Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
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Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
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#2Big fan of Michael's content over the years - will miss his videos with Dalton.
One incredible thing about Michael is behind every sentence you can hear the amount of pain he had to endure to succeed. He's not just giving you startup advice, he's a lone survivor who's come back to tell the tale. The whole startup game is about extreme outliers and he's always been very real about this fact.
Was re-reading his post on How to Pitch Your Company from 2016 (The Seven Questions), it's a great read:
https://www.michaelseibel.com/blog/how-to-pitch-your-company
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#3> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage.
Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not really interested in help to improve itself and serve citizens better.
Maybe in 4 years--if there's anything left of it--it might be a good opportunity.
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#4> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
Most of the government that ordinary people interact with isn't federal.
Re: Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
#5Big fan of Michael's content over the years - will miss his videos with Dalton. One incredible thing about Michael is behind every sentence you can hear the amount of pain he had to endure to succeed. He's not just giving you startup advice, he's a lone survivor who's come back to tell the tale. The whole startup game is about extreme outliers and he's always been very real about this fact. Was re-reading his post on…
> He's not just giving you startup advice, he's a lone survivor who's come back to tell the tale.
Well put.
Re: Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
#6> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
Most of the government that ordinary people interact with isn't federal.
He might also mean some other country's government, in which case, he might have better luck.
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#7> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
He’s running (for something)
Re: Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
#8I remember going to some sort of BBQ YC hosted years ago. Michael went up on stage and talked, with exasperation, about their heroic efforts to keep Socialcam up as it skyrocketed.
Seems like a good guy.
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#9> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
Now is the perfect time for this.
For starters it takes years to sell into government any way. If he writes his first line of code today they might have a sellable product ready in a year. Then getting FEDRAMP accredited and going through procurement cycles probably another year or so.
I think the current administration is likely open to technology-first solutions to reduce friction in government, and the next administration is likely going to have to take a similar approach too.
Re: Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator
#10Michael is one of the most positive founder champions around. His positivity is infectious.