Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the qualities that make a founder overly optimistic or far too pessimistic about their startup. Where is the right middle ground?
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) –
00:00 – Introduction
00:30 – Stereotypes
03:09 – The Two Leaders
05:45 – Pessimistic mistakes
06:28 – Expectation setting
07:14 – Faulty feedback
08:24 – Demo day goals
09:20 – Energy drain
11:22 – Magical thinking
14:23 – Founder mistakes
16:03 – Product mistakes
17:43 – Magical investors
18:41 – Hiring optimism
19:57 – Doing what’s cool
21:46 – Cognitive dissonance
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