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Tony Xu

03/26/25

@ Y Combinator

We had two important criteria for pursuing an idea: enjoying working together and liking the project enough to continue.

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DoorDash CEO: Customer Obsession, Surviving Startup Death & Creating A New Market

@ Y Combinator

DoorDash CEO: Customer Obsession, Surviving Startup Death & Creating A New Market

03/26/25

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Anthropic Cast

06/16/25

@ Anthropic

We need to create something that people genuinely want to use, collaborating with those who care about the project.

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Tracy Young

06/12/19

@ Y Combinator

We were all friends and had worked together before, which made us confident that our co-founding team was the right fit for building something long-term.

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Harj Taggar

11/02/22

@ Y Combinator

If you find a collaborator you enjoy working with on side projects, and both of you want to start a company, consider making the jump together.

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Harj Taggar

11/02/22

@ Y Combinator

It's important to enjoy the process of developing ideas and working on side projects, as this can indicate readiness to start a company.

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Danae Ringelmann

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Collaboration became our third value because we all wanted to work with people we liked and build something together, as we were all team sport people in high school and college.

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Joshua Reeves

03/18/25

@ Y Combinator

Building a company requires long-term relationships, good communication, and a shared passion for solving meaningful problems among co-founders.

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Kat Mañalac

03/17/17

@ Y Combinator

When evaluating applications, we look at how well the founders know each other and their history together, as a strong relationship is crucial for co-founding teams.

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Anthropic Cast

02/28/25

@ Anthropic

Defining the problem and criteria for success was a significant part of the research process, impacting the overall effectiveness of the project.

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Jony Ive

05/09/25

@ Stripe

Creating an authentic and deep relationship within a creative team is vital, and one way to foster this is by making things for each other.