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Avni Patel Thompson

03/03/18

@ Y Combinator

After my first startup failed, I started talking to parents to understand their biggest challenges, which led me to childcare.

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The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy

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The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy

03/03/18

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Avni Patel Thompson

09/22/17

@ Y Combinator

I realized that many parents are struggling with child care and that the caregivers deserve more recognition and opportunities.

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Avni Patel Thompson

09/22/17

@ Y Combinator

I started Poppy not because I'm an expert in child care, but because I wanted to solve the anxiety I felt about who was taking care of my daughters.

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Avni Patel Thompson

03/03/18

@ Y Combinator

I realized that what parents really need is a sense of community or 'village' to support them in childcare.

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Miles McCain

12/13/24

@ Anthropic

I found a significant number of users asking for parenting advice, which I had never considered before, and it led me to create educational games with my kids using Claude.

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Jessica Livingston

05/04/17

@ Y Combinator

It's generally easier to start a startup before having kids; the demands of parenting can pull you in a different direction than your startup does.

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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

I learned a lot about what not to do if I were to start another startup after Homejoy, and much of this comes from my past failures.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

I founded Poppy to connect families with vetted childcare providers, aiming to create a modern village for parents.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

I realized that the childcare market is inherently margin-challenged, making it difficult to scale Poppy effectively.

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Danae Ringelmann

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

My journey started as a child of two small business owners who struggled for 30 years without access to capital, which made me aware of the significant problem of access to funding.