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Avi Schiffmann

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The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

you know, if you view your work as art, you have no competition and you have no fear of failure. Like, move fast and break things, I think, is the thing I hate the most. I mean, I think maybe it works for shitty software, but like, I think, let's say, in my situation, I'm trying to build hardware, you know, I only really get like one real first impression. Any business really does.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

you know, if you view your work as art, you have no competition and you have no fear of failure. Like, move fast and break things, I think, is the thing I hate the most. I mean, I think maybe it works for shitty software, but like, I think, let's say, in my situation, I'm trying to build hardware, you know, I only really get like one real first impression. Any business really does.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

you know, if you view your work as art, you have no competition and you have no fear of failure. Like, move fast and break things, I think, is the thing I hate the most. I mean, I think maybe it works for shitty software, but like, I think, let's say, in my situation, I'm trying to build hardware, you know, I only really get like one real first impression. Any business really does.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, you know, no one great ever thought they couldn't be great. You know, you really need to have instilled in yourself a deep-rooted self... You know, just, you know, you need to just believe you are the listener guide in a sense. And I think will take you further than anything you'll ever hear from someone else.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, you know, no one great ever thought they couldn't be great. You know, you really need to have instilled in yourself a deep-rooted self... You know, just, you know, you need to just believe you are the listener guide in a sense. And I think will take you further than anything you'll ever hear from someone else.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, you know, no one great ever thought they couldn't be great. You know, you really need to have instilled in yourself a deep-rooted self... You know, just, you know, you need to just believe you are the listener guide in a sense. And I think will take you further than anything you'll ever hear from someone else.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For sure. Thanks, Greg. Yeah, it's cool to be on a podcast. I just talk about ideas, I guess. Big idea guy here, of course. I think I definitely have large tunnel vision. I think what I usually think about maybe more is... like why people are usually failing at their startups or why a lot of people's ideas don't work or like... Yeah, let's talk about that.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For sure. Thanks, Greg. Yeah, it's cool to be on a podcast. I just talk about ideas, I guess. Big idea guy here, of course. I think I definitely have large tunnel vision. I think what I usually think about maybe more is... like why people are usually failing at their startups or why a lot of people's ideas don't work or like... Yeah, let's talk about that.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For sure. Thanks, Greg. Yeah, it's cool to be on a podcast. I just talk about ideas, I guess. Big idea guy here, of course. I think I definitely have large tunnel vision. I think what I usually think about maybe more is... like why people are usually failing at their startups or why a lot of people's ideas don't work or like... Yeah, let's talk about that.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, I think that a lot of... I mean, there's like a very famous maxim, right? Where like most people's startups die from suicide rather than competition. And I, you know, I really believe... I mean, let's say in my situation, right? Like I've been building this AI pendant, okay? This AI wearable pendant.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, I think that a lot of... I mean, there's like a very famous maxim, right? Where like most people's startups die from suicide rather than competition. And I, you know, I really believe... I mean, let's say in my situation, right? Like I've been building this AI pendant, okay? This AI wearable pendant.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

Yeah, I think that a lot of... I mean, there's like a very famous maxim, right? Where like most people's startups die from suicide rather than competition. And I, you know, I really believe... I mean, let's say in my situation, right? Like I've been building this AI pendant, okay? This AI wearable pendant.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For a while now, I started this company back when it's called Tab, right, in May of May of last year in 2023. And since then, there's been a gazillion, you know, large companies and random kids and idiots, everyone, all alike, all trying to build their own version of this. And

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For a while now, I started this company back when it's called Tab, right, in May of May of last year in 2023. And since then, there's been a gazillion, you know, large companies and random kids and idiots, everyone, all alike, all trying to build their own version of this. And

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

For a while now, I started this company back when it's called Tab, right, in May of May of last year in 2023. And since then, there's been a gazillion, you know, large companies and random kids and idiots, everyone, all alike, all trying to build their own version of this. And

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

many more than half of the ones that I remember being started have all failed or, you know, you know, maybe I'm not going to be too harsh on them, although, you know, they're trying to copy me still. But, you know, they moved on to like other ideas.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

many more than half of the ones that I remember being started have all failed or, you know, you know, maybe I'm not going to be too harsh on them, although, you know, they're trying to copy me still. But, you know, they moved on to like other ideas.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

many more than half of the ones that I remember being started have all failed or, you know, you know, maybe I'm not going to be too harsh on them, although, you know, they're trying to copy me still. But, you know, they moved on to like other ideas.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

But, you know, if I was so worried about all those competitors, which I never once was, you know, I think that would have ruined my startup a lot more. Maybe I would have eventually, you know, killed my own startup. I think people are far too worried about that. And I think the true reason for the true

The Startup Ideas Podcast
"Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 20-Year-Old Who Built Multiple Viral Products

But, you know, if I was so worried about all those competitors, which I never once was, you know, I think that would have ruined my startup a lot more. Maybe I would have eventually, you know, killed my own startup. I think people are far too worried about that. And I think the true reason for the true

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