I've been angel investing for 4.5 years, making 50 total investments, with 46 of them being early-stage Y Combinator companies.

I co-founded Y Combinator, the first startup accelerator, which began with a hypothesis about what people wanted, and it turned out they did want it, leading us to fund over 1,800 startups valued at over a hundred billion dollars.

Our first customer was a VC who ended up investing in us, and being part of Y Combinator helped us get meetings with many interested VCs.

After selling my company, I was invited to be the first healthcare and biotech partner at Y Combinator, where I could share my story and help other founders.

At Y Combinator, I was inspired by the ambitious mindset of other founders, which contrasted sharply with the skepticism we faced before. It motivated me to fully commit to making Watsi a reality.

My first company was called Accolade, which focused on online SAT prep, but we were rejected by Y Combinator because my co-founder and I were part-time and had other commitments.

After being encouraged by founders like Drew Houston and Sam Altman, I applied to Y Combinator, despite my initial hesitation about giving up equity.

The first batch of Y Combinator was magical, filled with people who genuinely wanted to start startups, making it one of the most enjoyable times of my life.

We raised two and a half million dollars on a twelve million dollar valuation after nine months of fundraising post-Y Combinator demo day.