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So...this page has a YouTube embed, a SoundCloud embed and then also a Scribd embed. I got lazy with the timings / formatting of the transcript, but would be people rather a single link to something like this? https://presentio.us/t/610902 Note: You can click the text in the first few paragraphs to jump to the correct part of the video. Thoughts?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
My co-founder and I were most certainly advised by YC partners when we were close to hitting the wall: "just do whatever you have to do to keep your company alive – and do it fast!". The cereal box story serves as a reminder that sometimes it takes the most unlikely, left-field, crazy-seeming idea to get yourself out of the hole. The one my company pulled was very different to this, but it worked, and the company is…
What did you guys do? If you don't mind sharing it.
That's kind of insane when you think about it.
*marginally paraphrased only because I can't find it in the transcript
I think there needs to be a moratorium on that AirBnB political cereal box story. "The most important thing to do is to focus on your business, but also it's cool if you spend time on a random side business," is a big mixed message.
I don't look at it as a random side business because it provided marketing and helped them raise money when they were broke.
Maybe slightly off topic, but I'm subscribed to YC on Soundcloud and had a notification pop up last night to tell me that this interview was available. Hit "play" on the driveway this morning while still connected to wifi and started my commute. 5 minutes later and it cuts out - mobile data dropped out (I live in a rural area). Does the Soundcloud app not support buffering at all? I'd have thought that 20 minutes of…
It's definitely possible to download on Soundcloud (ex. see "Download" button here https://soundcloud.com/travisscott-2/uber-everywhere). I think whoever runs the YC Soundcloud account has not enabled it. I agree it would be nice.
This is how you do great content marketing and branding. This entire video series is about inspiring people with a side benefit of illustrating what makes YC special. Compare this to content by other accelerators (of which there are many). It's not a lecture nor a recital of advice. It's a series of relatable and personable stories with a consistent theme. Start with "Why" you do something, not how or what.
Thanks! That's what we aimed for. Feel free to shoot me any suggestions of content you'd find useful via email. We're always looking for more ways to make valuable and interesting content more accessible to everyone.
So...this page has a YouTube embed, a SoundCloud embed and then also a Scribd embed. I got lazy with the timings / formatting of the transcript, but would be people rather a single link to something like this? https://presentio.us/t/610902 Note: You can click the text in the first few paragraphs to jump to the correct part of the video. Thoughts?
That app seems to break in Safari. Clicking many of the links seems to start the video over if it hasn't fully loaded yet, which is a confusing experience.
It's unclear on the page that there's no visual indication (within sight) that clicking in the text is doing something.