In this video, Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell discuss the importance of having honest and difficult conversations with startup founders. While having hard conversations can be uncomfortable, Seibel and Caldwell argue that this transparency is essential for founders to grow and ultimately, these experiences help founders have their own hard conversations that they've been avoiding with the people around them.

Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply
Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Definition
02:35 - Being likable
03:52 - Validating decisions
06:54 - Fundraising
08:31 - Deep dives
11:37 - Co-founders
15:42 - Employees
18:37 - Nobody's perfect
19:50 - Outro