Startups, Role Models, Risk, and Y Combinator - Sam Altman

The YC application deadline is this Friday, and you can apply here. People often tell us they think they want to start a company but just aren’t sure, so I thought I’d share some thoughts. ...

The YC application deadline is this Friday, and you can apply here . People often tell us they think they want to start a company but just aren’t sure, so I thought I’d share some thoughts. Although it’s true that most people aren’t well suited to start startups, a lot of people that could be great at it are afraid to make the leap. They look at super successful founders who now seem impossibly impressive. The first time I met the Airbnb founders they were clearly smart and fairly impressive, but nothing like what they are today. We met at a coffeeshop in Mountain View, and they were stumbling

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