Suprith

Learning to learn is the biggest skill humans can learn.

Engineers have always upskilled themselves historically and survived many technology innovations. New coding agents will not take their jobs away, if majority engineers can upskill themselves with business skills, then a new era of generalist talent will emerge across the company.

But how would you classify something as failed? Was it halted? Was it not executed well? Did the customers not want it?
If you could curate a database with startups and reasons for failure, then I am sure many would be interested.

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10/10 [Opinion] It will take a long time to find a cofounder. It is almost as hard as finding a life partner. So give it time, explore multiple channels.
Most importantly, don't wait until you find a cofounder, just go ahead and build your startup. The more you wait, the more you don't do it.

9/10 [Opinion] I would say keep your expectations low, finding a cofounder is hard, be it through a platform or elsewhere. So being open to different people might be a better place to start unlike me, who went in with a specific profile for a cofounder in mind.

8/10 [Opinion] I am sure many founder teams have been formed through the platform, I think the platform is great for a first time entrepreneur.
Its not for someone like me, already with a product, with a small team and now looking for a cofounder for a specific area of expertise.

7/10 [Pro] It is a transparent platform

YC does not hide any information, I could directly contact people on their linkedin, instead of the YC platform itself. Which I think is great, as many are not active on the YC site anyway.

6/10 [Pro] The idea behind the platform

YC does a great job in ensuring there is no bias, while I complain there are no filters, this also allows us to explore profiles which we might never consider. The value system behind the idea is something I personally appreciate.

5/10 [Con] Inability to filter

The platform does not allow you to filter by region, it automatically decides a specific radius around you or completely shows people in other random countries which you might not want to explore.

4/10 [Con] The 50/50 equity myth

For the last decade I thought 50/50 equity is a basic need in a cofounder relationship. But in reality it is not. Only one sticks around in the end. If you feel you are that person take more. Don't be apologetic. Most people on the the platform want a 50/50 split.

3/10 [Con] Lack of focus

90% of the profiles lack focus on what they want to do in a startup. Everyone is open to do Tech, Product, Sales, Marketing, Ops etc. While its great to have a generalist onboard, so much deviation is not good for the startup.

2/10 [Con] People are fixated on titles

It's shocking to see how many people discuss their title on the intro call. Most of them would like to be a CEO, and in most cases they don't have prior c-level experience or skills needed for a CEO.

1/10 [Con] Educational Accolades ≠ Real deliverable skills

90% of the profiles with top educational accolades, who boast a great STEM profile hardly know how to build a good product from scratch.

For the last year, I have been passively searching for a cofounder for my startup through the
@ycombinator.bsky.social
cofounder matching program.

Here is a thread about my honest experience and some opinions on few topics🧵

Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.

The anatomy of a great product. Turning users to investors.

Great products make the user feel something, it solves a real problem, its a joy to use and scales effortlessly. Lets break it down ↓

1/10 This week marks a decade of my journey working with and building startups. I’ve learned a lot, experienced incredible highs, and faced my share of challenges.

But today, I’m more excited than ever. Here are my top 10 lessons from this wild ride:

Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.

Let us swap 'Let's think about it' for 'Let's decide on it.'

Let us commit to making decisions and let's not wait for the perfect solution.

Decide and move forward.

#startups #buildinpublic

Surely much needed during this time of the year to be prepared for later. First time founders or people new to end of year tax planning, check this out.

Think Progress

Not Perfection.

#buildinpublic
#saas
#entrepreneurship

Depends, for what you use it. If you build a horizontal cache for all your apis, then reusability would be high, hence much cheaper, obviously involves a bit more coding. But in the long run, I think your don't have to worry about paying these APIs huge subscriptions.

Caching is cheaper by a mile.

Great products combine all four. A great product isn't just used, its loved.

I learn't this when our first users asked if they could be our investors.

That's the biggest trust users can place on your product and you as an entrepreneur.

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4/4 Plan for Growth

A product that works for 10 users but crashes with 1,000 is doomed.

Think ahead always, its a basic need today.

- Can your infrastructure handle growth?
- Can new features fit seamlessly into the experience?

Scalability isn’t optional, it's about survival.

3/4 Delight your users

Usable isn’t enough, make it delightful. Great products create unique experiences with the small things.

- Clever micro-interactions
- Thoughtful touches (like “undo” for accidental actions)
- A design that feels crafted, not just functional
- Smooth transitions and more

2/4 Usability is everything - Make It Effortless

A product that’s hard to use won’t stick, no matter how powerful it is.

Great usability means:

- Intuitive design (don’t make users think)
- Speed (time is precious)
- Accessibility (everyone can use it)

These should guide your product decisions.

1/4 Solve Real Pain Points

No pain, no gain. Great products start with a deep understanding of their users’ frustrations.

Ask yourself:
- What keeps your users from giving their 100%?
- How does your product make their life easier, faster, or better?
- Does it save them time or money?

The anatomy of a great product. Turning users to investors.

Great products make the user feel something, it solves a real problem, its a joy to use and scales effortlessly. Lets break it down ↓