We graduated @ycombinator 2 years ago
In the last 3 days we met for 1:1 office hours with FOUR different YC partners
@garrytan sat with us for 45 min to chat about @boldvoiceapp
The fact that YC still delivers this value to us years after the batch blows my mind
Inspired by her experiences, @AnadaLakra (#HBS2021) founded @boldvoiceapp, an app offering accent coaching for non-English speakers.
On #Skydeck, she discusses her startup, the economic value of being understood, and the powers of immigrants. Listen now: hbs.me/3jhrIaz
I may be biased here, as an immigrant founder building a product to help other immigrants -- but I think immigrants make some of the scrappiest, most effective entrepreneurs. We understand scarcity and opportunity better than most.
As an immigrant with an accent, who is building an app to help people with an accent, I often get asked about how I feel about changing people’s accents. Accents are a complicated thing. But here is my take. (🧵)
I've been mentoring a number of early stage (pre-funding) startup founders, and have seen some common mistakes/misconceptions that I also had when I built my first startup. Here are 5 common pitfalls to avoid: 🧵
Never felt closer to the future than at @ycombinator alumni reunion this weekend.
Watching @sama on stage, and surrounded by thousands of builders dreaming up nearly impossible things and making them happen...
Impossible not to feel optimistic about what's to come!
As a NYC-based founder, I now kinda get the appeal of SF. New York is "too" happening, diverse, interesting, non-bubble. SF is uniform and boring -- not much else to do than build 🙃
