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Y Combinator participation boosts startup valuations by 2x to 3x
“While we were going through, there was a number that was floating around, like it's like two to three X of the standard valuation. So it definitely, it has a huge impact on your valuation because also like everybody has been pre-vetted so rigorously.”
Airlines restricted compensation claims to faxes on Friday afternoons
“Some airlines only accepted fax on Fridays between two and four.”
Y Combinator acceptance is a better seal of approval than Stanford MBA
“And it just, it gives you a seal of approval that you know, that will affect you for many years to come. We jokingly refer to it as better than a Stanford MBA.”
Michaelsen: Air travel industry is a race to the bottom
“The air travel industry has just for so many years been a race to the bottom, so airlines have been neglecting their passengers”
Michaelsen: Focus on weekly metrics rather than distant valuation targets
“I like, I see this all the time where, you know, some entrepreneur says I want to grow this into a billion dollar company, and then my question is, you know, what's your numbers going to be next week? Because that's really what you can affect, and it's really,…”