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Work at a Startup Expo 2018

Work at a Startup Expo 2018

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Learn more at https://workatastartup.com/expo Keynote talks from Sam Altman (President of Y Combinator) and Justin Kan (founder of Twitch and Atrium). Rapid-fire pitches from YC startups.

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0:00 - 0:47
0:47 duration142 words

Welcome to Work at a Startup

The conference kicks off with an introduction to the event, highlighting its significance as the first since 2012. The speaker expresses excitement about the turnout and introduces keynote speaker Justin Kan, founder of multiple YC companies, who will share insights on working at startups.

"okay hello everyone and welcome to work at a startup this is the first time we've done this conference since 2012 so it's a pretty special day for us and I'm really excited to see that we had such an ..."

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0:48 - 1:36
0:47 duration134 words

Justin Kan's Startup Journey

Justin Kan shares his experience as a 'remedial student' of Y Combinator, discussing his journey through multiple startups, including his latest venture, Atrium. He sets the stage for his talk on the pros and cons of joining a startup, starting with the reasons why one might reconsider such a decision.

"[Applause] Thank You Jared for giving away my talk it's me Justin Kahn I am ycs remedial student I had lost track actually have the number of times I've been through I see until Jared reminded me it's..."

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1:36 - 2:19
0:43 duration129 words

Why You Shouldn't Join a Startup

Kan outlines several reasons against joining a startup, including poor management, the improbability of getting rich, and the lack of stability in early-stage companies. He emphasizes the importance of understanding these challenges before making a decision.

"you shouldn't join okay there's a couple reasons and I'm my goal here is just to give you the most unfiltered raw feelings that I have to help you make an informed decision but there's lots of lots of..."

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2:19 - 3:40
1:20 duration246 words

The Reality of Startup Management

Justin Kan discusses the reality of management in startups, noting that many early-stage companies struggle with providing adequate mentorship and direction. He highlights the importance of being proactive in seeking guidance within a startup environment.

"necessarily get enough mentorship or direction on what you're doing unless you really actively force people to give it to you second reason you are likely to not actually get rich joining us startup i..."

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3:40 - 4:56
1:16 duration226 words

The Upside of Joining a Startup

Transitioning to the positive aspects, Kan shares three compelling reasons to join a startup. He emphasizes the unique opportunities for unqualified individuals to take on significant roles, which can lead to rapid personal and professional growth.

"you should go join Facebook maybe maybe not today but next next next week next week all right all right so now on to what you really came for which is why you should join a startup and I when I was wr..."

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4:56 - 6:01
1:04 duration222 words

Access to Unqualified Roles

Kan illustrates how joining a startup can provide access to roles that individuals may not be qualified for, using a personal anecdote about recruiting a programmer who quickly rose to a critical position at Justin.tv, showcasing the potential for accelerated learning.

"was like a top hundred site and I think a top 10 to 20 Rails site at the time was like in 2010 so the bar was a lot lower and that was a job he's like completely unqualified for he would never have go..."

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6:01 - 7:17
1:16 duration283 words

Gateway to Entrepreneurship

Justin Kan explains how working at a startup can serve as a gateway to starting your own company. He shares stories of individuals who transitioned from startup roles to successful entrepreneurial ventures, emphasizing the importance of surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals.

"second work for a startup we in 2012 I came back with with another company called exec and I recruited someone else actually someone really talented his name was Finbar and he was an engineer at Group..."

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7:17 - 9:11
1:53 duration326 words

Maximizing Learning Opportunities

Kan discusses the importance of maximizing personal learning speed in a startup environment. He shares examples of co-founders who learned invaluable lessons through their experiences, whether in successful or failing startups, highlighting the growth potential in both scenarios.

"second reason the third thing is to maximize your I should slow down I still have a lot of time sorry the third thing is to maximize your own speed of learning I think this is actually the most import..."

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9:11 - 10:43
1:32 duration293 words

Learning from Failure

Kan recounts a story about a co-founder who learned critical negotiation skills while dealing with a failing startup. This experience ultimately contributed to his success in a subsequent venture, illustrating that valuable lessons can emerge from challenging situations.

"to figure it out really like on the fly and so he ended up you know packing this live video system there was nothing kind of there was nothing there was there was like no precedent right we basically ..."

