Second-time YC founder: selling to Dropbox didn't bring answers — consistency beats intensity
garrytan · x · 2026-11-13
Founder jans, back at YC a second time (old enough to be the dad of half his batch), shares lessons he missed the first round, in a thread retweeted by Garry Tan:
- Nobody knows what they're doing: everyone pivots and rebuilds; some are just better at hiding it.
- An exit doesn't give answers: after selling his first company to Dropbox, investors take the meeting, but the product still has to work and users don't care who you are.
- Consistency beats intensity: 200 straight weeks of running; "startups are hard" only landed the second time, with scars.
The photo shows the three founders at the Y Combinator sign.
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