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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Our team grew significantly after launching, and we shipped hundreds of thousands of watches worldwide, despite initially feeling uncertain about our direction.

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Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

10/15/14

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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We launched our first product, an alpha-grade smartwatch, and learned valuable lessons from customer feedback, including the need for a firmware upgrade to show the time.

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Michelle Zatlyn

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

When we first launched our product, I was embarrassed about its readiness, but we had to ship it. We learned from our initial customers, who provided valuable feedback that helped us improve.

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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We built our first 500 watches by hand in a garage, which gave us a deep appreciation for the effort involved in creating consumer electronics.

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Kathryn Minshew

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

Even with many flaws, we saw incredible user growth, with 20,000 visitors in the first month, which encouraged us to keep going despite initial setbacks.

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Kathryn Minshew

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching, we grew from reaching about a hundred thousand people a month to a million and a half a month.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first product, we received positive feedback from investors, but I was unaware that we were about to face a long period of struggle.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/31/17

@ Y Combinator

After declining the offer, I felt fortunate that my belief in our direction paid off quickly, as we launched Newsfeed shortly after, which became one of the most used products globally.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We launched our product online, supported it via email, and maintained a frugal, cash-neutral operation while reaching an international market from the start.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We went from zero to seventy million in revenue in our first year after launching our product, which sold out in a few hours.