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Ask HN: Submit Questions for Office Hours with Daniel Gross

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Post by craigcannon »

We (YC) are now hosting Office Hours on YouTube. Sam Altman went first and you can watch the video here: http://blog.ycombinator.com/office-hours-with-sam-altman/

Daniel Gross is up next.

We'll be addressing some questions already submitted on HN and through Macro@YCombinator.com but if you have a question for Daniel specifically, you can submit it here.

When you ask a question, please post a few sentences of context (e.g. what your company does) along with the question.

You can subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/ycombinator to get the video when it’s posted.

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Post by zwallman »

I'm stuck (and financially dependent) between a family that calls me delusional and a mindset that tells me to keep going. Also worth noting, I have a therapist I see weekly that assures me I'm not delusional. My question is this-- How do you keep going and not let the fire inside of you burn out when everyone around you is trying to put it out?

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Post by Amir6 »

wehadfun wrote: post #2

Context: No company just asking How feasible is it for someone to fly to SV for a week or two and raise money for a start up. How would you set up appointments?

Excellent question! If I may add to that:

How feasible is it to raise money for companies outside US (Europe or Canada) at different stages from VCs using this in and out approach?

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Post by bnovotny03 »

Hi, my name is Bryan. I'm in the process of starting a software company called TheftFree. (view on Twitter @TheftFree) The purpose of the software is to make credit card/debit card purchases literally theft free. I want to work with a company that's already established and has the same goals as I do. Do you think it's safe to reach out to them for discussion or do you think I should build the tech first? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

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Post by khawaja0909 »

Hi, I am trying to get into a beta launch of a grocery delivery product (www.suncart.co) in Qatar and have not been able to find a technical cofounder over past 6 months. Got the product made from an outsourced company. Should i just go out and start the beta launch without a techie cofounder and keep the hunt going side by side ? What could be the best way forward.

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Post by kifak »

zwallman wrote: post #3

I'm stuck (and financially dependent) between a family that calls me delusional and a mindset that tells me to keep going. Also worth noting, I have a therapist I see weekly that assures me I'm not delusional. My question is this-- How do you keep going and not let the fire inside of you burn out when everyone around you is trying to put it out?

If I may give my 2 cents; are you deeply passionate about your startup? Are you trying to solve a personal problem?
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