What Boris Cherny thinks about startups

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2 dated positions, 2022 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Boris Cherny has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 25 Feb 2026, 22:32 UTC

   Our readingBuild for the model six months from now, not the model of today.

   LLMsAnthropic

   Their wordsAt Anthropic, we don't build for the model of today, we build for the model of six months from now. And that's still my advice to founders that are building on LLMs.

   ↗Y Combinator, quoting Boris Cherny on the Lightcone Podcastx.com

2. 3 years earlier

3. 7 Sept 2022

   Our readingA great idea and good execution are not enough for a business to succeed; timing also has to be right.

   Their wordsSuccessful businesses don't just have a great idea and execute it well, but they need to do it at just the right time.

   ↗Time and Timingborischerny.com 3rd of 3 in this piece