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YC 创业课:科研博士转型创业者的 10 个思维转变

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Fei-Fei Li 实验室出来的创业者讲了 10 个学术思维坑,比如虚荣指标、没有截止日期怎么活,读博想做产品的人直接看。

Y Combinator Startup School 推出新一期播客,主讲人 Francois Chauba 在 Fei-Fei Li 实验室做过研究,也是 YC W16 批次的创业者。他指出 Google、Anthropic、Databricks 的博士创始人是例外,学术界的多数直觉反而拖累创业。视频列出 10 条思维转变,包括区分有趣问题与重要问题、在信息不全时更快行动、放弃虚荣指标等。全片按章节划分,单章最短约 1 分钟,总时长约 10 分钟。

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Google, Anthropic, and Databricks were all started by founders with PhDs. But they’re exceptions to the rule. Many of the instincts that help researchers succeed in academia can often work against them when building a startup. YC Visiting Partner @FrancoisChauba1 knows both worlds. He’s currently a PhD student, previously did research in Fei-Fei Li’s lab, and founded and ran Focal Systems (W16). In this episode of Startup School, Francois breaks down 10 mindset shifts researchers need to make to become formidable founders, from learning to thrive without grades or deadlines to distinguishing interesting problems from important ones, moving faster with imperfect information, and starting with what customers actually want. 00:53 - Vanity metrics vs. what people want 01:45 - Interesting vs. important 02:27 - Novelty vs. plagiarism 03:54 - There is no finish line 04:32 - Get on a plane and talk to people 05:53 - Hyperbole is okay 06:28 - The 70% rule 07:11 - You can't delegate the hard stuff 07:52 - Become a capitalist 08:16 - Nobody cares how smart you are 09:04 - Get out of your office Your browser does not support the video tag. 🔗 View on Twitter 💬 13 🔄 2 ❤️ 37 👀 6895 📊 15 ⚡