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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 23, 2023
- Duration
- 21m
- Channel
- Y Combinator
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
In this video, Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell discuss the importance of having honest and difficult conversations with startup founders. While having hard conversations can be uncomfortable, Seibel and Caldwell argue that this transparency is essential for founders to grow and ultimately, these experiences help founders have their own hard conversations that they've been avoiding with the people around them. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Definition 02:35 - Being likable 03:52 - Validating decisions 06:54 - Fundraising 08:31 - Deep dives 11:37 - Co-founders 15:42 - Employees 18:37 - Nobody's perfect 19:50 - Outro
SPEAKERS
Michael Seibel
hostY Combinator partner and startup founder (Twitch co-founder), focused on advising early-stage companies.
Dalton Caldwell
hostY Combinator partner and startup founder (App.net), focused on early-stage startup advising.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Y Combinator, featuring Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, The Hard Conversations Founders Don't Want to Have explores yC Partners Explain Why Founders Must Embrace Uncomfortable, Honest Conversations Dalton Caldwell defines a hard conversation as one with high stakes and vulnerability, in contrast to easy, superficial agreement that feels good but does little.
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