Elad Gil Shares Advice from the High Growth Handbook, a Guide to Scaling Startups

Elad Gil - https://twitter.com/eladgil - is an entrepreneur, operator, and investor. He cofounded Color Genomics - https://www.color.com/ - and Mixer Labs. Worked at Google and Twitter. And has invested in companies including Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe. He just released the High Growth Handbook - https://www.amazon.com/High-Growth-Handbook-Elad-Gil/dp/1732265100/ - which is a guide to scaling startups published by Stripe Press - http://press.stripe.com/ It contains tactical advice on key issues for post product-market fit companies such as the role of the CEO, hiring executives, late stage fundraising, M&A, and other topics. It also includes interviews with people in tech, including Sam Altman, President of YC Group. You can find the High Growth Handbook on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/High-Growth-Handbook-Elad-Gil/dp/1732265100/ The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon We're accepting applications from startups for the Winter 2019 funding cycle. Apply here: http://ycombinator.com/apply Read the transcript here - https://blog.ycombinator.com/elad-gil-shares-advice-from-the-high-growth-handbook-a-guide-to-scaling-startups *** Topics 00:14 - Why should an entrepreneur read the High Growth Handbook? 4:45 - On Marc Andreessen's comment, "The companies that charge more tend to grow faster." 6:00 - Myths about startups 7:00 - Leon Coe asks - What types of businesses do you avoid investing in? 8:30 - Things to just say 'no' to 11:50 - Companies that may be too early 14:02 - On Naval Ravikant's comment, "The most successful class of people in silicon valley on a consistent basis are either the venture capitalists, or people who are very good at identifying companies that have just hit product/market fit. They have the background, expertise, and references that those companies really want to help them scale." 16:51 - On Claire Hughes Johnson's "Guide to Working with Claire" 18:50 - Masud Hossain asks - How did most of t