26:51Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 23, 2015 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Tracy Young, cofounder of PlanGrid, describes how a construction engineer’s frustration with paper blueprints led her to build a cloud-based construction software company. She shares four life lessons from her dying cofounder Antoine – life is short, take care of loved ones, try new things, never do what makes you unhappy – and then advises founders to channel the beaver (hard work, patience, no c
Key insights
- Paper blueprints are heavy, constantly change, and are often used off single copies; a single set can cost $27,000.
- Domain experts with a great idea but no technical cofounder face a common, painful startup hurdle (“the saddest story in Silicon Valley”).
- You can alleviate guilt about neglecting family by making a five-minute phone call to say “I’m still alive, I love you” and then get back to work.
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