Jessica Livingston Shares 9 Things She Learned From Founding YC

Summary

Jessica Livingston, co-founder of Y Combinator (YC), shares her personal story and the journey of starting and operating YC. She emphasizes the importance of having strong female role models and highlights the sacrifices her father made for her education. Livingston also shares nine lessons she learned from founding and operating YC, including the importance of funding earnest and humble founders, creating a free culture, and focusing on deeply technical people to judge the potential of ideas. She discusses her unique role as the non-technical founder and the tasks she handled, such as organizing events and assessing the qualities of applicants. Livingston also emphasizes the importance of listening to founders' problems and providing honest advice, as well as taking risks in funding and being benevolent to failing startups. She encourages aspiring founders to focus on their natural strengths and genuine interests, and to prioritize user feedback.

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