Jessica Livingston : How to Build the Future 

Out of the hundreds talks I've seen, this one stands to be at the very top. Down to earth, simple but very concise and with a clear motive - just start. It is in my hope to be a founder in Y Combinator in the years to come.

"No-one likes getting copied... You can't worry about it. If you're building something great, you're gonna get copied."

Wonderful Interview. Y Combinator is amazing. So are the founders and the founders they support.

These sneakers are lit. This needed to be said

06:26 just get started with something 11:53 insights, their idea has legs 21:07 start with an idea you don't know much about, build something people want and iterate. do it lightweight start small and evolve

05:26 "Let's _solve_ our _own problem_ and see where it goes".

Thank you for sharing your valuable experience. It helped a lot.

Noted - will be refering daily. Blendz

inspiring talk and wisdom

You are amazing Jessica! I can't wait to working with you. We share the same interests and point of view. You seem to be really really really kind and good hearted person. God Bless! 🙏

16:00 determination

If Airbnb founders applied for YC online, they would not have been chosen. She admitted that YC didn’t believe in the idea. They were chosen because they knew Michael. Moral of the story: it’s who you know.

Sam’s sneakers are always on point

No interview with Paul Graham?

@25:00 dropbox according to another How to Build the Future

Wow!!!

How about now?

28.30 - secret weapon

my mans shoes in this :(

last 10 minutes...

Are you reading my thouvhts?

They have a just cause

Are there cameras in front of me rivht now?

Their companies are worth $80 billion dollars, of which $69 billion came from 15 companies and the biggest one, Airbnb, they didnt believe in the concept but got into their ecosystem because a friend knew someone there. (7:00 - 11:00 mark). That fluke that they didnt like accounts for 44% of all their financial success. So basically, their success rate is about 1%. 15 financially wildly succesfull companies out of 1500 they invested in. Let that sink in for a minute or two. Only in America would that batting average be applauded and batter enshrined in at the front of Cooperstown.

What happened in the sky?

How are you reading my thoughts.

Would she have funded Richard Hendricks ? My gut says yes.

Did you see what I saw?

2:16 She got distracted with a sexist comment. Focus.