Dalton & Michael

Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk startups, Silicon Valley and advice for founders.

Episodes

Total: 42

When it comes to building a successful startup, focus is critical. But how do you know if you’re spe

How should you navigate your 20s - the most important decade in your life? For many people, it’s an

Thanks to advances in AI, we're currently living through one of the biggest technological shifts in

You know what they say, to understand the future, look to the past. Since the early 2000s, Apple and

Thanks to a recent talk by Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and a follow up essay by Paul Graham, the concept

As Dalton & Michael have discussed before, ZIRP stands for “Zero Interest Rate Policy” which ref

Space travel, the Internet, cryptocurrency — these huge leaps in technology were fueled at least in

Remember how in "The Matrix," Neo found out that human beings were really just being used as batteri

Whether it's career advancement, leaving a positive mark at an org, or raising funds for your startu

Despite the most successful tech founders being centralized in the Bay Area, there are founders, acc

Tarpit Ideas: The Sequel

2024/11/16

The long awaited follow-up to their original tarpit ideas video, Dalton and Michael dispel some misc

ZIRP stands for “Zero Interest Rate Policy,” and it refers to a stretch of time — most recently thro

When a major new technology comes out, huge new opportunities open up for founders that get in on th

When you’re making important decisions as a founder — like what to build, or how it should work — sh

It’s easy to analyze your way out of taking the first step. It’s something we see a lot, particularl

Startups need to innovate to succeed. But not all innovation is made equal and reinventing some comm

Within the world of startups, you'll find lots of discourse online about the experiences of founders

Whether or not you need a co-founder is always a hotly debated topic — but going one level deeper, f

Techno Optimism, Explained

2024/11/16

Social media often promotes a doom and gloom outlook about our future society. But is that worldview

Based on the thousands of companies YC has funded over the years, the biggest common element between