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Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Y Combinator · talk · Watch on YouTube

Startups & entrepreneurship

What it is

Tracy Young, a former construction engineer and cofounder of PlanGrid, speaks at the 2015 Y Combinator Female Founders Conference. She talks about building software for construction superintendents and about customer success.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a strong founder talk that shows how formidable and practical Young is, with advice delivered through a beaver metaphor.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you want to get an idea of how formidable Tracy Young is, watch her talk at the 2015 Female Founders Conference”

    Shows how formidable PlanGrid founder Tracy Young is

    jl, 2018-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Autodesk to Acquire PlanGrid (YC W12) to Accelerate Construction Productivity”

  2. “is one of the best presentations I've seen”

    Founder advice using beaver metaphor

    ignoramous, 2022-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Beavers back in London after 400-year absence”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: plangrid, y combinator, female founders, construction tech, founder advice

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