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Ben Gilbert: commitment

12 May 2022 Acquired Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity

“The C is boring, so we won't cover it. But I want the A+. Give me the BHAG for YC from here.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
commitment
Recorded
12 May 2022
Publisher
Acquired

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…But we feel the same way. It's so amazing, but that is our fear. We're nurturing the community and keeping it. The amazing thing that it is is the number one thing that we do. The C is boring, so we won't cover it. But I want the A+. Give me the BHAG for YC from here. How do you change multiple orders of magnitude from where you are? Or do you want to? B or the A?…

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