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Vinod Khosla

01/09/19

@ Y Combinator

There's a huge difference between a zero-million-dollar company and a zero-billion-dollar company; your mindset determines who you bring on board and how you approach building the company.

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Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

@ Y Combinator

Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

01/09/19

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Vinod Khosla

01/09/19

@ Y Combinator

A company becomes the people it hires, not the plan it makes; this is often underappreciated and is the biggest difference between a zero-million-dollar and a zero-billion-dollar company.

Vinod Khosla

01/09/19

@ Y Combinator

Founders should be ambitious; if they aren't, they'll hire a team to build a zero-million-dollar company instead of a billion-dollar one.

Michael Seibel

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

When considering how much to invest, smaller checks can have a significant impact if the company becomes a billion-dollar success.

Y Combinator Cast

03/06/25

@ Y Combinator

The transition from zero to one in startups requires different skills than scaling to a billion users, highlighting the need for diverse engineering talent.

Mark Cuban

03/30/24

@ Lex Fridman

There's a delusional aspect to entrepreneurship; you have to set aside reality to believe you can create a billion-dollar company.

Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

The team you build initially is the company you build; it's crucial to have the right values aligned with your team and investors.

Kevin Hale

03/25/17

@ Y Combinator

The best way to reach a billion dollars is to focus on the values that help you acquire that first user; if you get that right, everything else will take care of itself.

Andrew Mason

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

As a company grows, it's crucial to find people who share your values, as the small decisions they make can significantly impact success or failure.

Paul Buchheit

07/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Being absolutely 100% focused on your startup's mission is a significant advantage over larger companies, which often juggle multiple priorities.