We were able to do 50% more office hours with founders than an in-person batch. It turns out that all of that driving and parking and looking for meeting room just generated so much inefficiency. Michael Seibel More Quotes by Michael Seibel More Quotes From Michael Seibel Everyone appreciates good food. Michael Seibel everyone good good-food food After reading the Elon Musk book and getting a Tesla - he is at the top of my list of inspiring founders. Michael Seibel top he reading book I've seen every idea. Ideas are irrelevant. You are judged on execution, and the number 1 way to prove that you can execute is by executing. Michael Seibel you prove way ideas Founders always say, 'I'm going to 'make my thing go viral' - that doesn't mean just adding a share button. Michael Seibel say just go always Good founders can give me a picture of the future that I can believe. And the second that I believe your version of the future, you have leverage. Michael Seibel good me you future I don't understand how you can have product-market fit and not a lot of people wanting your product. The two go hand-in-hand. Michael Seibel go understand you people Finding entrepreneurs from diverse and international backgrounds is a top priority for us at Y Combinator. Michael Seibel finding priority us top Increase your company's average talent with each hire - founders tend to be pretty smart but willing to take on risk. Employees should be a lot smarter and less risk averse. Michael Seibel employees your smart talent One of the things that's so interesting when talking to minority founders specifically is that there is really a knowledge gap in understanding what the risk-reward profile is for doing a startup. Michael Seibel doing understanding talking knowledge When someone posts a Socialcam video, all of their followers get an instant notification. Michael Seibel get someone video followers I think there are two challenges - and one challenge is how to diversify the workforce in the technology industry, and the other challenge is how to diversify the people who are starting companies. Michael Seibel think technology challenges people Minority founders often feel like they are on the outside looking in when it comes to Silicon Valley and tech startups in general. Michael Seibel minority looking feel like You've got to be a special type of guy to strap a camera to your head, especially if you're the first guy to do it. Michael Seibel camera your you special I tell founders all the time, 99.9 percent chance of failure. Michael Seibel tell failure chance time My definition of product-market fit is you are drowning in demand - your product is being used by so many customers that you cannot handle all the new people knocking at your door! Michael Seibel door new you people My goal is to make the process of taking and watching videos as easy as it is for photos. Michael Seibel videos watching process easy Socialcam shares Autodesk's mission of helping everybody imagine, design, and create a better world. Michael Seibel mission better design world Live broadcasting was something only done by the rich news organizations. So when you bring it to the masses, the public gets really excited. Michael Seibel live you rich news It's fairly common knowledge that a startup can't execute on two products simultaneously. Michael Seibel products common two knowledge People are carrying around smartphones. They have a video capture device in their pockets twenty-four/seven. Michael Seibel capture video pockets people
