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stuckFounderon All 60 startups that launched at Y Combinator Winter 2016 Demo Day 1

Cruise was started by Twitch co-founder, again pre-dating the strategy. And Zenefits, LOL.

stuckFounderon All 60 startups that launched at Y Combinator Winter 2016 Demo Day 1

> Remember, Airbnb and Dropbox...

This comment has also been made pretty much every batch.

Trotting out companies that were picked before the growth strategy was implemented as evidence that the growth strategy is a good idea doesn't make sense.

Dropbox and Airbnb were massively successfully with in 2-3 years. What are the big successes from 2013 to the present?

stuckFounderon Blendle: Pay-per-article journalism platform that refunds you for clickbait

NYT is income insurance, aka an employer. They will pay you a reasonable wage even if you aren't writing stuff people read.

stuckFounderon Ask HN: How to show business co-founders that I'm actually working hard

I think its a great business opportunity. Happy to put up with endless BS if it makes alot of money.

stuckFounderon Ask HN: How to show business co-founders that I'm actually working hard

We have alot of tools to show off my progress (I've mentioned elsewhere in the thread), none of it seems to resonate. Basically facts don't resonate, and this seems like a "soft" skill issue.

Because of our baby, i'm often up at crazy hours, the guys joke regularly about my 4am Slack comments on the business and that I must not sleep at all. This makes it even more baffling that my commitment is being questioned.

stuckFounderon Ask HN: How to show business co-founders that I'm actually working hard

They say their contribution is making sales. It's a similar issue where, do I know at, say 2:37pm on a Wednesday, they are talking to a customer? I don't, but I trust that they are. My issue is getting them to trust that I'm doing the same.

No amount Slack comment content/timestamps, github commits content/timestamps, website features that get added seem to be able to clue them in to level of effort.

stuckFounderon Ask HN: How to show business co-founders that I'm actually working hard

They are making sales, on the phone, emailing. Its hard to argue about because of the few measurables (10 total sales in 3 months). Just like me, they claim they are pulling their own weight. The problem is I believe them and they don't believe me.

I can point out involvement on Slack, where I am super engaged to everyone who posts and in contrast, they respond haphazardly if at all, but this gets petty.

stuckFounderon Ask HN: How to show business co-founders that I'm actually working hard

tried that, told them LOCs too. Doesn't get through to them.

stuckFounderon How to Find the Right Co-Founders

There is some truths about humanity in these comments. The downvoters haven't thought this through.