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Y CombinatorThings That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 16, 2022
- Duration
- 25m
- Channel
- Y Combinator
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel on software hacks that don't scale. Companies discussed include Google, Facebook, Twitch, and imeem. Watch the first video on doing things that don't scale here: https://youtu.be/4RMjQal_c4U Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Do things that don't scale 00:56 - 90/10 solution - Paul Buchheit 01:35 - Gmail 05:40 - Facebook 10:05 - Twitch part 1 12:07 - Friendster vs MySpace 15:03 - Imeem 16:59 - Twitch part 2 20:17 - Google 23:39 - Startup advice
SPEAKERS
Michael Seibel
hostY Combinator partner and startup operator, known for founding/leading Justin.tv/Twitch-era work and advising early-stage founders.
Dalton Caldwell
hostEntrepreneur and Y Combinator partner; founder of Imeem and longtime startup advisor.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Y Combinator, featuring Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel explores famous Software Companies Succeeded Through Dirty Hacks That Didn't Scale Seibel and Caldwell explain Paul Buchheit's 90/10 solution idea, getting 90% of the benefit for 10% of the work, and illustrate it with the early days of Gmail.
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