Google, Anthropic, and Databricks were all started by founders with PhDs. But they’re exceptions to ...
Y Combinator(@ycombinator) · 商业与创投
Google, Anthropic, and Databricks were all started by founders with PhDs. But they’re exceptions to the rule. Many of the instincts that help researchers succeed in academia can often work against them when building a startup. YC Visiting Partner @FrancoisChauba1 knows both worlds. He’s currently a PhD student, previously did research in Fei-Fei Li’s lab, and founded and ran Focal Systems (W16). In this episode of Startup School, Francois breaks down 10 mindset shifts researchers need to make to become formidable founders, from learning to thrive without grades or deadlines to distinguishing interesting problems from important ones, moving faster with imperfect information, and starting with what customers actually want. 00:53 - Vanity metrics vs. what people want 01:45 - Interesting vs. important 02:27 - Novelty vs. plagiarism 03:54 - There is no finish line 04:32 - Get on a plane and talk to people 05:53 - Hyperbole is okay 06:28 - The 70% rule 07:11 - You can't delegate the hard stuff 07:52 - Become a capitalist 08:16 - Nobody cares how smart you are 09:04 - Get out of your office Your browser does not support the video tag. 🔗 View on Twitter 💬 13 🔄 2 ❤️ 37 👀 6895 📊 15 ⚡ Powered by xgo.ing