Y Combinator | The Immigrant Journey Behind A Silicon Valley Success Story @ycombinator | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
Today Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan sits down with one of the best founders of a generation, Tracy Young. She cofounded Plangrid which sold to Autodesk for $875M, and is back with her new startup called Tigereye. But since it’s AAPI heritage month, we’re talking about a different kind of origin story.
The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Tracy Young's story will change how you think about what's possible. Despite facing immense hardships, Tracy persevered to build PlanGrid into one of Silicon Valley's biggest success stories. Her raw, honest advice is for anyone trying to overcome obstacles and achieve bold dreams.

Tracy's Predictable Growth newsletter: linkedin.com/newsletters/7018963257554046976

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Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Immigrants - We get the job done
00:43 - Coming to America
02:48 - Strangers in a strange land
06:03 - Starting up
11:12 - Outro