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Jessica Livingston

05/04/17

@ Y Combinator

You must make something that people want a lot; it's not enough for them to want it a little; they need to want it enough to sign up and keep coming back.

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Jessica Livingston's Advice For Founders

@ Y Combinator

Jessica Livingston's Advice For Founders

05/04/17

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Jessica Livingston

05/29/17

@ Y Combinator

To create something people want, being brilliant and determined is not enough; you must engage with users and adapt your idea based on their feedback.

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Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

It's crucial to personally want the solution you are building and to know others who want it as well; otherwise, you risk creating something that nobody cares about.

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Michael Skok

04/01/23

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

You need to ensure that your product has a pull from the user; if users aren't engaged, customers won't pay for it.

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Adora Cheung

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

Sticky growth means creating a product that users want to return to repeatedly, driving both activity and revenue.

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Anthropic Cast

06/16/25

@ Anthropic

We need to create something that people genuinely want to use, collaborating with those who care about the project.

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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

Sticky growth is about ensuring your existing users keep coming back and spending more. Delivering a good experience is crucial for retention.

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Garry Tan

05/21/25

@ Vanta

The mantra at Y Combinator is to 'make something people want,' which is essential for solving most startup problems.

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Seth Godin

02/13/24

@ Brand Master Academy

To succeed in a startup, you must create something that customers want to buy, which often involves creating tension that drives them to act.

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Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

To scale well, you need to build a product that is so good that people want to use it and tell their friends about it.