Dalton + Michael Return To YouTube

1. MSMichael Seibel0:00

   I felt like for 20 years I had to be so just heads down in tech. I almost had to convince myself that those passions didn't exist.

2. DCDalton Caldwell0:08

   Pretty much every founder I ever worked with at YC would always be like, "Dalton, when are you gonna do your own company again?"

3. MSMichael Seibel0:13

   [laughs] Perhaps my biggest regret is if one day I look back and I was like, "Oh, I didn't get to explore all those things."

4. DCDalton Caldwell0:20

   I think I've always lived by the philosophy that if I just push myself really hard and I tried to do really good work with interesting people-

5. MSMichael Seibel0:28

   Yes

6. DCDalton Caldwell0:28

   ... interesting things would happen.

7. MSMichael Seibel0:29

   [upbeat music] All right. This is Dalton + Michael, and today we're gonna talk about life changes. Uh, I don't know about you, Dalton, I've had a couple life changes.

8. DCDalton Caldwell0:43

   [laughs]

9. MSMichael Seibel0:44

   How about, how about you?

10. DCDalton Caldwell0:45

    Yeah. There's a lot of, lot of new things.

11. MSMichael Seibel0:48

    Yeah.

12. DCDalton Caldwell0:48

    Different environment here, changes for the viewers.

13. MSMichael Seibel0:50

    Yes, yes. There's a microphone, like, in our face-

14. DCDalton Caldwell0:52

    [laughs]

15. MSMichael Seibel0:52

    ... which is awkward. [laughs]

16. DCDalton Caldwell0:55

    There's some differences.

17. MSMichael Seibel0:56

    Yes.

18. DCDalton Caldwell0:56

    There's some differences.

19. MSMichael Seibel0:56

    Yes. So what are you up to nowadays?

20. DCDalton Caldwell0:59

    Well, um, I'm now a partner emeritus at YC-

21. MSMichael Seibel1:02

    Mm-hmm

22. DCDalton Caldwell1:02

    ... and I've started a new VC firm called Standard Capital.

23. MSMichael Seibel1:06

    Big change.

24. DCDalton Caldwell1:06

    Yeah, it's a big change.

25. MSMichael Seibel1:07

    Big, big change. For me, uh, as well, a partner emeritus, and so still a ton of office hours, which is kind of crazy, but it's been amazing. I've kind of been prodded to try to help make San Francisco better, and it's been an adventure.

26. DCDalton Caldwell1:25

    That sounds really easy, fi- fixing San Francisco, Michael. Like, it's-

27. MSMichael Seibel1:27

    Well, as a tech bro-

28. DCDalton Caldwell1:29

    [laughs]

29. MSMichael Seibel1:29

    ... let me tell you. [laughs]

30. DCDalton Caldwell1:31

    You all the answers, right? It's just that easy. You're the guy.

Episode duration: 30:03