The Best Thing I Got From My First Startup Pitch Wasn't a Yes
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The Best Thing I Got From My First Startup Pitch Wasn't a Yes
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My first startup pitch was at Y Combinator. I didn't get in. I did get a $700 travel-reimbursement check, and the battered photocopy is still one of my favorite things I own.
I'd applied almost on a whim and managed to treat Paul Graham like tech support. But I chose the first interview slot for a reason. There was something I wanted from that day that didn't depend on getting a yes.
00:00 The $700 check I kept
00:42 Applying without knowing much about YC
01:31 Treating Paul Graham like tech support
02:15 Travel money and my first pitch
02:59 Getting more out of the trip
03:19 Choosing the first interview slot
04:08 The people I stayed in touch with
04:56 Looking beyond the person who can say yes
05:52 What that check reminds me to do
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I'm Art Harrison. I tell stories about work, money, starting businesses, and starting over, usually because something didn't go the way I thought it would.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheArtHarrison