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Could your side project become a startup?

Y Combinator
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  • Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator partner) advises evaluating startup viability based on product reception rather than volume.
  • The preferred strategy prioritizes creating a product that a few users "really love" over one that "a lot of people are indifferent towards."
  • Validation is measured by the depth of a user's reaction, specifically if they can state they are "doing something very differently" because the product exists.
  • A single passionate user of a crude, weekend-hacked prototype is deemed more valuable than "a million signups on a waitlist" for a non-existent product.