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It's news to me that Livingston retired. Wikipedia doesn't seem to have gotten the memo which makes me feel better about not knowing. I no longer try to follow
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
It's news to me that Livingston retired. Wikipedia doesn't seem to have gotten the memo which makes me feel better about not knowing.
I no longer try to follow what she's up to but I used to be intensely curious about her career.
- divbzero 5y agoIt’s worth noting that YC grew out of discussions between her and PG when she was applying for a job in VC. YC would not exist without her.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoYeah, they are the two original founders and then he snagged his two cofounders from Viaweb who, I think, only worked part-time on YC. He retired some years before her, which suggests to me this business is probably more "her baby" than his in some sense.
- danbmil99 5y agoI was fortunate enough to be a fly on the wall the first couple of years of YC. A handful of incredible people, but honestly JL seemed to me to be the glue that held it all together.
- specialist 5y agoYa. I would have loved being on that wall with you. The psychological aspects of young YC are the parts I want to hear more about. IIRC, I read that Jessica is an excellent judge of character, and Paul has some kind of spidey sense about technical founders. In addition to everything else, of course.
- danbmil99 5y agoAs far as spidey sense about technical founders, I would also give a lot of credit to Trevor Blackwell, another one of the four founders. Disclaimer: Trevor was my boss at a robotics company he founded.