The Two Mindsets That Can KILL Your Startup
Description
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the qualities that make a founder overly optimistic or far too pessimistic about their startup. Where is the right middle ground? Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Stereotypes 03:09 - The Two Leaders 05:45 - Pessimistic mistakes 06:28 - Expectation setting 07:14 - Faulty feedback 08:24 - Demo day goals 09:20 - Energy drain 11:22 - Magical thinking 14:23 - Founder mistakes 16:03 - Product mistakes 17:43 - Magical investors 18:41 - Hiring optimism 19:57 - Doing what's cool 21:46 - Cognitive dissonance #startups #entrepreneur #tech
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