Startup Experts Reveal Their Top Productivity Advice

There's only so many hours in a day and running a startup will require most of them. So how do you use that time wisely and be more productive?

In this episode of Office Hours, the Group Partners at Y Combinator share their favorite strategies to be more effective and reduce distractions at work. They'll discuss the benefits of maker/manager schedules in addition to the fake work and productivity fads that can do more harm than good. If you're going to build a big business, you'll learn it requires working smarter AND harder to win.

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Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Coming Up
00:48 - Tip 1: Focus on your customers
01:19 - Tip 2: Avoid shiny objects and focus on the core mission
02:26 - Tip 3: Write down and track your KPIs
04:48 - Tip 4: Avoid productivity fads
06:07 - Tip 5: Real work vs. fake work
08:23 - Tip 6: Divide your day up into two parts: Meetings and creative work
09:03 - Tip 7: Be intentional about time spend on social media
09:56 - Tip 8: Use social media to build relationships with customers
11:06 - Tip 9: Stack rank your priorities
12:59 - Tip 10: Identify what is NOT a priority
14:39 - Tip 11: Avoid multitasking
15:13 - Tip 12: Productivity tools doesn't substitute work
15:47 - Outro