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why aren't all 5 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

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Mañalac: Airbnb launched three times before getting traction
“Airbnb launched three times before they really started to get users.”
Kat Mignalek Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 2:34 The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
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Airbnb's YC Application Description Explained Its Marketplace Directly Without Jargon
“Here's the actual description Airbnb used on their YC application. We built the first online marketplace that lets travelers book rooms with locals instead of hotels.”
Kat Mignalek Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 8:07 The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
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Mañalac: DoorDash founders interviewed over 200 Bay Area small businesses
“Over the course of the next few weeks, the founders interviewed over 200 small business owners across the Bay Area, and they kept hearing the same issue. Deliveries are painful.”
Kat Mignalek Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 14:30 The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Mañalac: Robinhood gained 50k+ waitlist signups after Hacker News post
“Someone totally random posted them on HN, and boom, they got to number one on HN, and ended up getting 10,000 signups the first day, and then over 50,000 over the next week.”
Kat Mignalek Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 16:38 The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Mañalac: Over 3,500 startups launched through YC during her nine-year tenure
“So I've been at YC for about nine years now, and that means I've seen over 3500 companies go through the program and launch.”
Kat Mignalek Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 0:14 The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
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