*Key points I learnt from this:* - Do what interests you without thinking of how it will be beneficial in future (you can't connect the dots looking forward) - Contributing selflessly will lead to wonderful results you can't even imagine of - Being a great leader come with being a great joiner, join the people who are better than you as it helps you level up too - And the most important: Video tape your important moments in life so you can show them 10 years later when you are running a RUclips channel ❤️😂
0:34 - How I got into YC: Give first 4:40 - To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner 5:18 - Give first (3 steps) - 1. Develop great skills - 2. Find and follow great people - 3. Reap the rewards: Smart people!
"Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give" -- I love this line, Garry. It's spot on. Being value-driven in copy, sales, etc. was the big differentiator for us when we were just starting out and scaling to those first few million in ARR. More recently I've heard of allocating 5 minutes of time to give value via cold-email, and I tried it out for just a week -- I was pleasantly surprised by the receptiveness of others and in the process met some cool people.
Damn, the photographer who became a venture capitalist. Your story would make a great movie. It's so inspiring. I like what you said about not finding a mentor. I so begged for one at a startup I was at, but glad I bare knuckled through it to go from intern to fulltime.
Just yesterday a junior of mine from college was asking me how to find mentors post-college. I found it difficult to articulate how I found out mine. But your video now made me realize that actually all of my mentors (those who mentored me with great empathy, were genuinely non-judgemental and always available to help) were found using these same methods. Such a marvelous way you convey your thoughts Garry. Just love your videos.
"To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner" - For me, that's the key insight. You are right, it's all about learning, about soaking up that knowledge, about building you, and to do that, you got to start humble. Thanks for sharing, Garry.
For the longest time I've been looking for people I can follow/learn from who are genuinely focused on creating or building things that provide value for people in terms of opportunity, education, equality, and safety through social collaboration. It's easy to just create a service and charge somebody for the trouble, but doing that always ends up compromising the (bigger) potential value of the service. I've learned that having this kind of goal never works well with a short-term plan, it has to be at least a ten-year strategy towards sustainability and there's not a lot of people who talk about this kind of long-range entrepreneurship.
Your soothing voice is a gem for anyone actively seeking progress. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to improve your video-game to this point of reach.
Hi Garry, thanks for being such a wonderful person and sharing with us such amazing anecdotes from your life. Keep putting out such amazing content everyday. Looking forward to learning from you on a daily basis.
Good video. I have no mentors, only friends in the trenches so to speak. People who seek out mentors end up being more ladder-climby, I've found that most of the people who become really good at what they do by aloof raw obsession.
Garry this is an amazing podcast! Seriously !! first of all thanks a TON for recording this in Stanford! The campus is so inspiring! "Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give"" - I am taking this to my heart, will try to give first!! Thanks a ton for the advice!
Great for motivation! I come from a math/stats consulting background that has built some patterns in my brain, so some of these videos give me conflicting feelings. I have the tendency to meet flashy production, moral-driven stories, and fast generalizations with skepticism. We do not know, for example that joining a startup makes one more likely to be successful in their own venture later on. It would make perfect sense, but what's the empirical evidence for this? Also, the channel gives you an interest to squeeze out general advice from specific situations where there might be none. The simple fact that you were at Stanford makes the odds dramatically different for you than for your RUclips audience. In addition, investors tend to become mentors because they stake a financial interest in you, which can be independent of moral reciprocity. And I don't see how one can be expected to trust in serendipity. Especially when helping others isn't actually free. It costs time, and aren't successful entrepreneurs always telling us that time is the most precious resource one has? So I find the value proposition somewhat dubious. On the other hand, while this story is an anecdote, I believe that the intuition is correct and that the story is somewhat inspiring and motivating. And frankly, the worldview of helping others simply because you can, I think that's a great message to spread
Wow, Garry you are wise beyond your years. I don't know how you go about providing your insight. But everything you say makes so much sense. Even though I don't have a mentor, I do have peers and colleagues who I admire because they have give first mentality and as a result it's our peers that push them to become leaders.
