Garry Tan (Y Combinator) - Unconventional Advice for Founders
Oct 18, 2023
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Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, shares unconventional advice for founders. He discusses believing in yourself, managing teams and resolving conflict, addressing mental health, the startup process, the power of human connection, and balancing academics with entrepreneurship.
Believe in oneself and embrace conflict management for personal and professional growth.
Act small, provide exceptional customer support, and focus on solving real-world problems to make a positive impact.
Deep dives
Finding Inspiration in Personal Experience
Gary Tan shares his personal journey from being a Stanford graduate to becoming the CEO of Y Combinator. He emphasizes the importance of believing in oneself and the power of technology to overcome challenges and achieve success.
Startup Lessons and Mistakes
Gary Tan reflects on his experiences working in the startup ecosystem, such as being rejected by Y Combinator and turning down an opportunity to join Palantir. He highlights the need to embrace conflict management, seek therapy for personal growth, and pursue product-focused entrepreneurship.
The Power of Being Small and Human
Gary Tan advises aspiring entrepreneurs to act small and leverage their authenticity and personal connections. He emphasizes the importance of providing exceptional customer support and cultivating human-centric approaches in building products and fostering customer relationships.
Chasing Important Problems and Accelerating Human Abundance
Gary Tan encourages founders to focus on solving real-world problems and challenging conventional wisdom. He reminds them of the abundance of problems that need to be addressed and urges them to be accelerationists who use technology to make a positive impact on society.
Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.
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