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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We built tools to enable people to connect easily, solving their problems and removing friction.

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Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 2013

@ Y Combinator

10/26/13

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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

06/12/13

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Creating a product that is easy to use and integrates well with existing solutions is key to reducing friction for customers.

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David

07/30/18

@ Y Combinator

We're a dramatically faster way to build custom internal tools, allowing companies to create tools without starting from scratch every time.

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Des Traynor

12/13/17

@ Y Combinator

Frustrated with communication issues with our users, we added a message feature in our product that allowed users to engage with us directly, which significantly improved user interaction.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

In college, I wanted to create products that connected me with the community around me, which led to the realization that I needed to build software that others would use too.

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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

We initially built Linear for ourselves, focusing on creating a tool that we would want to use daily, which helped us define our product's features.

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Kevin Hale

03/25/17

@ Y Combinator

At Wufoo, we dedicated 30% of our engineering time to creating internal tools that empower users to help themselves, significantly reducing customer support needs.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we relied on ease of use and a friendly interface to differentiate Wufoo from competitors, who often had more complex and less engaging products.

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Mira Murati

09/25/23

@ a16z

We aim to provide a platform that allows users to build on our models, offering tools for customization and control to create effective products.

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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

I realized that many project management tools are slow, which led us to focus on building a tool that is never slow.