Webinar, Fireside Chat
YC SUS: Eric Migicovsky hosts founder office hours
Y CombinatorEric Migicovsky, Eric Mijakovsky, Helen, Drow, Philippe, Diana, Bill, Jason Hirschhornbecker
- Founders are expected to derive lessons from their current week's goals to refine objectives for the subsequent two-week period, with a high likelihood of learning about their process even if specific targets are missed.
- The office hours experiment is scheduled to be repeated the following week, with hopes that the format provides applicable advice for other startups facing similar challenges.
- Helen intends to close or advance discussions with all pilot group projects within the next two weeks, aiming to transition satisfied customers to a paid monthly recurring service and reporting two new deals via email to Eric within that timeframe.
- Drow (Cognitive) aims to sell four annual subscriptions in the next two weeks, while Eric recommends targeting at least 10 and predicts reaching that 10-subscription goal if active calling begins, noting the availability of phone numbers for outreach.
- Philippe (Match Hotels) plans to test hypotheses regarding Southeast Asia, South Africa, and smaller properties over a two-week period, expecting to validate or invalidate the conversion rate hypothesis after 20 calls, and has committed to reporting call and conversion volumes via Twitter in two weeks.
- Diana (Dreamlist) targets acquiring 10 baby registries in the next two weeks, acknowledging potential revenue delays due to seasonal cycles, with a suggestion that posting her goal on Twitter will enforce accountability.
- Bill (Burlocks) plans to launch a "friends and family" product on March 1st, with a goal to onboard 15 new customers by the launch date in two weeks; Eric projects moving 15 existing customers to the new model, suggesting an additional target of 20 new users to reach 30 total, while noting that manual onboarding is initially required before the design can allow friends and family to assume accountability.