomes, learning from both successes and failures to improve future investments.