Most people spend their lives chasing money, but the best entrepreneurs understand a different game.
They chase leverageโsystems that scale, people who amplify their vision, and technology that works while they sleep.
When you build the right lev
Stripe: YCโs $70B Powerhouse ๐ญ
While most startups rush to go public, Stripe has thrived privately for 14 years.
At a $70B valuation, itโs Y Combinatorโs biggest successโoutpacing the next five combined.
A simple thing I advise early-stage founders on:
โ> Stage โ> Strategy โ> Source
1) Stage - What stage are you really at? Idea, MVP, early traction, PMF?
2) Strategy - Do you need capital to survive or to scale? Different answers, different risks.
YOUNGEST UNICORN FOUNDERS (2025)
1. Alexandr Wang (Scale AI) โ 19
2. Ritesh Agarwal (OYO) โ 21
3. Ben Kaufman (Quirky) โ 25
Age is just a number in startups!
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Arunava Das
Generalist | Ex. Rec...ย โขย 1m
Ignorant founders taking feedback from people around them. ๐
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Ayush Singh
Failure is Fuelย โขย 12m
Elephant is stronger than lion
cheetah is faster than lion
Eagle has sharper vision the lion
Chimpanzees are smarter than lion
So why do you think lion is the king of the Jungle
Because they are fearless
They are ruthless
They are here to here to
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Kimiko
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HIGHEST VALUED STARTUPS IN THE WORLD (2025)
1. ByteDance โ $268B
2. SpaceX โ $180B
3. Stripe โ $65B
4. Canva โ $40B
5. Shein โ $45B
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Aastha Anand
Startup | VC | Autom...ย โขย 1m
You donโt find Product-Market Fit. You chase it. You tweak. You pivot. You obsess over feedback. Know - PMF isnโt a milestone, itโs a moving target.
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Sourav Mishra
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Codestam Technologiesย โขย 8d
If your product breaks under 100 users, scaling is not your next step.
Hereโs the hard truth most early-stage founders miss:
> You donโt need 1M users.
You need 10 happy ones โ and a backend that doesnโt scream in pain.
Hereโs what we tell every