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YC Founders Made These Fundraising Mistakes

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Avoiding the Investor-Centric Mindset and Focusing on Customers

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  • Putting the investor at the center is a common failure path, focus on the customer instead
  • Looking for validation from authority figures is ingrained in us from school and work
  • Redirecting energy towards pleasing customers is important for startups
  • Being customer obsessed means putting the customer first

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