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Shebat: Traba requires 12-hour in-office workdays Monday through Thursday
“So what it means in practice at Trava is we're all committed to at least 12 hour days, Monday through Thursday. Friday, we're working late, but people do tend to go out on, on Friday night. But it's an in-office culture”
Shebat: Late-night team presence compounds startup execution speed
“The reason why I wanted to change the mindset is because if you know that not only you, but all your colleagues are also going to be there at eight PM, you're not even thinking about pushing it out the next day. You're doing it that night. And then at scale, l…”
Shebat: Workers should approach joining startups like joining Olympic sports teams
“I do believe strongly that everyone should be joining a company, more like an Olympic sports team. You need that level of commitment, you need that level of being all in.”
Shebat: Candidates overly focused on job titles are an immediate red flag
“If they're way too focused on title, it's an immediate red flag.”
Shebat: Candidates prioritizing cash over equity present a yellow flag
“People that are way too focused on cash. Versus the equity. I do think that's more of a yellow flag.”
Shebat: Most Y Combinator startups fail because they get complacent post-graduation
“Why most Y Combinator startups that graduate Y Combinator end up not making it. And it's because they get complacent and they lose momentum.”
Rabois: Founders should operate like Navy SEALs, not the Army
“He actually did give a metaphor of like, I'm operating more like the army where the army is like very much like operational efficient across everything. No, no mistakes. Whereas what I should be doing as a founder is being more like a Navy seal, like going all…”
Mike Shebat: Traba will become the AWS of labor for global supply chains
“I'm the CEO of a company called Trava, and we're a labor marketplace that connects workers with open shifts in the light industrial industry, and our mission is to empower both businesses and workers to reach their full productivity and potential. So what that…”
Founders Fund's Trey Stephens Got Into Georgetown After Camping Outside Admissions
“Like there's actually a general partner of founders fund named Trey. We were just at his 40th birthday party. And one thing that was mentioned was that he didn't get into Georgetown the first time. And he literally went and like set up a tent in front of the a…”