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Jessica Livingston (born 1971) is an American founding partner of the seed stage venture firm Y Combinator and author. She is the wife of founding partner Paul Graham.
Recorded live at our Female Founders Conference in New York, Jessica Livingston [https://twitter.com/jesslivingston] shares lessons learned while starting and operating YC. Read her accompanying essay, Grow the Puzzle Around You [http://foundersatwork.posthaven.com/grow-the-puzzle-around-you].
Jessica Livingston has seen over 1000 companies go through YC and shares her learnings about what it takes to succeed as a founder. She emphasizes the importance of avoiding distraction and making something people want.
Jessica Livingston was previously VP of marketing at investment bank Adams Harkness, where she managed an award-winning rebranding of the company. She is the author of Founders at Work (2007), a book of interviews with startup founders. She has a BA in English from Bucknell.
Apr 29, 2024 · Come hear the untold stories of Y Combinator with Co-Founder Jessica Livingston, and learn how she got started in her incredible career in startups.
Aug 30, 2018 · Back in July, I had a chance to talk with YC co-founder Jessica Livingston about YC’s remarkable success and the impact their companies have had on the tech industry and the world.
View Jessica Livingston’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Experience: Y Combinator · Location: Mountain View · 136 connections on LinkedIn.
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Jessica Livingston is a founding partner at Y Combinator, a seed-stage venture firm based in Cambridge, MA, and Mountain View, CA. She was previously VP of marketing at investment bank Adams Harkness.
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Jessica knows more about the qualities of startup founders than anyone else ever has. Her immense data set and x-ray vision are the perfect storm in that respect. The qualities of the founders are the best predictor of how a startup will do.
Jessica Livingston is a cofounder of Y Combinator. She is also the author of Founders at Work, a collection of interviews with successful startup founders.
