In an ideal world, I'd bootstrap but in a practical world, I'd raise VC money. Imagine sitting at a poker table carrying $10 while everyone else is carrying $10,000. Winning at that table is not impossible, just very low probability.
It depends on what you need from YC. Clearly, not product development advice. IMHO, YC gives you a network of kickass alumnus, a peer group that pushes you, access to VCs on demo day & most importantly, an early distribution channel for your product (your own batch). That last one is invaluable to get early product feedback.
I don't think I've come across a dev.to for PMs. In fact, the other day, our product manager asked the same question. If Design == Dribbble, Programming == Dev.to, Product Management == ? I think there's definitely potential there.
Biggest learning has been; "It's all about the people". Do right by your team, vendors, partner and they will reward you many-fold over your lifetime. Optimize for completing the marathon v/s winning a sprint.
Thanks @mohanarpit
this is super helpful. I especially liked "Optimize for completing the marathon v/s winning a sprint." You can never go wrong with long-term thinking.
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Great questions @kp . Thanks for asking!
In an ideal world, I'd bootstrap but in a practical world, I'd raise VC money. Imagine sitting at a poker table carrying $10 while everyone else is carrying $10,000. Winning at that table is not impossible, just very low probability.
It depends on what you need from YC. Clearly, not product development advice. IMHO, YC gives you a network of kickass alumnus, a peer group that pushes you, access to VCs on demo day & most importantly, an early distribution channel for your product (your own batch). That last one is invaluable to get early product feedback.
I don't think I've come across a dev.to for PMs. In fact, the other day, our product manager asked the same question. If Design == Dribbble, Programming == Dev.to, Product Management == ? I think there's definitely potential there.
Biggest learning has been; "It's all about the people". Do right by your team, vendors, partner and they will reward you many-fold over your lifetime. Optimize for completing the marathon v/s winning a sprint.
Thanks @mohanarpit this is super helpful. I especially liked "Optimize for completing the marathon v/s winning a sprint." You can never go wrong with long-term thinking.