Y Combinator | YC Fireside: Surbhi Sarna and Tracy Young - Founder of TigerEye and PlanGrid @ycombinator | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Tracy first went through YC in Winter 2012 with her company PlanGrid, a construction software company that was sold to Autodesk for $875M. She joined YC as a Visiting Partner before launching her second company TigerEye. Tracy and Surbhi will talk about some of the themes that come up in Without a Doubt – from overcoming imposter syndrome, to building a team and company culture, and how to redefine “work-life balance”.

Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Intro
03:01 - What's It Feels to Be a Female Founder
06:53 - Male vs Female Leader Reaction to a Situation
10:56 - How to Stop Being a Woman
12:41 - High and Lows
15:01 - Cultural values
19:22 - Underlying emotion - Feeling fear
22:30 - Starting a Family
26:03 - Being a Founder While Breastfeeding
29:48 - Discussing Personal Matters with Investors
31:41 - What Are You Doing Different For Your Next Company?
34:44 - Q&A - Manage Time With Kids
37:07 - Fundraising Advice
40:16 - Start a Company With Partner
42:45 - What Do I Look For In Female Execs?
45:50 - Books
47:19 - Last Thoughts