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10:43 - 15:19
4:36 duration903 words

The Importance of Personal Growth

Wrapping up his talk, Kan emphasizes the significance of personal growth and learning speed in one's career. He encourages attendees to seek opportunities that challenge them, regardless of the outcome, and to focus on maximizing their potential in any role they take on.

"system at the time right so really figuring everything out one step at a time kind of inventing everything from scratch the end of the story is he eventually architected this live video system that by..."

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15:37 - 16:14
0:37 duration106 words

Choosing the Right Startup

Sam Altman emphasizes the importance of selecting a startup based on excitement for the company, the people, and the role. He shares insights on how being unqualified for a job can lead to rapid personal growth and encourages taking risks early in one's career to maximize potential.

"president Sam Altman [Applause] all right Justin covered a lot of what I was gonna talk about so I'm gonna have time for questions that was awesome though so I want to talk about how to pick which sta..."

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16:14 - 17:19
1:05 duration241 words

Investing in Your Career

Altman discusses the analogy of working at a startup as making a significant investment. He highlights the importance of evaluating startups like an investor would, focusing on factors such as risk, reward, and the potential for equity compensation.

"haven't been for me and I want to just echo one thing that Justin said because I think it's so important every job I've ever had and probably every job Justin's ever had as well Osby for myself at lea..."

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17:19 - 18:38
1:18 duration277 words

User Love Over User Numbers

In this segment, Altman shares a key insight about startups: it's more crucial for a startup to have a small number of passionate users than a large number of indifferent ones. He stresses the importance of product-market fit and genuine user enthusiasm.

"you can and that is what's so cool about startups is you can get jobs you are qualified for so I want to talk about how to pick a startup and I want to talk about this from the perspective of being an..."

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18:38 - 20:10
1:32 duration326 words

Trusting Exponential Growth

Altman explains the significance of momentum and exponential growth in startups. He advises trusting in the potential for sustained growth and discusses the challenges of intuitively understanding exponential trends.

"so much they spontaneously tell their friends but if you think about the really big companies today Google Facebook you probably heard about it cuz someone was like this is awesome you got to sign up ..."

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20:10 - 21:40
1:29 duration306 words

Market Growth vs. Current Size

This segment focuses on the importance of market growth rates over current market size. Altman illustrates how many investors miss opportunities by fixating on today's market size rather than future growth potential.

"even if they say out loud they do making leap of faith and trusting that is super valuable related concept this is the third one the size of the market today matters almost not at all it is the growth..."

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21:40 - 23:05
1:25 duration263 words

Identifying Platform Shifts

Altman discusses the significance of technological platform shifts in creating successful startups. He provides examples of how new platforms can lead to the emergence of companies that were previously unimaginable.

"important if you're going to identify something really big and in a related concept to that is the biggest companies that we have been able to be a part of and I think the biggest companies in the tec..."

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23:05 - 24:42
1:37 duration352 words

The Power of an Exciting Mission

In this segment, Altman highlights the importance of a startup's mission in attracting talent. He explains how a compelling mission can help startups recruit top talent and maintain a competitive edge.

"new platform that people are using many hours every day so the iPhone comes out not that many people buy it but they use it all day VR headsets come out a lot of people buy it but they never come off ..."

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24:42 - 26:09
1:26 duration273 words

The Impact of Founders and Early Employees

Altman emphasizes the critical role of founders and early employees in a startup's success. He discusses how exceptional talent can significantly influence a startup's trajectory and overall performance.

"pitch to say no to and so a startup that has a reason why people need to join it is super powerful the sixth one is hot it's thinking about how impressed you are by the founders and the early employee..."

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26:09 - 27:36
1:26 duration285 words

Ideas That Sound Bad but Are Good

Altman shares insights on identifying startup ideas that may initially seem unappealing but have the potential for success. He explains the advantages startups have over large companies in pursuing these unconventional ideas.

"critically important and that people try not to believe so I think that's a really great thing to look for the other the other big market inefficiency to look for is ideas that sound bad but are good ..."

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27:36 - 28:23
0:47 duration131 words

Trends Among Young Innovators

In this segment, Altman discusses the importance of paying attention to what recent college graduates are excited about. He argues that this demographic often identifies trends ahead of traditional investors.

"thing that I look at are what this has been a long-standing YC metric what are the smartest sort of recent college graduates excited about in our experience now over more than you know 13 years the YC..."

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28:23 - 30:04
1:40 duration320 words

Seeking Good Advice on Startups

Altman advises on the importance of choosing the right peers for career advice. He emphasizes the need for open-minded and intellectually rigorous thinkers to guide decisions about which startup to join.

"always looked at so another question that's related to all of this is how to get good advice about what startup to join and you have to choose the peers whose opinion you care about in your life very ..."

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30:04 - 30:21
0:17 duration54 words

Equity Considerations in Startups

In his closing remarks, Altman briefly touches on the topic of equity in startups, suggesting that many startups do not offer enough equity to employees and encouraging them to negotiate fair compensation.

"direction but like remember startups need really talented people startups need people they could otherwise go work at Google and make a gigantic salary and I think you should demand to be treated fair..."

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30:30 - 32:10
1:40 duration126 words

Armory: Revolutionizing Software Deployment

Jose from Armory presents their next-generation deployment platform aimed at improving software delivery for teams. He highlights their impressive growth from $60,000 to $1.3 million in annual revenue, emphasizing the need for skilled individuals to join their mission of shipping better software faster.

"coming today [Applause] hi I'm Jose we're gonna go alphabetically the first company up is our Marie [Applause] hello YC armories here and we believe that software is the highest leverage way to improv..."

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32:15 - 35:01
2:46 duration363 words

Astronomy: Bridging the Digital Divide

John from Astronomy discusses their mission to provide low-cost telecommunication satellites to connect the four billion people currently offline. He explains the exponential growth in bandwidth demand and how their innovative approach with smaller satellites can address this long-standing issue.

"[Applause] hi everyone I'm John and at astronomy are building small low-cost telecommunication satellites why are we doing this because four billion people in the world are not online right now this i..."

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35:01 - 36:23
1:22 duration220 words

Building a Blameless Culture at Astronomy

John elaborates on Astronomy's company culture, emphasizing a hands-on approach to engineering and a blameless culture that encourages learning from mistakes. He also highlights the importance of work-life balance and team-building activities, such as retreats to farms.

"SpaceX is doing a constellation of low-earth orbit satellites to try and solve this problem and the lead antenna engineer for that constellation just left SpaceX to join us Ranas yes oh sorry one othe..."

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36:39 - 38:10
1:31 duration240 words

Atrium: Transforming Legal Services

Chris Szymanski introduces Atrium, a tech-enabled law firm that aims to make legal services fast and transparent. He discusses their innovative platform that combines AI with real lawyers to streamline legal processes, addressing the fragmented $400 billion legal market.

"hi everyone my name is Chris Szymanski and I'm the head of engineering at atrium a tech enabled law firm for startups and at atrium we're making legal services fast and transparent and we're building ..."

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38:23 - 41:25
3:01 duration489 words

Carat: Fertility Benefits for All

Tammy Sun, co-founder of Carat, shares their mission to provide customized fertility benefits for modern companies. She emphasizes the growing demand for fertility care and how Carat aims to make these benefits as standard as medical coverage in workplaces.

"okay hi hello hi my name is Tammy Sun I am the co-founder and CEO of carat fertility we make customized fertility benefits for modern companies what does that mean that means that we make it easier an..."

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41:31 - 43:40
2:09 duration454 words

Cheerio: Simplifying Data Management

Dave from Cheerio explains their mission to democratize data management with a visual SQL tool that simplifies database interactions. He highlights their competitive edge in the BI space and the importance of strong coding practices in their lean engineering team.

"hey guys I'm Dave from cheerio and our mission we call it join people on data and basically what that means for us is excels been around for about thirty years anyone can work with data it's it's real..."

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43:55 - 45:09
1:14 duration184 words

Checker: Innovating Background Checks

Trenton, co-founder of Checker, discusses their API for background checks and the challenges they face in ensuring accuracy and transparency in the industry. He highlights their partnerships with major companies and the importance of machine learning in improving their services.

"Trenton and I'm co-founder and CTO at checker at checker we do background checks we started four years ago and built an API and then discovered a lot more issues around the industry there's a lot of u..."

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45:17 - 46:56
1:39 duration250 words

CoinTracker: Simplifying Crypto Taxes

John from CoinTracker introduces their platform that integrates cryptocurrency exchanges for easy tax filing. He shares their impressive growth metrics and the potential for future product developments in the crypto accounting space.

