My 8 Best Startup tips from 10+ Years of Investing

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Here are 8 Startup tips containing some of my favorite advice I have for startup founders taken from 10+ Years of Investing at my VC fund, Initialized Capital.
What is good retention? www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/wh...
0:00 Intro
1:08 Be Contrarian AND Right
1:33 Learn AND EARN
2:05 Realize Time is Finite
2:33 Check out Report Cards from Tydo!
3:50 How to SAVE Your Startup from a death spiral
4:32 Be a NINJA in the face of Chaos
5:11 The secret to Designing anything
6:12 The secret growth engine behind most companies
7:13 Everything to know about User retention and growth
8:34 Thanks for watching.
READY TO EXPAND? HERE ARE THE FULL LESSONS-
Learn or Earn • LEARN, EARN or QUIT | ...
How to design • How To DESIGN EVERYTHI...
Funding Coinbase: Turning $300K into $2 billion • I funded Coinbase in 2...
Stop chasing money, chase wealth • STOP Chasing Money -- ...
Startup next steps after raising millions • Startup Next Steps aft...
Startup growth strategies • 6 Startup Growth Strat...
I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and founder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart, and I’m a Forbes Midas List Top 100 venture capitalist in the world. We want these videos to be about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people. Our startups have gone on to create more than $100 billion in market value so far, and Initialized has over $770M in assets under management.
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[@will-ye]

“Contrarian but right” is what Thiel wrote about in Zero to One

[@drajapaksa]

Thank you so much for sharing these things. I love the way you explain things slowly and to the point. Please share more frequently man!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thank you so much for this, Garry. This is coming at the perfect time ❤️

[@bastianplatz923]

Hi Gray, such a great video. I love you content on social media. Had myself some serious, very serious excitement on it myself. I really enjoyed your vigor for Code2040. Every person should do something to get us to utopian future. I humbly, very humbly consider myself lev5, but wonder what the next levels would bring? Maybe centaurdom? I do know you prefer DM on instagram, but if you are interested at all, maybe reach out. I keen to talk to people of intelligence and insight. Have a very lovely day. Definitely I love your focus on personal freedom and creation of wealth for more than yourself.

[@oleeg3336]

The length of the video is perfect!! Great content man!! Big fan.

[@froknowsphoto]

solid again, thank you.

[@Ico132]

You are the most positive and wholesome person I've seen running a youtube channel in a long time. If I were to start a company I'd love to have an investor like you!

[@neerajaggarwala]

This really resonates, Garry! I couldn't agree more... I'm now on my second startup, where my first one was a moderate success. Hoping to hit a home run the second time around and your videos are an inspiration as well as a re-enforcement of my learnings! Thanks for this!

[@jayseo6778]

This is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing all of this Garry

[@anlenke]

As ever, appreciate the distilled curation of experience, Garry. All true, and auctioning these at my new startup, especially minimizing periphery. Love the sponsor charity framework too. Thanks for paying it forward.

[@shlok1978]

I've just found one of the most valuable channel in KZbin! Thanks a lot!

[@Maver1ck3981]

..your videos are top notch ! The entrepreneurship tips and guidance into the VC space you've been sharing is invaluable. Thanks!

[@bryanpalaciosc]

Thanks for the profound advice Garry; love this type of videos from you.

[@sicktastictv]

Gary, thanks for always inspiring. So much awesome information for free here.

[@cato88.]

Thank you again for your time and knowledge. I greatly appreciate it.

[@willnotlooz]

Garry, you're golden man! TY so much for the knowledge you been dropping for us. As a late-comer to design, I'd love hear more about when/how you got into the design side of tech.

[@mr.marketoriginal3808]

Wow, this is invaluable! Thank you so much!

[@xycgrodrigues]

Thank you so much, @GarryTan, for creating and sharing this amazing video! I can't believe I didn't come across it sooner.

[@jainakhil]

Did I just watch a YT short. Great and Helpful as always Garry.

[@labasbikhir]

Great content man, keep growing 👍

[@prav077]

Please make videos on: 1. Please make a video on startup terms every aspiring startup founder should know. 2. How to value the startup if it’s only one in the industry? 3. How to find the right amout of equity that should be diluted or a how to find a near correct valuation? 4. How to make sure management dosen’t cheat? 5. If you were to start a startup today in which industry would be intrested in? Or the industry that will grow massively in the near future. Everyone like so that Garry can see this. All of this would be very valuable to every viewer of the channel

[@aharmon]

Thank you for your invaluable insight and humble nature, Gary. You're one of the GOATs

[@nickhatzis]

Thank you so much! I'm trying to build my own software startup and your videos are really helping!

[@conocerseasimismo]

Me too!! 🤗

[@simiope9808]

Thanks for the quality information you provide.

[@readmycomment3157]

Brilliant video Garry. I love that the startup scene is full of people like you looking to bring the next generation up with them. This kind of thinking will make the world better.

[@readmycomment3157]

@@garrytan6218 don't scam under decent peoples videos

[@RYeah100]

I like it that Garry put emphasis on founders that are engineers creating their vision, thanks Garry!

[@BennyRubanov]

Love this video, and really love your approach to advertising- I think it's wonderful that you're donating ad income to charity, and choosing to espouse products that provide value to founders :)

[@MatveevStas]

Thank you! 🙏

[@CharlieHamilton]

Easily my favorite channel on this app

[@valdisgerasymiak1403]

Great advices, thank you!

[@alyssadeng6462]

Congrats with the sponsorship! Motivating content as always!

[@R3ACHGOD]

Garry thank you for your videos. I'm watching all of them from switzerland and i'm trying to set up a digital bank based on blockchain. This videos are very motivating.

[@user-yg3rk6zq8p]

You seem positive minded, and I really like that you want to diversify how you earn cash.. Great Job 👍

[@HafizurRahman-zn7sx]

This is why I subscribed your channel as a student

[@ahmedadly]

Love the sponsorship model and a big fan of the channel. Thank you Garry

[@jeajung24]

Great advice thank you 🙏🏻

[@trdtsh]

Thanks for sharing Garry. Very common sense pragmatic insights.

[@nurmuhammadluthfi5407]

Damn your videos are gems. Trully gems

[@TheLastCodebender]

I love how you frame the "crazy idea that you can validate with first principles thinking". It's easy to come up with crazy ideas, but most of them will never work. Thinking in first principles will show you if you truly have something interesting!

[@TheLastCodebender]

@@adityachoudhary1739 I need to find good video ideas 😅 I am also busy with work, that's why I have been producing slower these day. Curious, are there any video topics you would like to see?

[@MikeWilliamsYoroomie]

Some serious wisdom & insights shared!

[@aaban3404]

Thank you Garry. This was helpful

[@willchhun6860]

Already like, subscribed and hit the bell button.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

Gary. You are great. Thanks ! Bob

[@ambientgamesound]

Thank you!

[@johanngross957]

Thank you for sharing Garry, very encouraging!

[@johanngross957]

@@matttaylorvariety4551 please stop spamming, this is not the real Garry Tan!

[@EditsByShobhit]

Love the tips! Sending love from India

[@amansingh-os9gd]

Thank you so much garry

[@ak123jid2]

Remember watching your videos when you had 20k subscribes. This was only a couple months ago. Really proud of you mate

[@RYeah100]

@@garrytan6218 you are a fake account, not the real Garry, please stop.

[@grahamwilkinson6902]

Great content

[@princek8617]

This is a great channel

[@amiteshwarmann7556]

Thank you sharing retention. Curious about benchmarks for LLM API costs for B2B SaaS built using LLMs - 10%?

[@alokranjan3329]

I don't know if you reply to this or not but I want to tell you that your every video is so perfect for anyone who is looking to start up any time in his life. I am a two times entrepreneur and it feels so fresh every time I watch your videos. Infact, I have been working on a cool product inspired by just your talks.

[@GarryTan]

Thanks Alok!