I remember how helping my friend in building a PDF reporting tool with open source library, help me got my first job in software company as jr. software engineer !!! same thing with my startup idea. Helping my business friend to digitize his day to day transaction gives me a billion dollar idea.
Great video and wish I knew this before! People who go out and make things happen, help people and build value, naturally attract others who do the same, and attract those who want to help that type of person. The story about taking pictures in the front row is really awesome!
Awesome video Garry ! Can you please throw some more light on how you moved from software engineer to product development and design in the starting of your career. Thanks !
Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 🚀 00:00:12 Mentors 👨🏫 - You shouldn't go and try to find one 00:00:35 How I got into YC - Give first 00:00:58 People ask - Can you be my mentor❓ How did you get your mentors❓ 00:01:14 💬 How giving first got me into Y Combinator 00:02:30 Garry at YC Startup School in 2009 00:02:46 Posterous 00:02:57 Zuckerberg! 00:03:55 💬 Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give 💪 00:04:27 💬 What you put out in the world will come back to you 10,000 times 💯 00:04:39 💬 To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner 00:05:17 Give first (3️⃣ steps) 00:05:20 1. Have something that you are great at 🙌 00:05:41 2. 👀 and follow people who you believe in 00:06:21 3. If you're a great joiner, you will end up with smartest people 🤓 00:07:27 Like and subscribe!
Oh my god. So much knowledge... in such a short time. Thanks Garry. One question : How should one get into Y-combinator from foreign countries like India.
Hi Garry, Your point of helping others first rings true to me, but how does one even find out what a potential mentor could need help with? I've sent many a cold email to people I look up to without much success, partly because I can only guess what value I can bring them. This is despite having followed and researched them for a while. Thanks!
@@GarryTan Thank you so much for what you are putting out. I approached a relative who is a CEO of a mid-sized tech company many years ago to pitch a startup, but was turned down and told to learn how to build my idea myself, which I did. Nowadays, even though I still don't have direct mentors, I've learned that the next best thing is to learn through other mediums, such as books or channels like yours. I was actually going to send you a cold email until I saw this video. Back to the grind it is!
Nice video. I got a twist on 3rd point but same conclusion. By chances as a joiner you might end up working for an asshole, but that pain teaches me not to repeat those mistakes, when it is my turn to be a leader.
Gary, if you were a new founder today would you still apply to Y-Combinator? Has the value proposition changed at all especially now that the program is remote?
Thanks for sharing your valuable insights Garry, really appreciate it. As you mentioned in the video how can I actually join you? I wanna be a great joiner like you said...
@@GarryTan Thank you Garry for the info, however, I'm an entrepreneur and not sitting in the USA, I'm in Asia how can I connect in this case? Please share your advice :)
Garry- How can students in college and specifically in high school learn design, engineering, product designing , sales skills? your advice would be greatly appreciated !
@Garry Tan, can you please do a video on how much equity should the first employee ask for, like really first employee before any major funding. Thanks
Garry just seems so human. My startup is doing OK ($22k MRR, doubled in last 2 months) and Initialized is my ideal investor literally just because of these videos. The help people first thing is fine -- but you kind of need to be from America
Love your content. Sometimes I just listen as ASMR. Anyway, totally agree with trying to force a mentor-mentee thing does not work. Just like forcing a woman of your dreams into a relationship won't work. Curious, have you ever been starstruck? like.. "man, when I get older I want to be like him/her!" Not as a teenager but when you were in your late 20's or 30's.. after some accomplishments under your belt. What was it like and what did you do about it?
Haha yes it’s easy to fall into. As I have gotten to know some of the people I was star struck about I now realize they are human beings and it makes it overall better if I keep that in mind. I think nobody likes to be treated as an idea. We like being treated like fellow human beings.
