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I think the important criteria it takes to build a successful startup: 1. Make something people 2. Lots of hard work sometimes gets lost within the criter
by mace 18y ago
I think the important criteria it takes to build a successful startup:
1. Make something people
2. Lots of hard work
sometimes gets lost within the criteria investors (e.g. YC) look for before funding a startup.
- boucher 18y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to say. You seem to be saying that investors won't fund companies that both make something people (want), and who work hard, and implying that YC also has that problem. But, YC is almost always investing in companies that have yet to make anything. Their entire business plan is about trying to predict which founders will have these two qualities.
- teej 18y agoNot a full rebuttal, but just a point to make: How many "founders" does Balsamiq have? 1. How many single founder startups does YCombinator fund?
- boucher 18y agoMore than you think. I know of at least three. Counter-argument is, how many single founder companies do you know that are successful?