nabiha_zahra

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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
what is your definition of a superstar salesperson for an early-stage post product market fit startup? what differentiates the top 10% of salespeople from the rest? what resources do you recommend to learn sales if you're young and ine
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
Lots of founders in the Valley will start things based on trends, and at that point it tends to be too late to be a first mover and be innovative. How can you be someone that lives in the future on the leading edge of technology?
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
If I know I want to found a startup in x amount of time, what should I be doing in that time to prepare to be a founder? How do you turn yourself into the formidable founder that everyone in the startup world aspires to be?
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
I studied business for two years at a community college and switched my major to computer science for a semester before dropping out to learn on my own. I ultimately want to found a startup, but I want to work at a startup to gain experienc
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
What do you like to see when reading the answer to that? What are your indicators for success?
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
What do you look for/like to see in a solo founder application? What makes you believe that someone could be successful as a solo founder?
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
Let's say someone is a fresh college dropout and wants to focus on learning programming and start a startup, and apply to YC Summer 2017 in March. What advice do you have on how to go about that?
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
The application for YC has recently changed. You no longer ask the question about what is a person's greatest achievement, which was previously said to be the most telling question on the app. Where are you now getting that info on the
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by nabiha_zahra 10y ago
How do you identify small but fast-growing markets? Is it a good/bad idea to found a startup in a market that is no longer saturated but also has big players (such as social media?