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Founders are always surprised that I answer their emails and that my email address is in my twitter profile. Helpi… https://t.co/kDo5hRV4Iu
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Something I see every day that is rarely discussed: founders/former founders/experienced founders helping new found… https://t.co/TczG2cUzS8
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
New weak investor move. I’ll commit now but won’t wire until the entire round is raised. If you have conviction:… https://t.co/FISAqkIG92
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I started part time at YC over 5 years ago and have now seen about 1000 YC companies. The thing that never ceases t… https://t.co/cWwteORGIz
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Reading YC apps I'm seeing too many founders who have raised some seed capital and who outsource engineering to cut… https://t.co/iGdyGVNWJJ
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Something I learned from PG: Its impossible to disrupt an existing industry if you spend ALL your time trying to be… https://t.co/dygQXjnS6y
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Investors in YC companies please remember. When you make extremely non-standard complicated requests, waste founde… https://t.co/8p6mYIJC66
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
We accepted a founder today whose first email to me was 3 years ago. Crazy! I'm so excited for him.
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Well a lot of companies have applied to YC for the w19 batch. Now it's time to read applications. BTW - if you ar… https://t.co/MUpbBn0big
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Note to founders - check the copyright year on your website. It's a subtle that shows you are paying attention to details.
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Strangely the easier we make it to apply to YC the more founders want to take us out to dinner/lunch/coffee etc. T… https://t.co/hEQBZHYCuk
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
When I talk to founders often I am very very direct and that can come off as inconsiderate. This is not my intention...
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
BOOM - Startup School: Every Company that Applied is Now Accepted https://t.co/2wxaaBUFia
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Be careful with advisors who aren't willing to invest and who want a large chunk of your startup (above .5%)...
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Crazy VR app that I would love: imagine putting on a headset and you have a 360 work space where you can brainstorm… https://t.co/OFTwJ8HPm5
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
It's pretty clear that over the next decade software products are going to be more regulated by the government. I… https://t.co/mgbIfMm5ge
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
For all founders who email me for intros to any angel investors I might know who are interested in X... There are… https://t.co/8U18zzWR0f
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I am consistently surprised how much hard work is a differentiator among startup investors... Honestly, it is the… https://t.co/z23GmKp9kf
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
One thing that grinds my gears is when **early stage** startup co-founders aren't transparent with each other about… https://t.co/A0PSHsIA0i
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I don’t think investors help companies by telling them to ramp burn pre-product market fit. I often think there wo… https://t.co/ZmPmW571nU
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I’ve been asked to further explain why it is hard to build a tech startup (and raise money from tech investors) if… https://t.co/qDK3UFJ1nF
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Thoughts on Starting a Startup, Finding Product Market Fit, and Fundraising https://t.co/FP1Trq8V1h #
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Pay attention. This is how America loses its global advantage. https://t.co/ib3onWon16
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Engineers interested in working for a YC top 100 startup should consider applying at https://t.co/8jkgl4fNAK. This… https://t.co/mdGzY4YFHu
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Its 2018 - why are we still having a debate about the need for technical co-founders? Especially for tech heavy software startups?
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I agree with this! It's quiet easy to motivate people (even powerful people). Compliment and praise them when the… https://t.co/EPBFrLGZSU
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Btw - as much as I like to discount design vs functionality, sometimes great design just makes you feel good inside… https://t.co/xjOJoAcLen
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Startup School 2018 - from Y Combinator: Y Combinator’s free online course for startups via @ProductHunt https://t.co/7whTh3Kcl6
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
So many martech YC applications. There cannot be this many people in the world interested in martech. I'd give my… https://t.co/BdvVdr9BZN
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
One startup hint: if you are a first time founder it's a lot harder get forward momentum if the first step of your… https://t.co/VTPMLAg8CU
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
More often in the tech startup world product success leads to a strong network rather than a strong network creatin… https://t.co/ereZlCKGDG
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Big news. We’ve added Qi Lu as a YC Partner and the Head of YC China. So excited to have the opportunity to work… https://t.co/k0gU9FvBo7
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
YC Top Companies List – 2018: The top 100 YC companies ordered by valuation (including the top 12 exits), as of Oct… https://t.co/RDXJ8uKEOM
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
I had a great conversation with an old college friend that got me thinking. Almost all of the items on YCs Request… https://t.co/T6c6K1JEgs
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
West Wing Quote of the Day: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. In… https://t.co/L4kmHctfxi
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Sexual harassment and coercion in the startup investor community needs to be eradicated. All investors need to red… https://t.co/J4Ktvtfgc0
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Boom - another demo day complete - YC W2018 was an amazing batch - so much fun to work with!!! https://t.co/WhHU3eYr1j
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
YC is hiring a new batch director. This is one of the most impactful employee roles at YC, reports directly to me,… https://t.co/O6t86d5vjG
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
PS: if you don’t know best practices - here is a guide: https://t.co/fBub3GAzsd
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
The YC New Standard Deal: $150k for 7% on a post money cap SAFE. https://t.co/MmNlMyB3yy
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
Tip to founders emailing for advice: Start with a google search and/or the following sites:… https://t.co/k1PzzrM08a
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)
With the launch of Startup School 2018 we also launched a great startup advice library useful for startups of almos… https://t.co/V98NqogRGZ
— mwseibel (@mwseibel)