6 Skills for Successful Startup Founders: Maximize your chances

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You can't guarantee success, but you can increase the chances of it by working on these six skills for startup founders.
What to do after raising money: • Startup Next Steps aft...
Roll your way to a Startup Unicorn: • Roll your way to a Sta...
Stop wasting your life: • LEARN, EARN or QUIT | ...
00:00 Intro
02:36 Engineering
04:44 Product
06:15 Design
08:16 Sales & Marketing
08:54 Finance
10:00 Management and leadership
Full transcript and sign up for email updates at blog.garrytan.com
Key resources mentioned
* Codecademy codecademy.com
* Insight Fellows blog.garrytan.com/my-newest-y...
* Career Karma careerkarma.com
* Garry's YC Startup School: Design Part 1 • Design for Startups by... and Part 2 • Design for Startups by...
Music 04:44 to 08:16 by Sudo, aka Suhail Doshi / sudo
I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and cofounder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart. I’m doing my own run-and-gun one man KZfaq channel with no staff or crew - we're going for raw and unfiltered, not perfect.
Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this!

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@sfpoet5885 3 жыл бұрын

"We repel people when we need them most." I never seem to be able to learn this lesson. Thank you for this video!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

It’s my least favorite truth

@jpjp9111 3 жыл бұрын

Truth

@RemiOdufuye 3 жыл бұрын

12:31 "Founders are often the speck of dust that forms the crystalline structure that actually solves a real problem " ... truly profound. Thanks Gary

@breakfastofchampions 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how Gary takes the time to reply to comments, really cool dude!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Just legit trying to help

@JayChoyceTibbitts 4 жыл бұрын

I find so much value in your content, Garry! Thank you for bringing such great videos every week 🙌

@hasenamanyecgaa 3 жыл бұрын

Gary sir, my life is even short to pay you back the value you are giving. I am really grateful to have you.

@gauravbhatia7 3 жыл бұрын

Garry, there is something about you that keeps viewers like me to watch you and learn from you. I have been thinking to start something of my own and found inspiration from your videos. I wish you all the best.

@doftpeters 3 жыл бұрын

I cant tell you how much your videos have benefit me as a startup founder, Thank you Garry !

@_ericelliott 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of great founder advice here that resonated with my experience, and lots of great reminders as we're building our new ventures.

@MrPrat777 3 жыл бұрын

Garry sir, much respect. I always felt surprised how to transition from ideas to startup. You have been explaining the most valuable nuggets 🙏

@YourCompanyCTO 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work, Garry. I've always been in the rift of engineering and design.

@vaibhavgupta6611 3 жыл бұрын

This is the one of the best recommendation I got on KZfaq, this would be very helpful for me and really need such type of knowledge. Thanks Mr. Garry

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

@kenmooso 4 жыл бұрын

Probably a video I’ll have to watch multiple times. Love it. Great advice Garry!

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the encouragement Ken! I've only been doing this for less than 6 mo so I'm still learning how to do it every single time.

@odedejikehinde6514 Жыл бұрын

I downloaded video to view offline, but after seeing the video, I had to reopen KZfaq to like and subscribe to your channel. That's was contents filled ; I've been wanting to know the simple key skills needed to startup a company, I saw this and you helped me out. Thanks Garry, this was helpful.

@samuellow2464 3 жыл бұрын

Really love the authenticity you put into making your videos! Thank you!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JoeyT 3 жыл бұрын

Im currently in a data science bootcamp while incorporating my business and relocating. I have a very good understanding of engineering and even read a book on hiring a software developer. I found the biggest key to both scenarios of learning or hiring is this: just pick one and do it fast and better than the ones who failed to do it right. Love the content. Keep this going!

@hamzahimran3447 2 жыл бұрын

can i work for you😨

@reactdev71717 6 ай бұрын

What's the book called?

@gabimoncha 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing content! Love how you structure everything and give real examples that work

@winnerekwuazi7704 Жыл бұрын

You do amazing work, Garry. Thanks for your time and efforts.

@charleschia4414 3 жыл бұрын

One of the videos that you thought you already knew the content but learn so much more from watching it! Great perspective!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles

@LifeyApp 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@zizzyzozo807 4 жыл бұрын

Killing it Garry. Tech is definitely the space to be in if you want to build a competitive moat. Low barriers to entry regulation wise, that's what makes it so exciting I think. It gives people in their fields of expertise - be it Law, Medicine, Construction etc. the chance to pivot on a dime and leverage their knowledge to create something amazing. You don't have to go through a 4 year degree and burden yourself with debt - it's all got to do with how bad you want it.

