Channel: Y Combinator

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: fundraisingyt:cc=ony combinatorycstartupsvc

Description: Dalton and Michael talk about fundraising mistakes. To create Rookies Mistakes we asked YC founders: Is there a simple fact you wish you knew when you started your company or a rookie mistake you wish you could take back? twitter.com/daltonc twitter.com/mwseibel Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00:00 - Rookie mistakes 00:00:23 - Note from YC founder 00:00:50 - Metrics 00:01:13 - Fear 00:01:56 - Investor focus 00:02:48 - Customers 00:03:11 - - Time audit 00:03:35 - Note from YC founder 00:03:50 - Stay lean 00:04:24 - Revenue 00:04:57 - Ownership 00:06:17 - Who you're comparing to matters