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Avi Schiffmann

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390 total appearances

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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

I think like, you know, there's definitely a genre of startups these days, where a lot of people are building SaaS, and it's very templated. And I guess if you need to be, you know, have your hand held, I mean, go for it. But there was there was one more point I wanted to make. Okay, I think there's a huge difference between entrepreneurship and innovation.

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

I think like, you know, there's definitely a genre of startups these days, where a lot of people are building SaaS, and it's very templated. And I guess if you need to be, you know, have your hand held, I mean, go for it. But there was there was one more point I wanted to make. Okay, I think there's a huge difference between entrepreneurship and innovation.

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

And I think this is something that a lot of people maybe get kind of not unknowingly stuck in where like, I think a lot of what I'm saying maybe applies a lot more to people trying to build something new and innovate. And maybe in that sense, it's a lot easier to view your work as art because you are truly creating something new.

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

And I think this is something that a lot of people maybe get kind of not unknowingly stuck in where like, I think a lot of what I'm saying maybe applies a lot more to people trying to build something new and innovate. And maybe in that sense, it's a lot easier to view your work as art because you are truly creating something new.

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

And I think this is something that a lot of people maybe get kind of not unknowingly stuck in where like, I think a lot of what I'm saying maybe applies a lot more to people trying to build something new and innovate. And maybe in that sense, it's a lot easier to view your work as art because you are truly creating something new.

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

I think for a lot of people that are maybe not inherently motivated by fulfillment in that sense and are really just trying to make a quick buck, which, you know, if you want to do that, that's fine. I think it's probably fine to follow advice like that.

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

I think for a lot of people that are maybe not inherently motivated by fulfillment in that sense and are really just trying to make a quick buck, which, you know, if you want to do that, that's fine. I think it's probably fine to follow advice like that.

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

I think for a lot of people that are maybe not inherently motivated by fulfillment in that sense and are really just trying to make a quick buck, which, you know, if you want to do that, that's fine. I think it's probably fine to follow advice like that.

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

I just think, like, we're on the cusp of AGI. Are you really going to spend your time doing that? Like, there's only so many things you'll ever work on in your entire life. And I think what I hate the most about most people I meet around the world is everyone always is trying to prepare for something.

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

I just think, like, we're on the cusp of AGI. Are you really going to spend your time doing that? Like, there's only so many things you'll ever work on in your entire life. And I think what I hate the most about most people I meet around the world is everyone always is trying to prepare for something.

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

I just think, like, we're on the cusp of AGI. Are you really going to spend your time doing that? Like, there's only so many things you'll ever work on in your entire life. And I think what I hate the most about most people I meet around the world is everyone always is trying to prepare for something.

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

You know, some people are trying to work at some startup for 10 years or whatever so they can gain startup experience. Or, you know, I mean, it's not even just in the tech industry and our little scene. It's like... just people out there that are, a lot of people are maybe stuck in college or a lot of people just don't know what they want to do.

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

You know, some people are trying to work at some startup for 10 years or whatever so they can gain startup experience. Or, you know, I mean, it's not even just in the tech industry and our little scene. It's like... just people out there that are, a lot of people are maybe stuck in college or a lot of people just don't know what they want to do.

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

You know, some people are trying to work at some startup for 10 years or whatever so they can gain startup experience. Or, you know, I mean, it's not even just in the tech industry and our little scene. It's like... just people out there that are, a lot of people are maybe stuck in college or a lot of people just don't know what they want to do.

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

And I think one that boils down to that's, you know, skill issue, I would say again, like it's your fucking problem if you haven't figured out what you want to do by then. Um, and, uh,

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

And I think one that boils down to that's, you know, skill issue, I would say again, like it's your fucking problem if you haven't figured out what you want to do by then. Um, and, uh,

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

And I think one that boils down to that's, you know, skill issue, I would say again, like it's your fucking problem if you haven't figured out what you want to do by then. Um, and, uh,

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

Well, I mean, I think it's easier, you know, to create something new than it is to make something better. And I think maybe it's scarier, let's say, to do something unknown, for sure. But like, okay, like, let's say, let's say what I'm really trying to do, which is to build like an embodied AI friend, that is something new, rather than necessarily trying to build a better chatbot.

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

Well, I mean, I think it's easier, you know, to create something new than it is to make something better. And I think maybe it's scarier, let's say, to do something unknown, for sure. But like, okay, like, let's say, let's say what I'm really trying to do, which is to build like an embodied AI friend, that is something new, rather than necessarily trying to build a better chatbot.

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

Well, I mean, I think it's easier, you know, to create something new than it is to make something better. And I think maybe it's scarier, let's say, to do something unknown, for sure. But like, okay, like, let's say, let's say what I'm really trying to do, which is to build like an embodied AI friend, that is something new, rather than necessarily trying to build a better chatbot.