founding team

also referred to as: founding teams

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 8, 2018 by Elad Gil · across every show →

Everything said about founding team, oldest first

Mar 8, 2018 neutral
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Gil argues a founder's poor prior performance can be a neutral signal
“I think a great team is a very positive signal. I think a bad team, depending on context, may actually be a neutral signal.”
Elad Gil Mar 8, 2018 ▶ 20:59 Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad - Startup Investor School Day 3 · Y Combinator
Sep 1, 2018
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Graham: Only one person on a founding team must be super determined
“There's, oh, by the way, only one person has to be super determined.”
Paul Graham Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 36:37 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Sep 6, 2018 positive
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Reinhardt: Startup idea tests designed solely by optimists are invalid
“So in other words, if you have an optimist and a skeptic, and they both agree on what a valid test is, then I think you actually will end up with a good test. But if you have three optimists in a room who all agree on what a good test is, I don't believe that …”
Peter Reinhardt Sep 6, 2018 ▶ 20:57 Peter Reinhardt on Finding Product Market Fit at Segment · Y Combinator
Oct 18, 2018 positive
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Gil: Deciding on a CEO matters more than picking the right person immediately
“I think the most important thing is to resolve it, even if you get it wrong, because you can always correct the wrong thing, but at least you have somebody in charge. I think a lot of founding teams end up with a lot of fights that then slow down the company d…”
Elad Gil Oct 18, 2018 ▶ 25:34 A Conversation with Elad Gil · Y Combinator
May 12, 2023
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Caldwell: Technical founding teams have 5x higher odds of a YC interview
“So if there is a team that's applying where at least one of the founders is at a skill set level to be hired into a technical role at a top YC company, they have five X better odds than teams that don't.”
Dalton Caldwell May 12, 2023 ▶ 16:19 How to Apply And Succeed at Y Combinator | Startup School · Y Combinator
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