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

It's a very welcoming space. Lots of people from lots of walks of life come to tech, and then later become founders. That's why I'm so excited about Career Karma!

@kairanwang5150 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is pure gold. Keep up the good work Garry!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin!

@kefeh 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, I love this guy. I am really fortunate I found your channel at this point, I am following every series of it

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@finnbaseley 4 жыл бұрын

Damn this exceeded my expectations by far. Great Job.

@nicolasflamel3489 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your content Garry. You are I'm sure one of the most impactful educators on the internet.

@DarleneTechTips Жыл бұрын

I total agree with How to win and influence friends. It helped me develop much empathy and build relationships as well as be a good leader

@streetcred9585 3 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing watch Garry. Tremendous value added. Thanks!

@akashtandon1 4 жыл бұрын

This is helpful. It puts together important ideas and information in a simple form. Thanks Garry!

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Akash!

@cycltheapp9800 3 жыл бұрын

Where has your channel been all my life! So excited to learn more. This video was great.

@jeremiah8437 3 жыл бұрын

That's why I love watching your video. You hit the nail before you open your mouth.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@EnglishTreeTV 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video Garry, thank you, wow! Super insightful, articulate and concise. As an artist I'm finding it harder and harder to think of myself as a "business". I have a successful brand but can't seem to get over my lack of interest in making any more money than I do now, which is simply a humble, comfortable living. Yet to create bigger creative projects without the need to beg for funding or give up control, I will need to do just that. Feels like I'm stuck in limbo. Anyways your videos are very helpful and inspiring. Thank you!

@SteveKalinda 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry, we need more of this!

@sandieman 4 жыл бұрын

💪🏼👏🏼 great advice and breakdown. I remember reading so many books before starting first company years ago. This is so much more concise and easy to digest for next generation of entrepreneurs.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

@XOmermaidOX 3 жыл бұрын

I’m an engineer and learning to get into product management. Thank you for the high quality content video. If I watch one of your videos every day, I think I’ll get closer and closer to my goal. Great job! 👏

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@F250eh 3 жыл бұрын

The more I watch your videos, the more I validate my project! Thank you for sharing

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@prakharshivam 4 жыл бұрын

This one was awesome, Garry! Waiting for the next episodes.

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Prakhar!

@Danny-qh4su 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Gary! Thanks for the great content!

@simon.0ri26 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Garry Tan for sharing!

@denswam 3 жыл бұрын

I love your insights Garry Tan! Where have you been all my life!

@nickhatzis 3 жыл бұрын

you are a great human being Gary. Thank you

@MrCrystello 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve worked directly with Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Leadership & Management roles. I have some expose to Product and Design, but probably Engineering is the one I am lacking the most. I’m on the process to become full time focused on my entrepreneurial journey and I was thinking to study some coding exactly with the intention of what you said. To have better understanding of this area (last time I coded probably was at uni 20 years ago), but at least to increase my chances to have more meaningful conversations with potential CTOs. Thanks for another great video.

@sagarjaid 3 жыл бұрын

I was finding this content from months :) thanks! Grate video really helps new founders

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm trying to do, just help!

@pavelclaudiopatino419 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this out of curiosity. I'm not part of any of these fields. It's clear to me that you REALLY got to have passion & love for this. Because it's extremely complex & difficult to Master. I always thought that the geniouses of this era are the programmers. Wow, I'm impressed. Smart people.

@BendOregon67 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Garry. Thank you for your time.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason!

@user-tu2vp7xz6j 3 жыл бұрын

Came across this channel recently. Garry here tells simple but very important stuff. I find it very interesting. Would like to keep watching. Looking forward to more interesting videos.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@abnux 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Garry! Lots of food for thought here.

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Any time

@Darija_Institute 3 жыл бұрын

Gary, I'm hooked to your content. Love it so much!

@remote3652 3 жыл бұрын

gems! loving it Garry thanks SOOO much for making these videos.

@sibuleledubula4890 2 жыл бұрын

Garry, thank you soo much for this. You have no idea how much i needed it.

@Shmevin 3 жыл бұрын

yeah i agree on learning how to code. it improves your problem solving skills. also on building teams of people with different expertise. thank you for the video.

