Dexa/Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Published Feb 12, 2025

The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup

Explore crucial startup financial strategies with Brad Flora and Dalton Caldwell as they navigate prudent spending at various stages, effective hiring tactics, and innovative customer acquisition approaches to ensure sustainable growth and avoid common pitfalls.

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- How do you know if you have product-market fit?
  Asked by 244 people
- Do you have any advice from startup founders?
  Asked by 42 people
- How do you scale a profitable business?
  Asked by 41 people
- How to hire great people
  Asked by 38 people
- How do you find product-market fit?
  Asked by 29 people
- How did successful companies start?
  Asked by 27 people
- How did the experience change their startup?
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- How does the founding team help in building a successful startup as discussed in the episode 20VC: Scaling to a $1.3Bn Valuation While in Stealth, The Power of Different Network Effects Within Payment Platforms & How To Leverage Your Board and Investor Base for the Most Value with Matan Bar, Founder & CEO @ Melio and the clip Leadership Insights?
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- How has the startup landscape changed since the release of the a16z Podcast episode "Raising Money and Valuing Startups -- What Happens When Things Don't Go As Planned?" and the clip "Changing Perspectives"?
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- How do startup founders think as discussed in the episode The Art and Science of Biology's Future and the clip Contrarian Thinking?
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- How do startup founders think, as discussed in the episode Interview Replay: Kara on Leadership Lab and the clip Embracing the Unknown?
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- What are the challenges of scaling a business?
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- How are early-stage startups growing?
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- How do you scale a business?
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- What challenges do startups face?
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