Gustaf Alströmer, Group Partner at Y Combinator and former Airbnb growth team member, discusses common reasons startups fail, attributes of successful founders, and the growing space of climate tech. He also shares insights on the unique culture at Airbnb, the benefits of YC office hours, and the rise of climate tech startups. Other topics include interview questions, applying to YC, and cultural norms of Swedish hospitality.

How do you get your first customers? YC Group Partner & former Head of Growth at Airbnb, Gustaf Alströmer, gives tactical advice to answer this question for all kinds of companies — whether you're B2B or B2C — and discusses why it's important for founders to do sales early on.Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠ Work at a Startup: ⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs

YC often says "talk to your users", but actually doing that is surprisingly tricky. YC Group Partner Gustaf Alströmer gives non-obvious advice on how to talk to both current and potential users, how to run a great user interview, and how to interpret the feedback in these conversations.  Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠⁠ Work at a Startup: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs