Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
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.
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.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2016 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec jl · 2018-11 · on “Autodesk to Acquire PlanGrid (YC W12) to Accelerate Construction Productivity”
This is a big deal: this is by far the biggest acquisition of a YC startup with a female founder/CEO. If you want to get an idea of how formidable Tracy Young is, watch her talk at the 2015 Female Founders Conference: [this video]
Strong rec ignoramous · 2022-03 · on “Beavers back in London after 400-year absence”
Tracy Young advising startup founders to be like beavers (extolling its virtues) is one of the best presentations I've seen: [this video]