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OP here. Just to clarify I'm asking for examples of one-man team that got into YC, etc, because I would like to look them up and read up their founder stories a
by archibaldJ 6y ago
OP here. Just to clarify I'm asking for examples of one-man team that got into YC, etc, because I would like to look them up and read up their founder stories and maybe get inspired or something :)
For the record my ex co-founder and I were invited to a YC interview back in 2018. We didn't get in but we did manage to secure funding here and there. The start-up died some months ago.
Now I'm founding a new start-up alone and am extremely curious about sole founders who have managed to found a successful startup without captial. Thanks!
- anticsapp 6y agoMaybe study interesting stories about failures instead of seeking inspirational exit homilies. 90% of them are random walk bullshit, 10% are serious and deep.
- archibaldJ 6y agoThere are many ways one gets inspired e.g. replicating a certain system of doing things, knowing how success can come about, etc. The point you are trying to make is obvious and unsustainable at best. Random walk bullshit is easy to spot if you've been in the scene long enough.
- anticsapp 6y agoObvious and unsustainable? I find failure very inspirational. The whole point is to learn from the mistakes of others. If you won't take that bit of advice, I don't know what to say. Keep reading that Elon Musk five time champion biography.