@olzhasbeisenbayev246 4 жыл бұрын

I really like this video! Very lean and to the point, loved the Product and Leadership parts in particular. I think YT is a perfect format to expand on your ideas from Twitter, and you should definitely keep making more of these. Also a question: does Initialized work with pre-product-market-fit products / co’s? I’m releasing mine in a few weeks and was contemplating the next steps / exploring the options. Thanks.

@shafichowdhury7923 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Garry! I listened to almost all of your vlogs! So in-depth analysis and insightful! I have a dream and wanna work with you! Sending you my resume. Hopefully together we can build something great for humanity!

@tacochub4353 3 жыл бұрын

I find a lot of value in the things you share here. Thank you for creating these videos.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@joechotirawi9420 3 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to be your biggest fan now. Keep them coming!

@yuqin9912 4 жыл бұрын

I just failed my last startup. Now I am working for some company. I suddenly have so much time that I don't know how to use. This is exactly what I need before I start my next one!

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

You can do it Yu!

@leekheang5628 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Garry!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lee!

@RoadmapMBA 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Garry, just discovered your videos and really enjoying them!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MrJwcool 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Garry, thank you for sharing! This is very helpful and your contents are amazing! Can't wait to see more!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your kind comment!

@josiahamaze 2 жыл бұрын

Great video brother! Thank you as always!

@theodoreomtzigt7145 3 жыл бұрын

Garry: this is amazingly productive content, I am in awe.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Theodore!

@loulei9339 3 жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder why this feeling is so rare. I made a few videos on a different channel that garnered traction with a lot of similar "this is so useful!" comments. This makes me feel that most content consumed is manufactured for engagement metrics as opposed to genuinely helping people.

@blindguymcsqueezy50 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry! You are the best

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@marioacosta1842 3 жыл бұрын

Way to go, thank you again Garry!

@abhiglad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary for sharing your distilled knowledge.

@vishalkguptanyc 4 жыл бұрын

Another great and thoughtfully laid out video for any entrepreneur.

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@harshitboss 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Harshit.

@munaalamudi9975 4 жыл бұрын

You are great. Thank you.

@diwakarkumar9835 3 жыл бұрын

Great contents help me a lot I want to start my own startup . Thanks Garry

@manishpingale6558 3 жыл бұрын

The thing I like about your channel is that you 1) Get to a straight point 2) Explain in simple words 3)Great content I subed to your channel in first video

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@manishpingale6558 3 жыл бұрын

@@GarryTan and yes 4) You care about your subscribers 😊😊 you are truly great KZfaqer keep it up love your video I hope you will keep uploading such great content 😊😊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@carloslfu 3 жыл бұрын

Great content Garry! Thanks for sharing it 🙂

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@mamaemprendedoratv 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻 you help me so much to could understand what I need ❤️

@margaretngarachu6321 3 жыл бұрын

So insightful, honest and realistic. Thanks Gary

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Future_ology 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary, Really insightful channel.

@notjustdev 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary for this gold

@GarryTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Vadim!

@SlayNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

Followers are more important to leaders than leaders are to followers

@oppawannadoyou 2 жыл бұрын

It’s called Servant leadership

@tzmashrim3726 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry, it'd help me a lot to start my future startups

@kdan777 2 жыл бұрын

Pure 💎!! Thank you!

@yuvrajdhepe2116 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it Garry thanks for sharing.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@priyanshuindra4648 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man sharing a bunch of good advices and suggestions to help people like me.

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@bradhouston4734 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! See YOU real soon 😁

@martinrandolph8220 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for all that you do and preach

@drmikadirector7113 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome input and info. Thanks for the effort and sharing it! Have been in foodtech BIZ, and this is so relevant event out of the IT tech industry. Going thru our Series A, as have been in operation for passed 15 years. So we are at our growing life cycle, and you content which I m following, has really enhanced and sync my thought process in going thru the investor engagements. Tx bro

@patrickmoumiet 3 жыл бұрын

You deserve 100k minimum. Great content and editing ! Very Helpful video !

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@Heydjcam 4 жыл бұрын

Great Gems! Great seeing your twitter advice take more life on youtube.

@ceciliajackson5950 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Well thought out!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kloudytics 3 жыл бұрын

Always interesting content, Garry!

@amitpatel321 3 жыл бұрын

You got 4k followers in last 3-4 days! Good for you bro!

@GarryTan 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty crazy honestly

@mariamawhai369 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Mr Gary it's been a while since I enjoyed your program, just one week and it feels as if a whole year......I have decided to go ahead with videos related Start up..... Look out for me, in let's say quarterly. Cheers up