The Startup Podcast Yaniv Bernstein & Chris Saad

As a newcomer in Silicon Valley, Chris was awed by the kindness shown to him by influential insiders and tech luminaries, people he had never met and for whom he could provide little in return. From mentoring, warm intros, couches to sleep on, and more, Chris built lifelong friendships by receiving—and then giving.
The concept of “pay it forward” is profoundly ingrained in Silicon Valley culture. But what is it exactly? How did it take root so deeply in an individualistic culture full of immigrants and blow-ins? And why is it so fundamental to the success of the ecosystem?
In this episode, Chris and Yaniv unpack the magic of pay it forward, by way of game theory and the marvellous Robert Scoble.
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Chris and Yaniv talk with Christine Nguyen, founder of ReciMe. ReciMe is a social cooking app that is building a two-sided marketplace of inspirational recipe creators and dedicated home cooks. In this very first Office Hours episode, we dive deep on:

How to think about solving the marketplace “cold start” problem.
When and how to monetize.
Focusing on user experience.
Targeting a specific market niche.
High profile angel investors and celebrity endorsements
Being global from day one.

This isn’t your typical interview: Office Hours is live-on-air consulting, where we dissect a startup and provide actionable advice and feedback that will help make it stronger. Listen as we take all the building blocks from previous episodes and apply them to a real, live startup.
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Chris and Yaniv have seen the three key things that lead to success in startups: momentum, hustle, and an understanding of opportunity cost. In this episode, they’re diving deep into all three of them.
Chris and Yaniv discuss why momentum, hustle and opportunity cost are the critical concepts to operationalise not just in your business but life in general. There are some long-awaited rants on bureaucracy in start-ups, and great practical advice for anyone working at a startup right now drawn straight from both of their early-career experiences.

Timestamps:
1:45 Why momentum is critical to startup success
4:12 Defining momentum
7:00 Why it’s important to compare your momentum to the global benchmark
8:40 How to know if you have the momentum you need to succeed
9:23 Why you need to be both patient and impatient
9:42 What hustle really means
12:55 Why you need to understand opportunity cost
19:23 How to use opportunity cost and impatience to drive momentum
21:50 Why replicating big company processes at a start-up is bad business

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Uber has been in the news recently thanks to a fresh trove of emails discussing some of the early practices at the company. Chris and Yaniv use this news as a jumping-off point to discuss the social obligations of tech companies, shifting public perceptions, the role of the media in framing issues around tech, and the way in which this fits into the broader political landscape---especially in the United States.


This is a bit different to our usual material, but we really enjoyed recording it. We'd love it if you let us know what you think!

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Founder-led companies are at a distinct advantage, as long as the founder is able to keep up with the radical change in their role as a startup grows.
In this episode, Chris and Yaniv discuss the ways in which the role of a founder-CEO changes in quite revolutionary ways, what it looks like when a founder can't keep up with the pace of change, and how founders can work on themselves to make sure they don't become the limiting factor in their startup's success.

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Software engineering is a discipline that is often deeply misunderstood, often leading to frustration and inefficiency. With over 15 years experience as an engineer, Yaniv will help straighten things out (with Chris's help).

What even are software engineers? How are they different from IT? How do they work with product management? How do you keep your engineers accountable? Why is outsourcing problematic? Do no-code tools mean that software engineers are no longer necessary?

Listen in to hear the answers to these questions and more.

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