"hey everyone I'm John gun co-founder of coin tracker a portfolio and tax manager for cryptocurrency raise your hand if you own cryptocurrency all right pretty tech savvy crowd here basically what coin..."

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47:05 - 50:52
3:47 duration611 words

DoorDash: Expanding Beyond Food Delivery

A representative from DoorDash discusses their growth in food delivery and expansion into grocery services. They highlight recent funding successes and the company's vision for the future of last-mile logistics in a rapidly evolving market.

"hi we're crowd a aye and we're building an API for change detection for aerial satellite and SAR data why are we doing this we're trying to replace large-scale operations that are primarily manual why..."

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51:09 - 52:17
1:08 duration165 words

Amber: Streamlining Corporate Expenses

Peter, CEO of Amber, presents their corporate card solution that automates expense tracking and policy enforcement. He shares insights into their rapid growth and the importance of maintaining code simplicity and infrastructure discipline.

"hi I am Peter the CEO of Amber's we issue corporate cards that enforce expense policies so as an employee when you spend on behalf of your business the expense is pre-approved a report is generated an..."

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52:41 - 54:32
1:50 duration278 words

Innovating Retail with AI

Michael from Focal Systems discusses the lack of innovation in brick-and-mortar retail and presents their AI-driven solutions for inventory management and automated checkout. He shares their collaboration with major retailers and the need for engineers to help scale their technology.

"and I'm joined by Cameron and Winston the other two engineers on the team we have the only purple table in the other room and I hope to talk to you afterwards [Applause] hi I'm Jared see Hoffer I'm th..."

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54:32 - 56:10
1:38 duration169 words

Creating Safe Spaces for the LGBTQ+ Community

Rock, representing HER, shares the mission of their app to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals. With over 3 million users, they focus on community-building and are looking for engineers to enhance their platform and deepen their impact.

"customers are making some really really cool stuff if this excites you we'd love to talk we're hiring for both full stack and NLP and all roles thank you [Applause] hey everyone i'm michael from vocal..."

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56:10 - 57:53
1:42 duration204 words

Fashion Meets Functionality

Betsy Larkin, founder of Honey Love, introduces their direct-to-consumer fashion brand that specializes in clothing with built-in compression. She shares their successful Kickstarter campaign and the need for a founding CTO to help scale their e-commerce operations.

"location to let you know where you are while you're traveling throughout the store currently we're working with six of the world's biggest retailers to solve these challenges and we're looking for dee..."

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57:53 - 1:01:24
3:31 duration454 words

Collision Avoidance for Drones

Alex from Iris Automation discusses their collision avoidance systems for industrial drones, emphasizing the regulatory requirements for drone operations. He explains their technology's reliance on computer vision and AI, and invites experts in these fields to join their team.

"have done and our team recently is a deep and wide deep learning recomendar for meeting new people is this camera detection tool using NLP and we've recently internationalized both more apps first lan..."

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1:01:24 - 1:03:00
1:35 duration234 words

Mapping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Andrew from Level 5 explains the importance of HD maps for autonomous vehicles, detailing how their app allows users to contribute to mapping efforts. He highlights the need for engineers to optimize their mapping technology and the vast amount of data they are collecting.

"not easy I mean essentially were trait taking these current drones and we're adding these systems to them to be able to actually allow them to see objects at thousands of feet away in real time with s..."

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1:03:00 - 1:07:45
4:45 duration728 words

Building a New Model for Education

A speaker discusses a new educational model focused on training students for high-growth tech companies. They emphasize diversity and the unique opportunity for students to graduate in two years, while also highlighting the importance of mentorship in developing future talent.

"people from the self-driving car world's avionics me my co-founder me and my co-founder we came from Boeing in NASA originally with lots of experience in the drone space so if you're interested in any..."

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1:07:45 - 1:09:28
1:43 duration210 words

Transforming the Cannabis Industry

Hua, CEO of Meadow, presents their cannabis SaaS solutions, including retail point-of-sale systems and compliance reporting. He shares the company's rapid growth and the need for engineers to join their team in building software for the expanding cannabis market.

"[Applause] got some giggles okay hi my name is hua I'm the CEO and co-founder of meadow we build cannabis SAS so our products include retail point of sale systems inventory management's automatic comp..."

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1:09:28 - 1:11:25
1:57 duration283 words

Curiosity-Driven Learning for Kids

Keith from Mystery.org introduces their platform that creates video explanations for children's questions. He discusses their success in schools and the need for engineers to help scale their product, aiming to foster curiosity and learning in the next generation.

"[Applause] welcome my name is Keith with mystery org we create video explanations for kids questions like why is the sky blue most questions that children ask grown-ups don't know how to answer eventu..."

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1:10:52 - 1:12:50
1:57 duration341 words

Revolutionizing Rental Credit Scores

A startup introduces Neighborly, an AI-based credit bureau aimed at improving rental access for tenants with subprime credit scores. They explain their innovative approach to credit scoring and the impact they aim to have on the rental market, inviting engineers to join their mission.

"Rails people from the bundler core team people who find Ruby a little slow and will drop in to see and write a custom gem but what is it that you're building this is a new kind of wiki software wiki's..."

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1:12:52 - 1:14:32
1:39 duration263 words

Personalized Drug Discovery for Cancer

Scott from Notable Labs discusses their mission to personalize drug discovery for blood cancer patients. He explains their innovative approach using patient cells to test drug combinations and invites software engineers and data scientists to join their impactful team.

"[Applause] hello I'm Scott Patterson I head up the engineering team at notable labs where we're doing personalized drug discovery for blood cancer so the basic idea is that we take a patient's actual ..."

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1:14:42 - 1:16:44
2:01 duration333 words

Global Credit History for Immigrants

Lucas from Innova Credit presents their solution to the challenge immigrants face in accessing credit in foreign markets. He describes their API for global credit data and the technical challenges they are tackling, inviting engineers to join their innovative team.

"hi everyone I'm Lucas from Innova credit I'm the CTO and co-founder and Nova is the world's first international credit history platform and we have successfully raised a series a recently and are back..."

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1:16:52 - 1:18:55
2:03 duration368 words

Transforming Career Services for Students

Kevin from Pat Rice shares how their company mentors students and young professionals in job searching, offering free services until they secure employment. He emphasizes their unique model and invites those passionate about helping others to join their team.

"hi everyone i'm kevin the co-founder and CEO of pat rice we are yc4 careers instead of companies so what does that mean that means we help and mentor students and young professionals to get the best p..."

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1:19:11 - 1:20:54
1:43 duration276 words

Empowering the Construction Industry

Tracy and Ralph from PlanGrid discuss their software solutions for the construction industry, highlighting their growth and commitment to fairness in pay. They invite engineers to join their diverse team working on impactful projects.

"Tracy young I'm one of the co-founders and CEO of Plan Greg hello my name is Ralph Judy I'm the CTO and co-founder of plain grid plan grid builds beautiful simple powerful software for the 14 trillion..."

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1:21:02 - 1:23:39
2:36 duration433 words

Creating a Modern Village for Families

Omni from Poppy shares their mission to connect parents with vetted caregivers through a thoughtful platform. He discusses the challenges of scaling their marketplace and invites passionate individuals to join their team in solving real-world problems.

"you hi everyone my name is Omni and I am the founder and CEO of poppy our mission is to build the modern village for every family right now we're doing that by building the platform that connects pare..."

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1:23:41 - 1:25:59
2:18 duration330 words

AI for Organizing Family Memories

Chris from Precious introduces their AI technology designed to organize family photos, emphasizing the importance of preserving meaningful moments. He invites potential team members to join their small, impactful company focused on enhancing family happiness.

"[Applause] hello everyone I'm Chris I'm the CEO of precious precious uses AI to organize the photos of your kids here's the problem my daughter is three years old and I have twenty thousand photos of ..."

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1:26:22 - 1:28:12
1:49 duration331 words

Using Technology for Social Justice

Phaedra from Promise discusses their software solution aimed at helping individuals avoid jail due to inability to pay bail. She highlights their commitment to social change and invites talented individuals to join their mission-driven team.

"Phaedra and I used to run revenue and operations and attend recent funded startup and I realized that technology actually had the potential to do incredible good and so a friend and I co-founded promi..."

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1:28:24 - 1:29:13
0:48 duration134 words

Accelerating Scientific Discovery

Jay and Sylvie from Quasi present their operating system for scientific labs, explaining how they provide software for free while generating revenue through lab supplies. They invite engineers to contribute to their mission of enhancing scientific productivity.

"Wow what a motivating startup let's give it up for promise that was awesome yeah [Applause] I'm one of the founders of a company called quartz II I'm Jay and this is Sylvie and we are here to talk abo..."

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1:29:01 - 1:30:00
0:59 duration186 words

Transforming Biology for the 21st Century

In this segment, the founders of Quasi discuss the transformative potential of biology in the 21st century, comparing it to the impact of physics and computer science in the previous century. They share insights on their diverse customer base, including Nobel Prize winners and large biotech companies, and emphasize their commitment to reshaping the future of scientific research and discovery.

"in India in China all over the world can benefit from the software productivity we make money when we labs buy their supplies from us so what we are doing is pretty hard we build world-class software ..."

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1:30:00 - 1:30:49
0:49 duration158 words

Join the Quasi Team

The founders of Quasi invite potential team members to join their ambitious startup, highlighting the collaborative and supportive work culture. They discuss remote work opportunities and the chance to be part of a team dedicated to accelerating scientific discovery. The segment emphasizes the importance of finding passionate individuals who want to make a difference in the scientific community.

"platform to make that happen one of our customers is using molecular biology to make plant-based protein and they buy from us but that's not just startups we have publicly traded Pharma and biotech co..."

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1:30:49 - 1:31:53
1:04 duration139 words

Wireless Electricity for the Future

Reach Labs presents their innovative technology for long-range wireless electricity, which aims to power devices without physical connections. The segment explains the technical aspects of their solution and its applications in various industries, including IoT and robotics. The founders express their excitement about the potential of their technology to enable new applications and improve existing devices.

"located h HQ in palo alto if you like the sunny California weather but if you like breweries and cheaper rent we also offer remote positions so you could be working in Portland or if you want to be li..."

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1:31:53 - 1:32:43
0:50 duration148 words

Scaling Up Wireless Power Solutions

The team at Reach Labs discusses their recent funding success and plans for scaling their technology. They emphasize the need for talented engineers to help integrate their wireless power solutions into various applications. The segment highlights the company's commitment to innovation and the exciting opportunities available for new team members.

"charge robots etc but more to enable applications that couldn't exist without this technology and we'd be willing to talk more about that become say hi to us so the fun part is sort of how we do it an..."

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1:32:43 - 1:33:41
0:57 duration171 words

Revolutionizing Programming with Repli'd

Jed Mossad introduces Repli'd, a platform designed to simplify the programming experience by providing an online IDE with zero setup. The segment highlights the challenges of starting programming and how Repli'd aims to lower the barrier to entry for new developers. The founders invite passionate individuals to join their mission of getting the next billion programmers online.

"rather focused on need to have applications which arrives most often in the industrial sector so that's you know IOT sensors autonomous robotics and then you know charging a lot of machinery concurren..."

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1:33:41 - 1:34:39
0:58 duration130 words

Building Custom Internal Tools with Retool

David from Retool explains how their platform enables companies to build custom internal tools quickly and efficiently. The segment discusses the significance of internal tools in software development and how Retool's drag-and-drop interface simplifies the process. David invites engineers to join their team and contribute to solving valuable problems in the tech industry.

"you can come see us we're all wearing these shirts and we're nice people this is what we're hiring for embedded systems RF Hardware electrical engineering and software development we got a demo runnin..."

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1:34:39 - 1:35:58
1:18 duration182 words

Accelerating AI Development with Scale

Alex, the founder of Scale, discusses the challenges of data labeling in AI development and how their platform addresses this bottleneck. The segment highlights Scale's rapid growth and its partnerships with major tech companies in the self-driving and computer vision sectors. Alex invites talented individuals to join their team and work on cutting-edge AI solutions.

"full-featured IDE you'll have things like code intelligence as your coding you'll you'll see suggestions and it's full-blown code intelligence for most of the languages that we support and we support ..."

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1:35:58 - 1:37:02
1:04 duration174 words

Science Exchange: A Marketplace for Collaboration

Dan Knox introduces Science Exchange, a platform designed to facilitate scientific collaboration among researchers. The segment emphasizes the company's mission to improve the efficiency of scientific research and highlights their recent growth. Dan invites potential team members to join their mission-driven company and contribute to advancing scientific discovery.

"hey i'm david and we're retool retool is a dramatically faster way of building custom internal tools so let's say your youtube and somebody's uploaded a really dodgy video you want to be able to appro..."