Get customers! Keep building. Gatekeepers don't get it right every time. But if you don't keep growing and becoming successful, then the gatekeepers were right. It's up to you.
I want to build a product which will make easier for kids and parents to go through classical music education. I need that tool myself - badly and to many parents, with kids I know. Is there a way to contact You if You are interested to help anyhow? As I have different experiences but not in the field of startups/mobileDev - I need to gather a bunch of people who knows what they doing to create an MVP at least. At the moment I have a software engineer as a co-founder, but a couple more needed. I hope You can help. Ready to answer all the questions, present and explain.
I see what you’re saying but taking pics was totally unrelated to your product or to YC so not sure why it helped you stand out. Replace YC with any other job application and you’ll see how bizarre this may sound: “candidate X got picked for a PM interview because she made a collage of the interviewer’s conference appearances”...how can that be a meritocracy? Not putting this on you, I’m just bummed that flattery works on YC that has the pretense of being a meritocracy. 🤷♂️
Hey Garry, there is this startup I am interested in joining, and I even offered to work for free because I love their mission, but I have yet to receive anything back. In your opinion, is it a good idea to make an in person visit and express my interest?
Join them. Work for free. However, set a timeline for doing it for free (max 2, 3 months). And if you have any expectations from the company (which you should have - like equity or a full time position or both), ask / sort that out before joining them. P.S. I've faced somewhat similar situation. And it's just my advice. So, take it with a pinch of salt 😅
@@GarryTan Exactly haha! I don't have a girlfriend to bother with my quarantine hair styles but let's hope the partners don't mind for my YC interview next month (lowkey would love to do a mock with you as well btw)
Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 🚀 00:00:12 Mentors 👨🏫 - You shouldn't go and try to find one 00:00:35 How I got into YC - Give first 00:00:58 People ask - Can you be my mentor❓ How did you get your mentors❓ 00:01:14 💬 How giving first got me into Y Combinator 00:02:30 Garry at YC Startup School in 2009 00:02:46 Posterous 00:02:57 Zuckerberg! 00:03:55 💬 Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give 💪 00:04:27 💬 What you put out in the world will come back to you 10,000 times 💯 00:04:39 💬 To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner 00:05:17 Give first (3️⃣ steps) 00:05:20 1. Have something that you are great at 🙌 00:05:41 2. 👀 and follow people who you believe in 00:06:21 3. If you're a great joiner, you will end up with smartest people 🤓 00:07:27 Like and subscribe
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*Key points I learnt from this:*
- Do what interests you without thinking of how it will be beneficial in future (you can't connect the dots looking forward)
- Contributing selflessly will lead to wonderful results you can't even imagine of
- Being a great leader come with being a great joiner, join the people who are better than you as it helps you level up too
- And the most important: Video tape your important moments in life so you can show them 10 years later when you are running a RUclips channel ❤️😂
thnx for key notes
Summary appreciated.
0:34 - How I got into YC: Give first
4:40 - To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner
5:18 - Give first (3 steps)
- 1. Develop great skills
- 2. Find and follow great people
- 3. Reap the rewards: Smart people!
The way you express your content in such a stylistic way, It is very pleasing to the eye. Sometimes the best mentor can be watching a youtube video :)
Wow, thank you!
"Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give" -- I love this line, Garry. It's spot on. Being value-driven in copy, sales, etc. was the big differentiator for us when we were just starting out and scaling to those first few million in ARR.
More recently I've heard of allocating 5 minutes of time to give value via cold-email, and I tried it out for just a week -- I was pleasantly surprised by the receptiveness of others and in the process met some cool people.
Damn, the photographer who became a venture capitalist. Your story would make a great movie. It's so inspiring. I like what you said about not finding a mentor. I so begged for one at a startup I was at, but glad I bare knuckled through it to go from intern to fulltime.
There's always a way forward!
