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š¦š®šŗ šš¹ššŗš®š»'š šµ ššµš¶š»š“š ššµš®š ššµš² šÆš²šš š³š¼šš»š±š²šæš š±š¼ šš¼ šÆšš¶š¹š± š® š“šæš²š®š š°š¼šŗš½š®š»š Building a great startup isnāt about luckāitās about doing the right things consistently. Sam Altman, the former president of Y Combinator, has seen thousands of startups rise and fall. The best founders? They follow these 9 principles. š. šš²š š¢šÆšš²ššš²š± šš¶ššµ š¬š¼ššæ šØšš²šæš The best founders personally talk to their customers. Brian Chesky, the founder of Airbnb, even lived with them! You donāt just build for your users; you build with them. š®. š š¼šš² šš®šš, ššš²šæš®šš² šš®ššš²šæ Successful startups have short feedback loops. Talk to customers ā improve product ā launch ā repeat. If you get just 2% better every day, youāll be unstoppable in a few years. šÆ. š§šµš¶š»šø šš¼š»š“-š§š²šæšŗ Most founders think in 2-3 years. The best founders think in decades. Amazon wasnāt built overnight. If you commit for 10 years, youāll make smarter decisions and attract the right people. š°. š¦šš®š š¦šŗš®š¹š¹ šØš»šš¶š¹ š¬š¼šāšæš² š„š²š®š±š šš¼ š¦š°š®š¹š² Big teams slow you down. In the early days, you need to pivot quickly. Keep your team lean until your product is working. Then, scale. š±. šš¶šæš² š¢š»š¹š ššµš² šš²ššāš¢šæ šš¼š»āš šš¶šæš² š®š šš¹š¹ Your company is your team. A small team of great people beats a big team of mediocre ones. The best founders spend most of their time hiring and keeping top talent. š². š„š²š¹š²š»šš¹š²šš šš š²š°ššš¶š¼š» šŖš¶š»š Details matter. Every customer experience should be perfect. The best founders are obsessed with execution and never settle for "good enough." š³. š”š²šš²šæ šš¶šš² šØš½ One YC startup applied 7 times before getting in. Every startup gets knocked down. The ones that win? They get back up one more time. š“. š§š®šøš² šš®šæš² š¼š³ š¬š¼ššæšš²š¹š³ Startups are a marathon, not a sprint. If you burn out, your company dies. Sleep, exercise, and maintain personal relationshipsāitās your duty as a founder. šµ. šš®šš² š® šš¹š²š®šæ š š¶ššš¶š¼š» The biggest companies have strong missions. You donāt need it on Day 1, but within the first two years, you must know why your startup exists. That mission will attract great talent, press, and customers. šš¶š»š®š¹ š§šµš¼šš“šµš Building a startup is hard. But if you do these 9 things relentlessly, your chances of success skyrocket. Which of these principles do you need to improve on? If you found this helpful, then follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!
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