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Just out of interest... what was your successful startup? Why did that work and the others not?
by chris_dcosta 14y ago
Just out of interest... what was your successful startup? Why did that work and the others not?
- eduardordm 14y agoThe other startup is a credit card & employee benefits company. The stress generated by this successful startup is killing me (literally). As I plan to have my first child next year, I want to quit working on that company and build something else, work from home and make money. My co-founder already knows that and we are preparing this transition. Some points: - The credit card company is not web-based at all - My co-founder is a great salesman - I have experience on trading and investment software (HFT too), that gaves us a lot of leverage - we have lower prices because we can invest for less time - I could focus only in coding and math instead of code, web design, sell, etc. When I was reject from YC W13 I started to reevaluate the idea, I came to the conclusion that user acquisition costs and not having a co-founder doomed the startup.