Do famous founders give advice they didn't follow themselves? How seriously should you consider the advice of people like Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel? It’s hard not to give advice when you’re successful, but context matters. In this episode, Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell dig into why some advice givers might be tempted to say “Do as I say, not as I did” and how we try to avoid doing that within YC.
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Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Advice Paradox
01:28 - 3 Examples
02:09 - Sam Altman
03:01 - Elon Musk
03:30 - Peter Thiel
03:47 - Sam's Success
06:34 - Elon's Success
09:22 - Peter's Success
12:12 - How We Avoid This?
15:16 - Personalization
16:57 - Outro