Michael Seibel

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2017 by Daniel Gross · said 23 times in 7 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Mike Maples (8), Tom Blomfield (6), Seth Bannon (5), Harry Stebbings (2), Justin Kan (1), Daniel Gross (1)

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2024 6 mentions in 1 episode
2023 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 6 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2016 3 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Michael Seibel, oldest first

Aug 21, 2017 neutral
What-if
Gross: Airbnb likely would not exist without Michael Seibel and YC
“It is less likely that Airbnb would have been created had Michael Seibel not recruited the founders to Y Combinator, introduced them to Paul Graham, the program had been set up in place, the investment been available, demo day being available”
Daniel Gross Aug 21, 2017 ▶ 17:32 20VC: YC's Daniel Gross on How YC Can Democratise AI & Reduce Incumbency Advantages, Why ML Enabled Software Will Eat The Software That Ate The World & Whether AI Will Produce Independent Companies or Be Technology within Incumbents
Sep 20, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Maples: Zenefits Was YC's Only Startup With PMF That Failed
“The only one he could name was Zenefits, and they broke the law.”
Mike Maples Sep 20, 2023 ▶ 19:33 Is the VC Model Broken? Jason Lemkin, Mike Maples, Eric Paley & Harry Stebbings Debate | E1062 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 13, 2024 positive
Opinion
Blomfield: Michael Seibel balances brutally hard feedback with genuine warmth
“Michael Seibel I did a batch with just before I got partnership, and he has this incredible way of giving the most brutally hard feedback you can imagine. The founder absolutely needs to hear, and then finishing off with his This, like, heartwarming chortle, t…”
Tom Blomfield May 13, 2024 ▶ 18:51 Tom Blomfield: Do the Best All Raise Pre-Demo Day & YC's Fundraising Advice to Startups | E 1152 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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