New episode with David Gu, previously a 2nd year Software Engineering student who started a startup, Perfect Recall, and has been working full time on it for over a year now. Tune in to learn about his YCombinator experience, Perfect Recall, and other insights on startups!

Find David Gu at: https://linkedin.com/in/david-gu

Perfect Recall: https://perfectrecall.app/

00:13 - Podcast introduction

00:39​ - Guest introduction

01:08 - Working full time on a startup

01:41 - Wish and role at Wish

02:38 - Leaving school to startup

04:11 - Previous startup

05:11 - YCombinator experience

09:31 - How you met your co-founder

10:17 - Process of pivoting

12:24 - What is Perfect Recall

13:14 - Perfect Recall: support for other platforms

14:05 - Launch strategy for Perfect Recall

16:37 - Perfect Recall: how have things changed over the year

19:15 - Users of Perfect Recall

20:37 - Process of pricing your product

22:57 - Selling to enterprise customers

24:40 - Working at a co-op vs working on your own startup

29:40 - Context switching at a startup

32:44 - Growing your team at a startup

37:25 - Future of Perfect Recall

38:25 - Which problems spaces and technology are you interested in

45:07 - Note taking workflows during video calls

45:52 - Products you'd want made

46:53 - Conviction in your ideas

50:14 - Book recommendations

51:56​ - Advice for listeners

53:56 - Closing

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