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Rujul Zaparde

01/09/25

@ Y Combinator

The second time as a founder, I focused on building something that works and sought to disprove things with my first set of customers.

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YC

Building A $2 Billion SaaS Company: Lessons From A Two Time Founder

@ Y Combinator

Building A $2 Billion SaaS Company: Lessons From A Two Time Founder

01/09/25

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Rujul Zaparde

01/09/25

@ Y Combinator

The first time I founded a company, I was overly concerned about what others thought, including my team and investors. The second time, I focused on building something that people genuinely wanted.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

As a second-time founder, I found that previous experiences made certain aspects of building Discord easier, but finding product-market fit remained challenging.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

Building the same company twice gave me insights about the market and what was needed, leading to less self-doubt the second time around.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

10/07/23

@ Y Combinator

As a startup founder, I must focus on my customers first and understand the problems they care about, ensuring I stay laser-focused on providing solutions.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

As a repeat founder, I believe it's crucial to avoid raising money too early; focus on achieving strong product-market fit before seeking investment.

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Paul Copplestone

05/14/25

@ Accel

I realized that it doesn't matter what you start; it matters what you finish, so I focused on helping founders launch quickly to iterate effectively.

DC

Dalton Caldwell

04/18/24

@ Lenny's Podcast

Many founders mistakenly focus on complex growth strategies instead of simply getting their first customer and validating their idea.

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Dalton Caldwell

04/18/24

@ Lenny's Podcast

I encourage founders to validate their ideas by talking to potential customers before writing any code or raising money.

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Michael Seibel

01/20/22

@ Y Combinator

In all three cases, the founders had firsthand experience with the problems they aimed to solve, which made the opportunities to create something significantly better clear in hindsight.