Great advice, especially for people like myself who are just getting started in their careers. I hope to one day get into YC as well!
Best of luck!
Just yesterday a junior of mine from college was asking me how to find mentors post-college. I found it difficult to articulate how I found out mine. But your video now made me realize that actually all of my mentors (those who mentored me with great empathy, were genuinely non-judgemental and always available to help) were found using these same methods.
Such a marvelous way you convey your thoughts Garry. Just love your videos.
Being a great joiner is underrated. Awesome video Garry and wish I would have watched this as my younger self!
Haha me too.
"To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner" - For me, that's the key insight.
You are right, it's all about learning, about soaking up that knowledge, about building you, and to do that, you got to start humble.
Thanks for sharing, Garry.
Thanks for watching!
For the longest time I've been looking for people I can follow/learn from who are genuinely focused on creating or building things that provide value for people in terms of opportunity, education, equality, and safety through social collaboration. It's easy to just create a service and charge somebody for the trouble, but doing that always ends up compromising the (bigger) potential value of the service. I've learned that having this kind of goal never works well with a short-term plan, it has to be at least a ten-year strategy towards sustainability and there's not a lot of people who talk about this kind of long-range entrepreneurship.
Your soothing voice is a gem for anyone actively seeking progress. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to improve your video-game to this point of reach.
Love it Garry! Seems like your channel is gaining the traction it deserves :)
Thanks Sigil! Glad to have people watch and get something out of it.
I like how you stay genuinely humble.
Trying my best
Paul & Jessica probably felt your passion through your photos. If you're passionate about something, you naturally tend to take better photos
We appreciate your videos and the positive vibes you give us as well!
Love these insights, Garry! Looking forward to the premier!
Thanks!!
Garry is a gift.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Garry, thanks for being such a wonderful person and sharing with us such amazing anecdotes from your life. Keep putting out such amazing content everyday. Looking forward to learning from you on a daily basis.
Thanks so much
Love the video Gary! Great help for me as someone who's looking into starting something.
Thank you very much for giving back It go the community Best regards from México !
This is the best advice I've ever had. I had been struggling with this question for a while now. Thanks a tonne for creating this video!🙏
Good video.
I have no mentors, only friends in the trenches so to speak.
People who seek out mentors end up being more ladder-climby, I've found that most of the people who become really good at what they do by aloof raw obsession.
Garry, thanks for putting effort to make videos on RUclips!
You're awesome man!
Garry this is an amazing podcast! Seriously !! first of all thanks a TON for recording this in Stanford! The campus is so inspiring! "Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give"" - I am taking this to my heart, will try to give first!! Thanks a ton for the advice!
Thanks for watching!
These videos are definitely paying it forward!!!
Thanks Ian!
Garry, your like the big brother I never had. Quality content.
Thanks Johnny!
Great for motivation!
I come from a math/stats consulting background that has built some patterns in my brain, so some of these videos give me conflicting feelings. I have the tendency to meet flashy production, moral-driven stories, and fast generalizations with skepticism. We do not know, for example that joining a startup makes one more likely to be successful in their own venture later on. It would make perfect sense, but what's the empirical evidence for this? Also, the channel gives you an interest to squeeze out general advice from specific situations where there might be none. The simple fact that you were at Stanford makes the odds dramatically different for you than for your RUclips audience. In addition, investors tend to become mentors because they stake a financial interest in you, which can be independent of moral reciprocity. And I don't see how one can be expected to trust in serendipity. Especially when helping others isn't actually free. It costs time, and aren't successful entrepreneurs always telling us that time is the most precious resource one has? So I find the value proposition somewhat dubious.
On the other hand, while this story is an anecdote, I believe that the intuition is correct and that the story is somewhat inspiring and motivating. And frankly, the worldview of helping others simply because you can, I think that's a great message to spread
These are good points. I hope that Garry can address these in time
Longtime viewer, but I’m sure plenty on YT are looking for how to get into an accelerator. This vid better blow ⬆️!
