How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory

YC General Partner David Lieb’s story is all about perseverance. In 2008, he co-founded Bump, an app used by 150M people to share photos and contact info by bumping their phones together. Though he couldn’t find a way to turn it into a sustainable business, he didn’t quit. Instead Lieb and his team pivoted several times, got acquired and eventually went on to build Google Photos. In this episode of Backstory, Lieb shares his advice for finding the right idea, what mistakes to avoid and how to maintain a positive mindset no matter what gets thrown at you. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/Backstory-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/Backstory-jobs Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Dropping out of UChicago 02:55 - Word of mouth 04:50 - Bump Turns into a verb 05:50 - Costly mistakes 07:40 - Reason for success 10:40 - Selling to Google 12:50 - Risky move paid off 13:50 - Google Photos launch in 2015 17:45 - Joining YC