Livingston: Founders must pivot if users do not return
Jessica Livingston · #1001 The 1,000 interview celebration · Apr 9, 2014 · at 32:00
Jessica Livingston, co-founder of Y Combinator, explains how YC office hours force founders out of denial about their product traction.
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“I think so. You don't, you wouldn't believe how married founders get to their idea, and it's easy to go into denial on, you know, whether people actually use it, cause like that's the proof, right? If no one is, is coming back to your site, then there's something wrong, and you need to adjust it slightly or change entirely.”
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