Words matter. These are the best Michael Seibel Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
One of the most fun and interesting things about YC is that we are kind of a startup ourselves. We are constantly changing and evolving what we do.
There is a directory where you can explore every single person who has gone through YC and a private forum that only founders can participate in.
A funny thing happens when you go to another country or invest in a company from another country. Suddenly everyone in that community realizes that YC is for them, too.
When someone posts a Socialcam video, all of their followers get an instant notification.
For me, iPad 2 and tablets in general are really exciting from a front-facing camera perspective, making those short video clips where you’re talking about where you are or what you’re interested in, and your face fills up the entire screen.
What I Iove about Y Combinator is that it is a level playing field. If you get in, you immediately become a Silicon Valley insider.
My goal is to make the process of taking and watching videos as easy as it is for photos.
It’s very easy to do a fundraiser and spend a lot of money on food and venue and not raise any money. You really do need to twist people’s arms into giving, even if they support you.
Startups are often best at solving the personal problems of their founders. The more diverse the founders, the more types of problems can be solved – and the more people who will be positively impacted by technology.
Investors like to hear that you’re in a multi-billion dollar market.
New York is my favorite city to visit because there is always something to do, someone to meet, and something to discover.
I wanted a simple one-bedroom apartment that would impress people when they walked in but that was otherwise extremely comfortable and useful.
If you’re a documenter, you’re taking a video of something in the real world you want to capture. If you’re a director, you’re trying to create something in the real world.
Minority founders often feel like they are on the outside looking in when it comes to Silicon Valley and tech startups in general.
The first thing I learned is that campaigns are about money. I had this romantic idea that campaigns were about law and debates and so forth, which is just not true. It’s about money.
It turns out that one of the biggest drivers of investors are both successful and non-successful startup founders.
Never put the investor in the ultimate position of power.
At its core, what’s amazing about YC is you don’t have to work to get in. You don’t have to know anyone, so there isn’t some type of old boys’ club.
Live broadcasting was something only done by the rich news organizations. So when you bring it to the masses, the public gets really excited.
After reading the Elon Musk book and getting a Tesla – he is at the top of my list of inspiring founders.
Everyone appreciates good food.
Good founders can give me a picture of the future that I can believe. And the second that I believe your version of the future, you have leverage.
I’ve seen every idea. Ideas are irrelevant. You are judged on execution, and the number 1 way to prove that you can execute is by executing.
Increase your company’s average talent with each hire – founders tend to be pretty smart but willing to take on risk. Employees should be a lot smarter and less risk averse.
One thing I like to tell founders is the more you talk, the more you have an opportunity to say something that people don’t like. Talk less, and it will probably be better.