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1:37:02 - 1:38:01
0:59 duration145 words

Automating Customer Feedback Analysis with Scope AI

Luciano, the CTO of Scope AI, presents their NLP-powered analytics platform that automates the analysis of customer feedback. The segment discusses the challenges companies face in processing unstructured data and how Scope AI's technology simplifies this process. Luciano invites individuals passionate about NLP and data analytics to join their innovative team.

"so so much code goes towards internal tools and we can make internal tools so much faster that's a tremendously valuable problem we started around a year ago and we're currently just two founders so l..."

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1:38:01 - 1:39:01
1:00 duration157 words

Autonomous Cargo Ships with Shone

Clam from Shone discusses their mission to bring autonomous cargo ships to market by retrofitting existing vessels with autonomous technology. The segment highlights the company's progress and partnerships with major shipping lines. Clam invites talented individuals to join their team and contribute to the future of maritime technology.

"data set was more than 2 billion images for a sense of scale what's really interesting is with supervised deep learning in particular you have a new way to improve your software and that's labeling gr..."

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1:44:06 - 1:44:29
0:23 duration76 words

Join the NLP Revolution

A passionate pitch for a startup focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning. The speaker invites those excited about data, especially textual data, to join their team, emphasizing the importance of understanding customer feedback and decision-making.

"employees if you're excited about NLP if you're excited about ml and production if you excited about data especially textual data come shop with us I'm easy to make laughs so if you want to come tell ..."

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1:44:39 - 1:46:23
1:43 duration315 words

Autonomous Cargo Ships: The Future of Shipping

Clam from Shown presents their innovative approach to shipping with autonomous cargo ships. By retrofitting existing vessels, they aim to reduce crew sizes and improve efficiency. The segment highlights their progress, including a pilot with a major shipping line and the need for talented engineers to develop intelligent algorithms.

"oops hi everybody I'm clam from shown and as shown we are bringing autonomous cargo ships to market as I'm sure you all know autonomy is happening everywhere in cars trikes drones yet today cargo ship..."

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1:46:30 - 1:48:05
1:34 duration325 words

Driverless Trucks: Revolutionizing Logistics

Stefan, CEO of Starsky Robotics, discusses the challenges of driver shortages in North American logistics and presents their solution: driverless trucks. The segment explains their technology, which combines highway autonomy with teleoperation for the first and last mile, and their need for skilled engineers to advance their mission.

"hey guys my name is Stefan and I'm the CEO and co-founder of starsky robotics and we're making driverless trucks so some of you might know this some of you probably don't but the biggest problem in No..."

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1:48:18 - 1:50:33
2:14 duration278 words

Building Websites on Your Phone

Joe, founder of Universe, introduces an app that allows users to create websites directly from their phones. He shares the app's unique features, its success in generating over 175,000 sites, and the company's search for an iOS engineer to enhance user experience in a distributed work environment.

"hello welcome to YC so my name is Joe I'm the founder of a company called universe universe is an app that lets you make an awesome website from your phone well there are plenty of website builders ou..."

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1:50:47 - 1:52:09
1:22 duration190 words

Drones for Critical Deliveries

Hannon from Bland C presents their work on long-range drones designed for delivering critical supplies. The segment emphasizes their unique approach to drone deliveries, including medical supplies to disaster areas and complex operations like landing on moving vessels, while seeking new talent for their growing team.

"hi my name is Hannon I'm a co-founder at bland C we build and operate long-range high payload drones we started back in 2015 we are based in San Francisco and were backed by some of the most prominent..."

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Voice-Controlled Gaming: Join the Fun

Max from Volley introduces their company, which creates voice-controlled games for Alexa and Google Home. He highlights their success with a top game on Alexa and the potential of voice technology, inviting new team members to join in creating engaging experiences.

"how's it going I am max I am one of the cofounders of volley and we make voice-controlled games for Alexa and Google home so what is a voice-controlled game I got a couple examples for you here the le..."

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Instacart's Growth and Culture

Brandon, co-founder of Instacart, shares the company's journey from a small startup to a major player in grocery delivery. He discusses their growth, hiring plans, and the importance of a customer-focused culture, inviting potential candidates to learn more about their engineering challenges and values.

"alright hey everyone I'm Brandon Leonardo one of the founders of instacart we do same-day grocery delivery it's actually kind of weird like six years ago is three of us in a building over there and an..."