Dylan Allen-Arnegård
@dbear_allen
Co-Founder @ Cheers (YC S24) | Datadog for frontline employees | UT ➡️ SF
Every company starts somewhere, and in the case of Cheers, that was half of a rented garage in Orem, Utah. I was just finishing up my CS degree @ BYU when I had the idea for what became Cheers. I stopped going to classes (still somehow graduated), and went all in on an idea that…
One thing that I think can get lost in debates around product velocity versus engineering quality (which often means more investment in things customers don’t see) is that if we aren’t shipping things that the customer actually touches then why do we even exist as a company?…
so cool how there really is just unlimited opportunity around us. agency is truly one of God's greatest gifts
"Hi Dylan, I'm really impressed by what you're doing in the Technology, Internet, and Information Technology space. I'd love to connect and explore synergies." Do people on LinkedIn really think this is personalized outreach???
man, the energy in sf is just unmatched. it makes genuinely stoked for the future every time I see someone with their monitors pushed up to the window grinding at 1am.
Really insane how much of success just comes down to continuing to do hard things
Grateful to be featured in @Forbes and to go deeper and share the vision behind @phosphorcap. Thank you to @dasha_shunina for taking the time to understand Phosphor’s mission.
That's what @garrytan, President & CEO of @ycombinator, said about him: “His perspectives are exactly what our founders need”. Meet @kul, twice-exited YC founder who just launched a new fund investing exclusively in YC startups. forbes.com/sites/dariashu…
handwritten notes >>>>>>>>>>>>> honestly might be enough to buy my lifelong loyalty
me asking the leading AI model a dumb question for the 74th time today (sorry Grok-4 Heavy)
do any of y'all have good stories of an employee going above and beyond, winning your loyalty forever?
Life is so much better when you just do the things you know you need to do
Been seeing a lot of YC hate on the timeline lately. W/o YC, Cheers (and I) would be nowhere near where we are today. As a first time founder, its value is impossible to replicate. @garrytan, @daltonc and the team have built something incredible. Nothing like it anywhere in the…
Whoever’s in charge of the Salesforce tower tonight really dropped the ball
When I was 18, my older brother surprised me with tickets from Dallas to visit him during his internship in San Francisco. Something in the air told me SF was special. I had to be there. 18 y/o Dylan would be proud I trusted my gut and took the leap. You should too.
when I lived in argentina I literally burned 2 sticks of palo santo a day. Bringing back the tradition now in the Cheers office. it's gonna smell like holy stick in here.
We are trying to create thousands of new billionaires over here
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: 'I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BILLIONAIRES'
sometimes you push something that feels like a VERY small fix and customers just start raving. Great feeling.