5 Years of Dalton + Michael: What We've Learned Making Videos

Dalton + Michael

Summary

Dalton and Michael look back on five years of creating startup content. They reflect on the evolution of their advice, moving from simple 'just do it' encouragement to more complex strategies about navigating startup stages and understanding power law dynamics. The conversation highlights the value of first-principles thinking, the importance of MVP culture, and the reality of founder expectations, ultimately acknowledging that while the math of success is brutal, the journey itself is worth the effort.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Five Years of Startup Videos
  2. 2:09The Power of Simple Advice
  3. 6:44MVP Culture and Government Work
  4. 11:39Scaling and Advancing Startup Stages

Topics covered

  • Evolution of startup advice
  • The 'Just Do It' philosophy

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Transcript excerpt

If I had to go back in time and kind of give myself some advice on how to advise founders better, I think that I would be spending more time trying to help founders get between stages, get to the next stage, and less time trying to help founders optimize the stage that they're in. All right. Welcome to Dalton plus Michael throwback edition. On this episode, we're going to be talking about the lessons we've learned from the past 5 years of making startup videos. And I got to be honest, when we started, I didn't think we'd be doing this for 5 years. It doesn't feel like 5 years has passed. So, I didn't >> really have a vision for how long we'd be making these videos either or that that people would care about them. And I certainly didn't expect that this is probably what people know me the best for. Like, somehow this is I guess the most important thing I've done. >> Isn't that weird? >> N…