Focus
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 5 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
We Live to Build 
My First Million 
All-In
6 statements about Focus, every show
Weisbrot: The human brain can only truly focus for two to three hours daily
“A lot of people don't realize your brain is only really able to focus for two or three hours a day.”
Friedberg: Focus yields non-linear returns on time and capital
“There's a non-linear relationship between focus and outcome. The more you concentrate your time, energy, capital on one thing, it becomes non-linear how well that thing does.”
Koerner: Compounding works whether pursuing a single project or multiple ventures
“Focus is overrated because compounding doesn't care. Like the principle of compounding does not care if we're working on one thing or a dozen things. As long as we stay in the game, whatever that game is for us and keep going, compounding is just going to keep…”
Koerner: Single-minded focus yields more wealth but increases personal misery
“Like, if I, gun to my head, I think you will be more wealthy if you do one thing, but you're more likely to be miserable and not have an enjoyable life.”
Van Eyprin: Maintaining low-usage features creates an unspoken focus penalty
“There's always an unspoken expense here of focus, both on the businesses side and on the customer side.”
Buchheit: Focus is a startup's ultimate weapon against tech incumbents
“Focus is one of the most important things, because, like, as a startup, it's actually, I think, your most powerful weapon, right? Like, the reason that you're able to take on, like, these big companies or whatever is because they're doing a thousand different …”