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Cindy Mi

01/17/19

@ Y Combinator

We weren't prepared for rapid growth when a key opinion leader shared our program, leading to 2,000 sign-ups overnight, which we struggled to manage in a timely manner.

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Cindy Mi and Qi Lu Share Advice for Entrepreneurs Building Global Companies

@ Y Combinator

Cindy Mi and Qi Lu Share Advice for Entrepreneurs Building Global Companies

01/17/19

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Andrew Mason

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We expanded rapidly, adding staff from 50 to over a thousand in just a few months, which made it challenging to maintain a cohesive company culture.

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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

We achieved rapid growth by embedding our forms on users' websites, allowing our product to spread organically without hiring salespeople.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Initially, we hired too slowly, which contributed to our rapid growth from $0 to $100 million ARR in just a year and a half.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

We grew our user base from 350 to 2500 through press coverage and word of mouth, targeting college campuses for further expansion.

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Keith Schacht

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I remember one moment when we realized we had traction; we got about 15,000 signups in a day after running a small ad on Facebook about Mystery Science.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

The initial traction we received was surprising, leading us to iterate quickly based on user feedback and adapt our product accordingly.

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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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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

AWS's rapid growth surprised us; we anticipated it would be significant, but the speed of adoption exceeded our expectations.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

We used feedback from our users to improve our product rapidly, which was crucial for our success.