Chapter
Investing in Ideas vs. Founders
1:18:58 - 1:23:13 (04:15)
A YC partner reflects on his investing failures, including investing in companies with founders he knows are not great but wanting to believe in them, and investing in ideas that no one actually wants in reality.
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Dalton Caldwell, a startup investor from Y Combinator, talks about his experience of picking startups and getting better at it, which he says is driven by outliers, and emphasizes the importance of the founder in the success of a startup.
1:18:58 - 1:20:17 (01:19)
startup investing
Summary
Dalton Caldwell, a startup investor from Y Combinator, talks about his experience of picking startups and getting better at it, which he says is driven by outliers, and emphasizes the importance of the founder in the success of a startup.
ChapterInvesting in Ideas vs. Founders
EpisodePaul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail
PodcastThe Social Radars
Y Combinator partner emphasizes the importance of realizing that not everyone wants what you're making, and suggests founders should test their product's viability through customer agreements.
1:20:17 - 1:23:13 (02:56)
Startups
Summary
Y Combinator partner emphasizes the importance of realizing that not everyone wants what you're making, and suggests founders should test their product's viability through customer agreements.