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Y Combinator Startup Podcast
What Does It REALLY Mean To Do Things That Don't Scale?
Oct 13, 2022
18:51
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- Founders must personally engage in low-prestige tasks to gain insights and ensure quality in the startup phase.
- Transitioning from big tech to startups demands a shift towards imperfection, early launch, and customer feedback over scalability.
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Examples of Doing Things That Don't Scale: Reddit and DoorDash
Founders of Reddit started by manually adding links with fake usernames to create the illusion of user activity on day one. Similarly, DoorDash's founders personally handled all food deliveries at the outset instead of building a driver network, enabling direct user interaction, gaining insights, and maintaining quality.
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