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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

Michael later advised us to show more progress before seeking investments, which led us to meet with him weekly for updates.

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Nate Blecharczyk at Startup School 2013

@ Y Combinator

10/26/13

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

Despite the challenges, we eventually completed the necessary features, and Michael made introductions to angel investors.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

We constantly launched new features and received feedback during weekly dinners with other founders, which kept us honest about our progress.

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Kalam Dennis

12/15/18

@ Y Combinator

We structured our weekly meetings with Y Combinator partners to ensure accountability and to address feedback effectively.

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Emmett Shear

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We brought on a friend from college, Michael, to be the CEO and keep us product-focused, as we were prone to distraction.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

I conducted monthly investor updates to maintain transparency about our financial health and operational challenges.

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

We started measuring our growth weekly and focused on what progress we could make week over week, which helped us recover from our initial struggles.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite initial struggles, we showed some growth, prompting an investor to suggest we raise a Series A round, which I eagerly prepared for.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

At South by Southwest, Brian pitched our idea to Michael, the CEO of Justin.tv, who offered to introduce us to angel investors.

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Michael Seibel

09/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Instead of asking for a meeting upfront, present your project clearly and invite the investor to ask for more information, which gives you leverage.