Retool CEO David Hsu on Finding Product-Market Fit via Sales
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Embracing Contrarianism and Motivation at Y Combinator
The speaker highlights the importance of solving a personal problem as the motivation behind their project, which became more evident as they shared their idea. They realized the need for a better way to develop software efficiently instead of wasting talented engineers' time. Despite being discouraged by other companies and receiving counterarguments, they persisted. One counterargument was that customer needs vary greatly, making it challenging to create a universal product. However, the speaker remained resilient and focused on their vision.
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