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http://blog.shelfie.com/2015/10/20/24-good-books-to-read-her...
1. You are not Sam A. 2. I asked 3 must-read books, not just 24 good ones. 3. The article is published by Kamil Szybalski, rather than Sam A.
I'm intrigued by your comments that you're interested in funding social networks—it seems like a new one launches on Product Hunt every day, but few are able to overcome the chicken-and-egg problem and achieve scale. What's your take on the best way to make the network useful on day one for a small number of users? What are you looking for in a YC app for a social network (with or without traction)?
The thing we look for the most is a small number of users that are super, super engaged with the product. Most new social networks we see point to their top-level growth of new users. These usually eventually fade. What you want instead is something that starts with a small number of users that use it many times every day. Snapchat is a good recent example of this phenomenon.
- pinterest: some collection of moms in middle america
- twitter: SF Tech & SXSW
- facebook: ivy league colleges -> colleges -> high schools -> the world
- snapchat: so-cal teenagers
I'd love to apply, but I'm on a H1-b visa and I'm basically in prison. How did the other international founders you worked with get around the immigration mess to start a company?
It really sucks and I think it's a stupid system, but there will be far greater obstacles on your path to being a successful founder.
I wondered what your thoughts were on the apple / fbi situation ? How would you expect startups to act if they found themselves in a similar predicament?
1). When do you wake up?
2). When do you go to bed?