Lenny’s Podcast103 min
Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Resilience, tar pit ideas, pivoting, more
Dalton Caldwell · Apr 18, 2024
Key learnings
- Keep the startup alive: the core mantra is 'don't die,' since much of startup success comes from persisting through near-death…
- Before quitting, ask whether you still enjoy the work, your co-founders, and your customers; if you love those, lean toward…
- A good pivot moves 'warmer,' toward domains you already know or have built experience in, and often grows out of what you learned…