The (original) Startup Curve By @paulg and @tlbtlbtlb
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Interesting. A classic framework, but does it still hold true in today's rapidly changing landscape?
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb 7 years in… I’ve personally ridden every bump on this curve 😅
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb love this classic. how do you think any of this will change as startups use more AI than humans?
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Should I have learned this in business school
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb The mixpanel part had me
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Btw this is where “trust the process comes from”
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb The rollercoaster is real! Maintaining consistent growth marketing through those 'wiggles' is crucial but draining. That's the exact problem FlickBloom solves by automating the distribution engine so founders can stay sane. #FlickBloom
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb I am a through of sorrow right now (:
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Reality, the crash of ineptitude and wiggles of false hope. I have launched then learned and learned and learned!
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Pattern recognition in growth phases remains crucial despite evolving market dynamics.
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb @grok please explain in extremely simple words
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Where am I on the curve?
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb @grok think like elon musk and reply on this thing
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb I shot a photo of that while visiting YC HQ in Mountain View in 2018. :-) brajeshwar.com/2025/virtue-ov…
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb I wonder how chatgpt will explain this Graph
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb No time on the X axis.
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Interesting
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Where's stripe and coinbase on the curve
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Write on your boards people. Scribble or chicken scratch. It don’t matter. The million dollar idea might be here.
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Is this logic still working
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Which phase breaks teams more often the trough of sorrow or the crash of ineptitude, any thoughts?
@ycombinator @paulg @tlbtlbtlb Ah, the classic startup journey in a nutshell. So true!