Did your own startup journey match those expectations?
Replied byDalton Caldwell
Managing Partner at Y Combinator
Niche: Marketplace
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Started: 2005
Not at all. When I was younger, I believed success would happen much faster. An experienced startup lawyer once told me most successful exits take eight to twelve years. At the time, I thought he was completely wrong. Looking back, he was absolutely right.
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