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by kevingao1 15y ago
Thanks PG. Could not agree more on getting users as early as possible, and getting as much feedback as you possibly can from them. In our example, we produce and sell incomplete ebooks, knowing full well we may get a few refund requests, pr
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by kevingao1 15y ago
Agreed on all above. Think it's important for them to know you've thought deeply about your space and the problem you're solving/product you're building. All of this comes naturally if you love, and are committed to, what you're doing.
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by kevingao1 15y ago
Absolutely. As paul buccheit likes to say, limited life experience + overgeneralization = advice. Take what I'm saying with several grains of salt, and recognize that every interview will be VERY different in tone, style, and content
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by kevingao1 15y ago
yes, absolutely important. something we really struggled with early - both the one sentence and the 30 second that people instantly GET. this is not just for investors, but for anyone - potential partners, hires, your mom, etc. and keep in
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by kevingao1 15y ago
Sorry guys but it appears our site is down right now. Feel free to comment here though, and I'll respond. Thanks for your patience!
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by kevingao1 15y ago
All great questions. Think ours are more targeted at YC/similar extremely early stage investor conversations, where the answer to some of those questions (and this is 100% ok) can be "I simply don't know right now", especially how many peop
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by kevingao1 15y ago
nhashem, great point. i think its important to get users as fast as possible, and what investors really care about is what you LEARNED from those users (what they like, don't like, data that supports your hypotheses). better a poor product
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by kevingao1 15y ago
thanks. absolutely - user/cust acq is extremely important and saying friends & family + viral is not the answer!
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by kevingao1 15y ago
Absolutely! Sorry the site is down right now, we'll get it up asap :)
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Questions you’ll (probably) get asked at your YC interview(hyperinkpress.com)
196 points by kevingao1 15y ago|39 comments
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by kevingao1 16y ago
"Even if you feel unsure about your current idea, just apply. Ideas change, awesome teams don't." Don't think you can say it better than that. Nice article crowdboosters
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Very interesting...
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Congrats Chris!
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Congrats guys!! Def a much needed solution in an inefficient market
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Congrats guys - huge moment and just a sign of bigger things to come
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Going places :)
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Congrats guys - huge!
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by kevingao1 16y ago
Having done just this in the last few months, just a few (short) words of advice: #1. Network like crazy. Some people think networking is a bad word. Who cares about them. What you're really trying to do is build real relationships and a na