The advice part is find low stakes things you can work on, give them to the world. This sort of story comes up a lot in some of the founders that we fund. They almost don't understand the question. It's their nature to build things and release them. The way you get better at it is you suck at it first. You've got to learn how to make friends. And needless to say, this is a skill that people kind of assume you can't learn. But I know you and I have seen this with YC founders. Like massively change. Absolutely.This is 100% a learnable skill. Anyone who says otherwise is really doing you a disservice.
If you're a high school or college student with big dreams of starting your own company, this video is for you. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel, two startup founders who started in the early 20s and are now top investors, sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school. Whether you're already running your own startup or just have an idea you can't stop thinking about, Dalton and Michael cover the skills you need to learn now and how to set yourself up for success after graduating school.
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