Jessica Livingston Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Summary

Jessica Livingston, a founding partner at Y Combinator, spoke at the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference in 2015. Here are the key points from her talk:

Livingston provided an update on the number of female founders in the Y Combinator program, stating that 23% of the startups who applied and were accepted had a female founder.
She encouraged more women to apply to increase the number of female founders funded by Y Combinator.
Livingston discussed the importance of building a successful team and culture in a startup, emphasizing that company culture starts from the very beginning.
She shared insights into the origins of Y Combinator's community and culture, highlighting the role of founders in driving and shaping the culture of their startups.
Livingston explained that Y Combinator is both a new structure of investment firm and a collection of people, including founders and partners.
She emphasized her role in judging people's character during the interview process and how it has influenced Y Combinator's funding decisions.
Livingston highlighted the importance of character in selecting founders for investment, as Y Combinator aims to invite trustworthy and nurturing people into their community.
She discussed the value of the alumni network and how filtering out bad people has created a supportive and helpful environment for startups.
Livingston described the unique atmosphere and intimate community at Y Combinator, which has been maintained as the program has grown.
She discussed the early days of Y Combinator and how they initially funded startups as a learning experience, not expecting them to make money.
Livingston emphasized her role in helping startups and evaluating founders, providing practical advice based on her experience with hundreds of startups.
She highlighted the importance of culture within an organization and the various initiatives and events that Y Combinator has created to inspire and educate entrepreneurs.

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