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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Meraki is an example of a startup that impressed me; they built their product without raising money, scraping together resources to create a viable business.

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Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

@ Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

03/07/18

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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Startups often accomplish a lot with little; successful founders find ways to be resourceful and efficient.

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Eric Migicovsky

10/13/18

@ Y Combinator

After raising money, many startups forget how to be scrappy and creative, which is often essential for success in the early stages.

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Y Combinator Cast

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

Building interesting projects, even if they aren't initially intended as businesses, can lead to startup ideas over time, as demonstrated by the origin of Replica.

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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Successful startups often emerge from side projects that were not initially intended to be businesses, as seen with companies like Twitter.

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Jessica Livingston

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

We did not expect the first batch of startups to make money; it was an experiment for us to learn how to be investors, which shaped our approach to supporting founders.

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Jessica Livingston

06/27/24

@ Lenny's Podcast

I often look for founders who are scrappy and demonstrate hustle, as this is crucial for startup success.

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Dalton Caldwell

05/10/19

@ Y Combinator

Companies like Retool and Magic also exemplify how quickly changing ideas and building prototypes can lead to discovering successful products.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite not having a technical co-founder, I was able to raise our seed round because I had passion, a market, and proof of concept.

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Apoorva Mehta

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

YC encourages startups to do things unscalably at the beginning, which is a significant competitive advantage over larger companies.