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8 Ways To Improve Your Outbound Sales

The best outbound starts before you automate anything. Founders need to learn who actually has the problem, what gets their attention, and what makes them reply. YC Visiting Partner Christina Gilbert recommends doing at least your first 100 outreaches by hand so you can learn tho ... Show More

12m 41s

Sep 12

Open Models Change The Economics of AI

Ollama (YC W21) is used by 9 million developers and 85% of the Fortune 500, giving co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Morgan a unique view into which AI models people are actually using and how that’s changing.Right now, the biggest shift he sees is toward open models, driven by coding a ... Show More

57m 15s

Sep 5

Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

YC Visiting Partner Vivian Shen sits down with Paul Graham at the original YC office in Mountain View to talk about startups, AI, ambition, and what makes great founders.

21m 24s

Mar 2025

How To Navigate Co-Founder Disputes

Technical skills build startups—but oftentimes, people skills can save them. So how do you navigate the disagreements and conflict that inevitably arise with a co-founder? In this episode of the Lightcone, our hosts share what they've learned for managing these critical, yet ofte ... Show More

42 m

Aug 2023

How To Make The ‘Right’ Mistakes

Episode 26: Mistakes happen. But it can be difficult knowing which mistake is the right one or the wrong one. Depending on the type of mistake, they can either help solidify a foundation for your business or create a structure of bad habits. Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) talk ... Show More

7m 54s

Jan 2021

15 years of investing experience - what do founders do wrong? By Ali Jamal

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralijamal/">Ali Jamal</a>, Growth and Product Executive, Founding Partner at <a href="https://angel.co/first-check-ventures/syndicate?utm_campaign=syndicate_direct_link">First Check Ventures</a>, Angel Investor and a Startup Advisor talks ... Show More

29m 43s

May 2024

Lessons From Startups

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.” Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what publ ... Show More

19m 57s

Jul 2023

Stability AI Co-Founder's $500M Mistake + New Doodle to Image Model

In this riveting episode, the co-founder of Stability AI shares insights from a costly $500M mistake, revealing valuable lessons about entrepreneurship and innovation in AI. We also dive into their latest creation, an exciting new Doodle-to-Image model that promises to transform ... Show More

12m 30s

Apr 2023

SaaStr 651: Top Mistakes Founders Make with Series A with Black Mangroves, Square Peg, Vertex, and GGV

<p>Arnaud Bonzom, Founder and Managing Director @ Black Mangroves moderates a panel with Carmen Yuen, General Partner @ Vertex, Jenny Lee, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital, and Piruze Sabuncu, Partner @ Square Peg Capital on what founders should look out for when raising a Series A ... Show More

26m 52s

Jul 2020

Start-Ups

Are you struggling with start-up life? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Dave Balter, an entrepreneur, CEO, and author. They talk through what to do when you’re burning out due to a frenzied workload, a key hire is hurting your start-up’s culture, or you want ... Show More

32m 59s

Apr 2022

Business Autopsy: Why Fintech Startup Fast Failed

Today’s episode is a convo between me and entrepreneur, Codie Sanchez about the now dead checkout startup, Fast. We break down what went wrong and what other business builders can learn from Fast’s mistakes. Check out full episode transcripts at https://foundersjournal.morningbre ... Show More

11m 59s

Aug 2021

How to come up with a startup idea (FounderU) + Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius | E1263

Jason does a Founder University segment on how to generate startup ideas (1:55), then Zach Coelius joins to take some "Ask an Angel" questions: what data points are most valuable when iterating on product (29:03), what skills are most important to be a success in VC (36:410), wha ... Show More

49m 37s

Oct 2023

The Strategy Mistake Too Many Startups Make

Many founders try to emulate startups that have already become successful. But Thales Teixeira says that approach, which often involves trying to do too much, too quickly, can lead to failure. In this episode, you’ll learn how to find customers who aren’t being served by existing ... Show More

24m 39s

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