[@noobfishing]

love the content, thank you. I am a founder and having difficulty doing marketing, the product we have is very unique.

[@pranshkhubchandani8102]

hey, would love to know more about your product.

[@josim8908]

Hey Gary, great content as always. I don't see a way to submit a pitch deck to your funds website. How would one go about doing this?

[@pulltheskymusicgroup4475]

Thank you

[@MrKaugaban]

Thank You Sifu.

[@chipekowasa6571]

Amazing video

[@pusyoka5137]

thank you sir

[@_lfaustoo]

Another great video! Thank you, Garry! We will meet soon

[@kuriyamatidusflossy]

"You are not your resume you are a human being" G. Tan

[@genuinecrypto1773]

Garry what’s the best way to approach investors? LinkedIn? How would you take investment opportunities serious through which approach? Thanks

[@johnmwangi8706]

Am here to learn

[@GrowWithWill]

Random but I love the color grading on this video.

[@jesslarsen]

Gary, these videos are great. It would be nice to hear more about the charity you are supporting.

[@GarryTan]

Check out code2040.org

[@karanchudasama2422]

Hmm that's definitely great 👍

[@unabuenasemana]

Based on that chart we have great retention in users and revenue!!! Yeiii!!! We're getting there...

[@unabuenasemana]

Not my channel though 🤣 but the startup is going great! ❤️✨

[@patrickmoumiet]

Hey Gary how are you ? Are you answering comments for your video launch ?

[@GarryTan]

Sure what’s up

[@patrickmoumiet]

@@GarryTan Thanks for the reply. So I was wondering ! when you invest in a startup with your fund, how do you deal with investment that could be great for you as a VC but " bad" for your portofolio lets say your invest in a potential " coinbase killer" even if you have stakes in coinbase ? What is your ethics about it ? cause you could fund something that could hurt you previous or actual investments ( with maybe some tension with the founders ) Just wondering ! thanks for the answer !

[@GarryTan]

We try not to invest in things that directly compete. And if they are adjacent we try to make sure different partners are the primary contact so that if they do collide it’s easier for us to make sure information about each startup stays private.

[@patrickmoumiet]

@@GarryTan okay, thats a great philosophy of investing. Thanks for your answer and time !

[@anishjain3663]

Recently I use to know before product you need to find your market your audience and there pain point. and when I learn this most of founder come up there market from there own problem and people like me who don't find any problem in there life how build something 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@waltondornisch7662]

...so now I have a question: I am thinking about doing Launchpeer...dropping $10,000 in to get there overall services, but some of their services (like incorporation) I already got. The most pivotal thing I need right now is a place to sign up so users can access the free, fun and celebratory Front End of "You and Me Across Time", and the gateway that leads to the subscription-based Back End...along with a template in the Back End that allows users to build their personal story... Would the $10,000 (plus salaries) do more good and be equally effective by going to Code 2040 instead of Launchpeer?

[@AR-qo4zz]

Undervalued channel. If you were a stock, I'd YOLO on you lol!

[@we-eh7ld]

How did you make the amount of money that you invested into coinbase?

[@waltondornisch7662]

Saint Garry... what a wonderful soul...

[@elrosspangue7443]

You still rock Garry!! I want to built something in the next 10 yrs that would affect 1B people

[@ArshdeepSingh-ob7rj]

@Cryptócurrency Markét You are a spam bro , What the Hell are u talkin about

[@amanmathur_]

Hey Garry, I'm a huge fan of your channel + your journey. I'm a student at Waterloo with a similar design/engineering background and want to work with you in any capacity possible. What's the best way to get in touch?

[@tompuijpeNL]

How does revenue retain at 100%+?

[@dulcisfate6060]

Pure beauty ❤️

[@247todo3]

Thank you for the interesting information and advice. You speak to the crazy guy in my head that keeps killing me with new ideas and concepts. Positive vibes from Big Island 🏝 Hawaii 🙏🏽🤙🏽🌺

[@suhailps2488]

Thank you Garry, can you make a video on how to come up with start up idea? I have been struggling this for a year. I know i want to be an entrepreneur but i cant come up with an idea, i dont even know what my passion is.

