first-time founder

also referred to as: first time founders · first-time founders

5 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 17, 2017 by Sam Altman · across every show →

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Mar 17, 2017
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Altman: First-Time Founders Excel at Trial Projects, Not Interviews
“Most first time founders are very bad interviewers, but very good at evaluating someone after they've worked together.”
Sam Altman Mar 17, 2017 ▶ 15:34 Team and Execution with Sam Altman (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 2) · Y Combinator
May 22, 2019 negative
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Aatrey: First-time founders err by letting VCs dictate product direction
“It's the biggest mistake most first-time founders do, right? They think, hey, they are going to fund us. Like, if you just listen to them, things are not going to work out. But it's never the case. You have to believe in what you're doing.”
Vidit Aatrey May 22, 2019 ▶ 38:39 Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India's Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung · Y Combinator
Sep 15, 2022 negative
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Taggar: Second-Time Founders Risk Becoming Lazy at Product and Sales
“Whereas a first time founder, the only way you're getting your first few users is having a really great product and being really great at selling it. And I think you can just get a little bit lazy on that front as a second time founder.”
Harj Taggar Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 7:56 Advantages Of A First-Time Founder · Y Combinator
Sep 15, 2022 positive
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Taggar: First-time founders take more risk by ignoring peer prestige
“First time founders can actually take more risk on the ideas that they pick, because They don't have other startup friends, or they don't care as much. They're just working on stuff they find interesting.”
Harj Taggar Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 5:18 Advantages Of A First-Time Founder · Y Combinator
Sep 15, 2022 positive
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Seibel: Resource Constraints Force First-Time Founders to Innovate More
“Because they're going to have harder times typically raising money or hiring employees, they tend to have to innovate more. Like they tend to have to, they're constrained into building something good. Whereas like the lack of constraints so often lead people a…”
Michael Seibel Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 7:04 Advantages Of A First-Time Founder · Y Combinator
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