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Paul Buchheit at Startup School 08

Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail and founder of FriendFeed, speaks at Startup School 08 about listening to users. He covers feedback, features, aiming for 100 happy users, and treating "that's impossible" as a statement of limited experience.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters cite it for its memorable lines on advice, limited experience and early user focus, and rewatch it as a reminder not to be prescriptive.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
startupschool
Topic
startup advice
Format
talk
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
7
Recommendation years in dataset
2010–2015

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Paul Buchheit said something similar at startup school years ago and I watch the video every once in a while to remind myself not to be similarly prescriptive when I meet new people. His key takeaway slide was a simple equation: Limited Life Experience + …

    alabut on Hacker News · 2014-02
    In How I learned to stop giving advice

  • Paul Buchheit had a good quote at the 08 startup school. If someone says: "That's impossible." You should understand it as: "According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that's very unlikely." Video: [VIDEO] Slides: [LINK]

    grinich on Hacker News · 2010-04
    In Ben Horowitz: Things Some VCs Do That I Don’t Like

  • If someone says "that's impossible", you can interpret it as: "According to my limited experience and very narrow understanding of reality, it's very unlikely." An oldie but goodie - [VIDEO]

    revorad on Hacker News · 2011-01
    In Ask HN: Tell me about your failed startup.

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