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Diane Greene

08/05/17

@ Y Combinator

In 2012, I started a new venture in stealth mode because of the ambitious nature of the project and the high interest in my work.

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VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders Conference

@ Y Combinator

VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders Conference

08/05/17

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Surbhi Sarna

09/30/23

@ Y Combinator

I worked as an engineer at Abbott Vascular and a smaller startup, but I felt an urge to start my own company at 24, driven by my past health experiences.

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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

In late 2009, we decided to publicly announce our product, which led to significant interest and media coverage.

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Avni Patel Thompson

09/22/17

@ Y Combinator

After shutting down my first startup, I was inspired to try again and set a goal to be on stage at the Female Founders Conference in 2017.

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Reham Fagiri

12/15/18

@ Y Combinator

We communicated our startup plans to friends and family, who were initially skeptical but ultimately supportive of our decision to leave stable jobs.

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Garry Tan

06/08/23

@ Y Combinator

In 2010, despite two years of rapid growth, I failed to accept that our startup's growth had plateaued, which ultimately led to our downfall.

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Gaurav Misra

05/02/25

@ EO

I dropped out of my PhD program in machine learning to join a startup, which was a high-risk decision that ultimately paid off.

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Avni Patel Thompson

03/03/18

@ Y Combinator

I decided to pursue my startup idea because it kept gaining momentum, despite the challenges I faced. I set up my startup as a four-week test to validate my idea without high expectations.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

After college, I worked at a biotech firm but felt the slow career progression pushed me to pursue entrepreneurship, especially after a roommate suggested we start a company together.

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Blake Scholl

02/15/25

@ Y Combinator

I took a year off after leaving Groupon to explore what I wanted to do next, which allowed me to pursue the idea of supersonic flight without the fear of it being a dead end.