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Y Combinator Cast

02/16/24

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Many founders mistakenly apply advice from other industries, like fashion, to software development. This can lead to poor usability and unnecessary risks that detract from the user experience.

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Stop Innovating (On The Wrong Things)

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Stop Innovating (On The Wrong Things)

02/16/24

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Y Combinator Cast

07/22/23

@ Y Combinator

Founders often get distracted by coding and overbuilding instead of focusing on understanding the core problems their users face.

Adora Cheung

09/13/19

@ Y Combinator

A common mistake technical founders make is to build products first and then talk to users, which often leads to choosing the least impactful tasks for the week.

Michael Seibel

02/16/24

@ Y Combinator

Some founders attempt to disprove established startup advice while trying to help their customers, which can lead to unnecessary complications and distract from their primary mission.

Michael Seibel

08/07/24

@ Y Combinator

When founders receive wrong advice, they create a flawed mental model of the startup world, making it harder for them to unlearn those misconceptions later.

Y Combinator Cast

02/16/24

@ Y Combinator

Innovating on basic usability features, like website design or cursor functionality, can create confusion and hinder user engagement. Founders should avoid such unnecessary innovations.

Michael Seibel

01/27/22

@ Y Combinator

Many founders mistakenly believe they know what their customers want without validating their assumptions through user feedback.

Paul Graham

07/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Founders often neglect to pay enough attention to their users, instead getting lost in their own vision and ideas.

Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

The most common mistake founders make is building something that doesn't solve a real problem for users, often resulting in a solution in search of a problem.

Dalton Caldwell

08/07/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders who know very little about startup advice often avoid developing bad habits or strange ideas about how to run a startup, which can be beneficial.