Episode #1: Meet Devin HuntDevin is a serial founder, investor and startup mentor. His first startup was accepted onto Y Combinator, on a cohort with Dropbox, Songkick and Disqus, but ultimately failed. His second startup Lyst is still going strong, raising a pre-IPO round of funding at a reported $700m valuation in 2021. But Devin, having burned out and left the company, also went on to found two more startups. The first, Foundercentric, taught founders "how to suck less" by getting fast and continuous feedback from real customers, and his latest venture, Useful books, helps Non-Fiction writers get real feedback from their readers and community as they write.He's also an investor at Seedcamp, a fund which has invested in 7 European unicorns: Hopin, Wise, Revolut, Sorare, wefox, Pleo and UiPath.In this episode he shares: What Paul Graham taught him on Y CombinatorWhy his first idea died, and how he could have killed it a lot fasterHow they tested the core assumptions in LystHis experience of burnout, and how he avoids it todayHow to speak to customers to avoid bad dataThe most common advice he gives startups he invests inAnd when to hold your nose... Links: https://www.usefulbooks.com/https://www.lyst.co.uk/https://seedcamp.com/

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