Startup Experts Discuss Doing Things That Don't Scale
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A little over ten years ago Paul Graham published the essay "Do Things That Don't Scale." At the time, it was highly controversial advice that spoke to the drastically different needs of an early startup versus the needs of a much larger, more established company. YC Partners discuss PG's essay, its influence on Silicon Valley, and some prime examples of YC founders that embraced the mantra "Do Things That Don't Scale." Read Paul Graham's essay here: http://paulgraham.com/ds.html Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/OfficeHours-apply Work at a startup: https://yc.link/OfficeHours-jobs Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 Intro 02:09 Paul Graham's Essay 04:17 Prioritizing Scalability 05:38 Solving Immediate Problems 08:53 Fleek's Manual Connections 10:32 Algolia and Stripe 12:25 Learning Over Scalability 15:20 Embrace Unscalable Tasks 17:41 Experiment and Adapt 19:06 DoorDash's Pragmatic Approach 21:26 Swift Problem Solving 22:33 Transition to Scalability 23:30 Consulting Services 25:05 Outro
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