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#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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How to Succeed in an Accelerator

I'm really big on founder showing any sort of community. If you can find a way to position yourself around other people doing what you're doing, then you're going to increase the chances of your business succeeding. The caveat is usually accelerators come with like investment terms and investors. And so I think if you go into any sort of accelerator, if you accept money from investors, you need to be aware that yes, the money might help you succeed and grow faster. But at the same time, it's also raising the bar for the minimum bar for success. Yes, that is a pro tip from Silicon Valley.

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