one thing i wish all prospective entrepreneurs during a boom time understood: success takes a very very long time and there are no shortcuts
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18 mos ago i made a breakout co list for a job-hunting friend. uber, stripe, airbnb, dropbox, pinterest. remarkable how little it's changed
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solar panels on the roof of our building are putting out 25kW. should be enough for all YC parters w/EVs to drive with zero emissions.
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@freebly i agree marketing and sales are underrated, but they will not salvage a bad product for very long.
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startups always want "the secret" to growth, fundraising, etc. the great and terrible news is the answer is just "build a great product".
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i think it's time for everyone to agree to drop the "sent from my mobile, pleaase forgiv typoss" signatures. we forgive you!
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early-stage investors have become almost satirically focused on growth graphs. growth is critical, but so is thinking about the future!
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Not a good day for immigration reform: newrepublic.com/article/1180…
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i'm sure clinkle is a disaster, but i still hate to see everyone in the startup world take such pleasure in a team's struggles
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according to a DM i got, total market cap of startups in last 10 years in each of LA, Seattle, and Chicago > NY. very surprising if true.
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everyone talks about NY as the obvious #2 startup city, but what about seattle? i think it might be number two by total market cap
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this will be fun for uber to retweet in a few years (also, journalists are usually bad at getting market expansion): blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06…
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