[@mariaineslucas3196]

@@matttaylorvariety4551 yeah this is a fake account

[@uncutgamer350]

Hlo sir can we create team online for startup Now am 17 due to covid school is online Now am building an app for startup I need to how to build a team online and is it possible

[@HafizurRahman-zn7sx]

If you are a programmer then we can collaborate Twitter @hfzurahman

[@chandrahasm107]

Garry, what are the general steps to get into VC from tech(coding + market research)

[@GarryTan]

Make something people want, and then become a VC afterwards. That way you can actually help people instead of just being money.

[@OxTofunmi]

It's rare to see people giving advices with examples

[@Ryanzono]

Hi Garry! Great video, are you on clubhouse?

[@Shah_Khan]

Thanks a lot Gary. Your videos helps a lot. I need some suggestions from you, if you can. Please tell me how can I connect with you?

[@Shah_Khan]

@@garrytan3142 You are not original Garry Tan. I think you are bot.

[@kuriyamatidusflossy]

you are right when everybody else is also right you'll make a very little gain you are wrong when everybody else is right you'll lose a lot or loose everything you are right when everybody else is wrong your gains will be huge

[@fly82024]

All startup ideas I think that is exists, How to create world valuable startup?

[@rashforddwayne8624]

Awesome video man and thanks for recommending Racheal, I’ve been making huge ROI since she started handling my portfolio. God bless

[@zuvlet]

The big question What to start?

[@jayeshjadhav3575]

How to achieve product market fit?

[@GarryTan]

Make a good product that solves a real problem and create a good system to market and sell it. Repeat.

[@jayeshjadhav3575]

@@GarryTan thanks sir

[@DemyanLavor]

❤️

[@devanshpathak8720]

Fans of Gary, question for you. Who are the other creators creating similar high quality content?

[@ibrand23]

Justin Kan has a really great channel; slightly different flavor to GT, but entertaining and insightful content as well.

[@kapambwekapambwe4131]

Vusi thembekwayo, he runs the biggest vc firm in africa. his channel is called Mygrowthfund

[@uchesmartmonday471]

💪

[@s_soboy]

👌

[@fanilo95]

Garry, you're helping us cool. but: how can WE help YOU?

[@ballipaj5962]

Make company so that he can invest in it and can make money

[@general9064]

@@ballipaj5962 no shit sherlock hahaha

[@santanugoyari5265]

By Subscribing , liking, and sharing his video

[@kshitizayer]

We want Garry Tan in shark tank as an investor.

[@kittoh_]

Hi sir Garry! I've sent you a DM on IG. Hoping for a response. Thanks a lot! PS. Another knowledge-filled video, awesome as always!

[@victorsuarez3]

Mark my words... I'm going to build a billion-dollar start-up.

[@conocerseasimismo]

Hello Garry. You said: two types of retention, but you only mention one 😃

[@GarryTan]

It's a compilation! You can see the full video on my channel.

[@conocerseasimismo]

@@GarryTan thank you Garry!! I didn't know that. Will check that out.. Yess.. Found it. Minute 9:09 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm8ZIV7hNinY6M. 😃🌏🐾

[@hoax8948]

Be the founder of your own career!

[@champnik464]

New CEO of yc

[@KevinChee]

Another thing I learn from most startup founders, do not have kids when you're attempting a startup :)

[@isko4173]

Who want to start a company with me ?

[@manjularaj5219]

Hi Garry,someone talking to me through your WhatsApp no,and I'm not sure if it is you..can you cross check?

[@GarryTan]

It’s not me

[@manjularaj5219]

I got an WhatsApp no from your mail I'd on my request,and thinking it's you,I shared sensitive project and personal information. When he started asking money,I want to cross check with you.pls initiate legal action before someone loses money and pls share your official mail i'd, so that I can share the discussion..if it is really not you and some hacker, it would cause severe damage to your reputation..