Y Combinator Head Michael Seibel: The ONE Mistake Killing Startups
Michael Seibel is a group partner at Y Combinator and the managing director of YC's startup accelerator. #ycombinator #yc #startups
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Michael evaluates 1000s of startups a year and sees hundreds go through YC, which means he has better data on startup success than just about anyone in tech. He's is also the cofounder of Twitch.
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00:00 Michael Seibel Interview - Y Combinator, Twitch Founder
00:33 What makes YC startups successful
07:52 Dealing with failure
12:12 YC vs venture capital
25:57 MVPs + product market fit
35:01 How to pivot a business
41:22 Equity splits
48:38 Is YC still for outsiders?
53:36 A conspiracy theory that Michael believes
55:46 Michael’s take for common bad advice
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Michael Seibel Links:
Twitter: / mwseibel
LinkedIn: / mwseibel
Website: https://www.michaelseibel.com/
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