Step inside the Group Partner Lounge to hear Y Combinator Group Partners Harj Taggar, Michael Seibel and Brad Flora discuss the advantages of being a first-time founder and the instances when it pays to have experience founding a startup in the past.
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Setup
01:35 - Expert opinions are not what you want
04:07 - Picking your market
05:37 - Novel
06:58 - First time founder have to innovate more
08:08 - Honesty
09:57 - Auto pilot initially but it shuts off
12:07 - Devil's advocate
12:25 - Financial independence to think bigger
14:04 - Capital intensive businesses
17:33 - Building in a space you know really well
20:07 - Wrap up
Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
Work at a startup: https://www.workatastartup.com/
#startups #entrepreneur #tech
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Setup
01:35 - Expert opinions are not what you want
04:07 - Picking your market
05:37 - Novel
06:58 - First time founder have to innovate more
08:08 - Honesty
09:57 - Auto pilot initially but it shuts off
12:07 - Devil's advocate
12:25 - Financial independence to think bigger
14:04 - Capital intensive businesses
17:33 - Building in a space you know really well
20:07 - Wrap up
Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
Work at a startup: https://www.workatastartup.com/
#startups #entrepreneur #tech
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Curious advices and opinions about how first time start ups founders have some advantages from those trying a second or a third time... Shouldn't be the opposite? Mmmm. Ycombinator's people have a message to give to us all. If you are an entrepreneur or addicted to found start ups this is your podcast.