Thanks for your note and for watching!
Y combinator guys are my fav. Good to know u r with them .
Ur videos are different, love them, saludos desde Monterrey, Mexico!
Most feelgood video I’ve watched on RUclips this week. Love it. Always worth the time to listen to your stories.
Hey Garry. I really like your content. Great job. I think I like it even more because I met you in person. Keep up your good job 👏
Thanks! Will do! So great to meet you and psyched for your channel too!
@@GarryTan Thank you
Wow, Garry you are wise beyond your years. I don't know how you go about providing your insight. But everything you say makes so much sense. Even though I don't have a mentor, I do have peers and colleagues who I admire because they have give first mentality and as a result it's our peers that push them to become leaders.
Love the content, making the world a better place with great people like you
Too kind. Thanks!
There so much to learn on this channel. Thanks for existing.
Happy to help!
I remember how helping my friend in building a PDF reporting tool with open source library, help me got my first job in software company as jr. software engineer !!! same thing with my startup idea. Helping my business friend to digitize his day to day transaction gives me a billion dollar idea.
"pay it forward" is something I firmly stand by!
Great video and wish I knew this before! People who go out and make things happen, help people and build value, naturally attract others who do the same, and attract those who want to help that type of person. The story about taking pictures in the front row is really awesome!
Paying it forward. Very inspirational video Garry.
Thanks RUclips for suggesting ur channel.. its working like secret book theory..
Welcome 😊
Awesome video Garry ! Can you please throw some more light on how you moved from software engineer to product development and design in the starting of your career. Thanks !
I went to work at a startup that needed help there, and nobody was there to say I couldn't do it!
Amazing gary... your contents are mentoring all of us !
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro 🚀
00:00:12 Mentors 👨🏫 - You shouldn't go and try to find one
00:00:35 How I got into YC - Give first
00:00:58 People ask - Can you be my mentor❓ How did you get your mentors❓
00:01:14 💬 How giving first got me into Y Combinator
00:02:30 Garry at YC Startup School in 2009
00:02:46 Posterous
00:02:57 Zuckerberg!
00:03:55 💬 Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give 💪
00:04:27 💬 What you put out in the world will come back to you 10,000 times 💯
00:04:39 💬 To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner
00:05:17 Give first (3️⃣ steps)
00:05:20 1. Have something that you are great at 🙌
00:05:41 2. 👀 and follow people who you believe in
00:06:21 3. If you're a great joiner, you will end up with smartest people 🤓
00:07:27 Like and subscribe!
Amazing advise! Thanks for sharing what real entrepreneurship is all about.
Oh my god. So much knowledge... in such a short time. Thanks Garry.
One question : How should one get into Y-combinator from foreign countries like India.
Same way as any country. YC is one of those investors that is quite active in India and other parts of the world.
Amazing advice & something that I can actually relate to. Watching your video makes me feel like you are a really genuine person.
Garry, thank you for helping me. Looking forward to helping you.
Great advice. Many of my regrets revolve around not joining the multiple opportunities presented to me.
Thank you for the candid conversation!
Thankful for the timely reminder on always having gratitude & giving first:)
You are so welcome!
I loved the ending, with and fresh cal song....
C u someday buddy!
Hi Garry,
Your point of helping others first rings true to me, but how does one even find out what a potential mentor could need help with? I've sent many a cold email to people I look up to without much success, partly because I can only guess what value I can bring them. This is despite having followed and researched them for a while.
Thanks!
I think one thing to do is to develop a skill or ability that is superlative. Then they can’t ignore you.
@@GarryTan Thank you so much for what you are putting out. I approached a relative who is a CEO of a mid-sized tech company many years ago to pitch a startup, but was turned down and told to learn how to build my idea myself, which I did. Nowadays, even though I still don't have direct mentors, I've learned that the next best thing is to learn through other mediums, such as books or channels like yours. I was actually going to send you a cold email until I saw this video. Back to the grind it is!
Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing!
Nice video. I got a twist on 3rd point but same conclusion.
By chances as a joiner you might end up working for an asshole, but that pain teaches me not to repeat those mistakes, when it is my turn to be a leader.
Always good to vote with your feet when you can. I always did.
Amazing video.. simple but so important points..
Glad it was helpful!
You look Geeky in 2009 than now, 🤓.... excited to know your journey to Y Combinator !!!
Haha yes, embarrassing!!
Gary, if you were a new founder today would you still apply to Y-Combinator? Has the value proposition changed at all especially now that the program is remote?
Still extremely valuable. Can't recommend it enough.
Thanks for sharing your valuable insights Garry, really appreciate it. As you mentioned in the video how can I actually join you? I wanna be a great joiner like you said...
Here's our jobs page:
jobs.lever.co/initialized
And our portfolio companies also have a jobs page:
jobs.initialized.com
@@GarryTan Thank you Garry for the info, however, I'm an entrepreneur and not sitting in the USA, I'm in Asia how can I connect in this case? Please share your advice :)
Hey, Garry you should look into opening a discord server or something community-driven. A lot of interesting people are watching your video's.
Gracias Garry desde Cancún
Garry- How can students in college and specifically in high school learn design, engineering, product designing , sales skills? your advice would be greatly appreciated !
youtube! everything is here and everything is free :D
Don't stop learning and everything will fall into place over time :)
Just a little at a time, directly from talking with users and watching them use the things you build. Trying to get users is great.
@@GarryTan thanks. But how do i build things?
@@r3sist197 Firstly you need to know what you want to build and right after you know it you will search on Google or wherever how to build it.
he's now the president and CEO of Ycombinator btw
@Garry Tan, can you please do a video on how much equity should the first employee ask for, like really first employee before any major funding. Thanks
Love this Garry, super personal and thoughtful. keep it up! :-)
Garry just seems so human. My startup is doing OK ($22k MRR, doubled in last 2 months) and Initialized is my ideal investor literally just because of these videos. The help people first thing is fine -- but you kind of need to be from America
Love your content. Sometimes I just listen as ASMR. Anyway, totally agree with trying to force a mentor-mentee thing does not work. Just like forcing a woman of your dreams into a relationship won't work.
Curious, have you ever been starstruck? like.. "man, when I get older I want to be like him/her!" Not as a teenager but when you were in your late 20's or 30's.. after some accomplishments under your belt. What was it like and what did you do about it?
Haha yes it’s easy to fall into. As I have gotten to know some of the people I was star struck about I now realize they are human beings and it makes it overall better if I keep that in mind. I think nobody likes to be treated as an idea. We like being treated like fellow human beings.
Nice people , nice culture help people to grow
Wow, inspiring story❤❤❤
Amazing! So inspiring Garry🔥
Thanks Alex!
Gived me hope to have full beard someday.
Surprised me that I could grow one too.
got rejected by Y Combinator sadly and understandably... do you have any advice for newly pivotal startup?
Get customers! Keep building. Gatekeepers don't get it right every time. But if you don't keep growing and becoming successful, then the gatekeepers were right. It's up to you.
@@GarryTan thank you Garry. means a lot to us!
Another Great video Garry, Thanks for inspiring us to give more to others :D
Thank you for sharing!!
I want to build a product which will make easier for kids and parents to go through classical music education. I need that tool myself - badly and to many parents, with kids I know. Is there a way to contact You if You are interested to help anyhow? As I have different experiences but not in the field of startups/mobileDev - I need to gather a bunch of people who knows what they doing to create an MVP at least. At the moment I have a software engineer as a co-founder, but a couple more needed. I hope You can help. Ready to answer all the questions, present and explain.
Garry my man ❤️
Very excited to know your journey
Thank you!
