YC Partner Adora Cheung covers the importance of defining and tracking KPIs to understand how effectively your startup is reaching your goals.

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Michael Seibel, CEO and partner at Y Combinator, discusses the essence of planning a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and the importance of launching quickly to test market viability. Adora Cheung, YC partner and co-founder of Homejoy, dives into setting meaningful KPIs for startups, emphasizing the right metrics to track, such as active users versus revenue. Lastly, Ilya Volodarsky shares insights on establishing effective analytics systems to enhance growth and measure user retention, ensuring startups evolve based on data-driven decisions.

Today we chat with Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy & Instalab. Topics range from efficient home cleaning to defeating Trump in 2020. They discuss acquiring users for Homejoy, challenges as a female founder in the home cleaning business, lessons from Y Combinator, using targeted ads to increase voter turnout, and making small changes for health and weight loss.

Ali Rowghani, a Y Combinator partner with a rich background at Pixar and Twitter, shares insights on effective leadership, emphasizing that great leaders prioritize authenticity, clear communication, and trust. He defines the essence of leadership as engendering trust within teams. Meanwhile, Kevin Hale and Adora Cheung reveal key statistics from Startup School 2019, showcasing its growth and success. They stress the importance of concise startup descriptions and regular progress updates, highlighting their role in achieving acceptance into Y Combinator.