@@GarryTanGreat to see your journey
How did the music video go? Awesome content!
Hi Gary hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip down memory Lane. Do you have any metrics to measure what a smart person would be?
Honest answer.. because times have changed, do you think the 2008 version of you would have been accepted in a 2021 cohort?
Yeah probably, we had users and a good demo.
Thank you so much for this content packed with life lessons!
You look a lot cooler now than before :D
LOL, I guess I learned how to give myself haircuts and got more comfortable on camera.
Thanks Garry!
Awesome insights!
Thanks for watching!
You look better today 😉
Haha thanks
So inspiring !
Thanks Juan!
Garry, do you need help? Writing, tech, philosophy, strategy, ...personality types...
I really like your videos Garry! But I’m confused, how is being picked for taking photos a good thing? Isn’t it just narcissistic on YC’s part?
When you're going up against thousands of applications, you need to stand out, however you can.
I see what you’re saying but taking pics was totally unrelated to your product or to YC so not sure why it helped you stand out.
Replace YC with any other job application and you’ll see how bizarre this may sound: “candidate X got picked for a PM interview because she made a collage of the interviewer’s conference appearances”...how can that be a meritocracy?
Not putting this on you, I’m just bummed that flattery works on YC that has the pretense of being a meritocracy. 🤷♂️
love this
Thanks Loc!
I need your help
Love from India
Hi Garry I wanna ask you if I can batch my idea to you I need to hear ur opinion about it
IG DM open for chatting about startup advice
@@GarryTan 🙏🙏🙏
Hey Garry, there is this startup I am interested in joining, and I even offered to work for free because I love their mission, but I have yet to receive anything back. In your opinion, is it a good idea to make an in person visit and express my interest?
Join them.
Work for free.
However, set a timeline for doing it for free (max 2, 3 months).
And if you have any expectations from the company (which you should have - like equity or a full time position or both), ask / sort that out before joining them.
P.S. I've faced somewhat similar situation. And it's just my advice. So, take it with a pinch of salt 😅
@@aman9267 Hey thank you for answering! Definitely didn't considered conditions/expectations if I ever get in, but I'll keep that in mind!
You now still do any invest to startup?
I'm still an active investor at the seed stage. initialized.com
@@GarryTanawesome.thanks! then I will send you our pitch deck. I also would like to hear your feedback about marketing strategy
@@GarryTanyou guys backed berbix, we used to use their service for ID verification for our users
Oh my, is it you ? :-)
Haha yes, pretty funny what 10 years will do huh?
Hype
Thanks Colm!
Don't pay to be part of a mentor group either. There's a bunch of those out there.
The known secrets of universe is karma
Real lesson
Hey 2009 tan you look Indian
Love you Garry, but thank god you cut your hair
Haha that's what my wife said too. (She was my girlfriend at the time, so I said, well, it didn't seem to bother you much then!!)
@@GarryTan Exactly haha! I don't have a girlfriend to bother with my quarantine hair styles but let's hope the partners don't mind for my YC interview next month (lowkey would love to do a mock with you as well btw)
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro 🚀
00:00:12 Mentors 👨🏫 - You shouldn't go and try to find one
00:00:35 How I got into YC - Give first
00:00:58 People ask - Can you be my mentor❓ How did you get your mentors❓
00:01:14 💬 How giving first got me into Y Combinator
00:02:30 Garry at YC Startup School in 2009
00:02:46 Posterous
00:02:57 Zuckerberg!
00:03:55 💬 Give first and you'll get back a multiple of what you give 💪
00:04:27 💬 What you put out in the world will come back to you 10,000 times 💯
00:04:39 💬 To be a leader, first learn to be a good joiner
00:05:17 Give first (3️⃣ steps)
00:05:20 1. Have something that you are great at 🙌
00:05:41 2. 👀 and follow people who you believe in
00:06:21 3. If you're a great joiner, you will end up with smartest people 🤓
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