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In this episode of Startup School, YC Group Partner Harj Taggar shares his advice on the types of people best suited to be startup founders and how to prepare to start a company in the future.Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠⁠ Work at a Startup: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs

In this episode of Startup School, YC Group Partner Harj Taggar shares his advice on the types of people best suited to be startup founders and how to prepare to start a company in the future. Apply to Y Combinator: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUJKY2xfOHBmYWR0Ulc3a0thZmFBTHdGNlRKQXxBQ3Jtc0ttTTVYSHVGRWZEUW1nRU5fQnBDRlhUWUhzYnhlbVcyS3FwcUkzcElwWS1iaG1KM1NRU2hra2tfWE83SFJiT0NKYXNaa3NBY3ZEeE5NeHlRUklaVXRXRTl2LVBCdjJHRWdaZDM0c2dfcUNlcGN0dUUxNA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fyc.link%2FSUS-apply&amp;v=BUE-icVYRFU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠⁠</a> Work at a Startup: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXVYcm5PTWV3ZEY0UnFrc2x3MjN5SGVSdk1TZ3xBQ3Jtc0trcGY0aVd2bV91MmRGT2N4ek9IQl9aYUtvdzg4OUdqazRUeDB0YzFEYnpXdDVsN1RzMHlyM1pfQWJNOXFONUEtOGQwMnkxYm53SXhKRTdCeE9oVmE3ckduUlp4VHIwUlA3bWpNM1dfU0tsMEQzb1RVbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fyc.link%2FSUS-jobs&amp;v=BUE-icVYRFU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs</a>

Should You Start a Startup? with Harj Taggar | Startup School

On this episode of the Traction podcast, host Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI features a fireside chat between Harj Taggar, Partner at Y Combinator, and Alda Leu Dennis, General Partner at Initialized Capital from the in-person Traction Conference.   Previously, Harj was a Co-founder and CEO at Triplebyte and Co-founder and President at Auctomatic. Harj was also the first seed investor in a number of unicorns including Instacart, Coinbase, Rippling, and Opendoor.   In this episode, Harj dives into:   1:26 - How he became the first partner at Y Combinator  7:36 - The #1 mistake when starting up 11:29 - The most common mistakes post launch and post product-market fit 15:47 - The balancing act of hiring too fast vs. too slow 17:00 - How CEOs need to transform on their journey to building a unicorn company 20:00 - The key factor that helps early stage companies raise money   Learn more at https://tractionconf.io   Connect with Harj Taggar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjtaggar/   Learn more about Y Combinator at https://www.ycombinator.com/   This episode is brought to you by:   Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&amp;D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don’t get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI.   Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca    Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at https://contentallies.com

On this episode of the Traction podcast, host Lloyed Lobo of <a href="http://Boast.AI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boast.AI</a> features a fireside chat between <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjtaggar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harj Taggar</a>, Partner at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/y-combinator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Y Combinator</a>, and Alda Leu Dennis, General Partner at Initialized Capital from the in-person Traction Conference. Previously, Harj was a Co-founder and CEO at Triplebyte and Co-founder and President at Auctomatic. Harj was also the first seed investor in a number of unicorns including Instacart, Coinbase, Rippling, and Opendoor. In this episode, Harj dives into: 1:26 - How he became the first partner at Y Combinator  7:36 - The #1 mistake when starting up 11:29 - The most common mistakes post launch and post product-market fit 15:47 - The balancing act of hiring too fast vs. too slow 17:00 - How CEOs need to transform on their journey to building a unicorn company 20:00 - The key factor that helps early stage companies raise money Learn more at <a href="https://tractionconf.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tractionconf.io</a> Connect with Harj Taggar: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjtaggar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/harjtaggar/</a> Learn more about Y Combinator at <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/</a> This episode is brought to you by: Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&amp;D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don’t get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at <a href="https://boast.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Boast.AI</a>. Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit <a href="https://launchacademy.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LaunchAcademy.ca</a> Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at <a href="https://contentallies.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://contentallies.com</a>

Five F'ups (& Learnings) from Building & Funding Unicorns with Harj Taggar, Y Combinator

Harj Taggar (@harjtaggar), co-founder and chairman of Triplebyte, joins Erik on this episode.They discuss:- Strategies for finding undiscovered talent.- The vision at Triplebyte and what they’re building.- Why the recruiting space hasn’t seen huge companies come out of it.- How building a company has changed over the past decade.- How to think about finding a co-founder.- The biggest recruiting mistakes people make.- How to think about what startup to join as an employee.- How much founders should think about retention in early-stage startups.Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world. Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Harj Taggar (@harjtaggar), co-founder and chairman of Triplebyte, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Strategies for finding undiscovered talent. - The vision at Triplebyte and what they’re building. - Why the recruiting space hasn’t seen huge companies come out of it. - How building a company has changed over the past decade. - How to think about finding a co-founder. - The biggest recruiting mistakes people make. - How to think about what startup to join as an employee. - How much founders should think about retention in early-stage startups. Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world. Find out more and apply at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst</a>. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Hiring, Retention, and How To Find a Co-Founder with Harj Taggar

Episode 39: We spoke with Harj Taggar, co-founder &amp; CEO at Triplebyte and one of the first partners at Y Combinator. We discuss his time at Y Combinator including how he evaluated startups and grew the program from 30 to 100 companies per batch. Plus, we talk ICOs and their benefits and drawbacks as well as whether blockchain will live up to the hype.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besttechie/support

Episode 39: We spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/Harjeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harj Taggar</a>, co-founder &amp; CEO at <a href="https://triplebyte.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Triplebyte</a> and one of the first partners at <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Y Combinator</a>. We discuss his time at Y Combinator including how he evaluated startups and grew the program from 30 to 100 companies per batch. Plus, we talk ICOs and their benefits and drawbacks as well as whether blockchain will live up to the hype.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besttechie/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besttechie/support</a>

An inside look at scaling Y Combinator from 30 to 100 companies per batch (feat. Harj Taggar)

Ammon Bartram

Former YC Partner and founder of TripleByte Harj Taggar, along with his cofounder Ammon Bartram discuss a topic startups often struggle with most: finding and hiring the key engineers who will build your product.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Former YC Partner and founder of TripleByte Harj Taggar, along with his cofounder Ammon Bartram discuss a topic startups often struggle with most: finding and hiring the key engineers who will build your product.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/uptcteqjms109ss/Harj%20Taggar%20and%20Ammon%20Bartram%20-%20Building%20an%20Engineering%20Team.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/mNrkfh0SgwFctRu5TaBV7A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

Building an Engineering Team - by Ammon Bartram and Harj Taggar

Paul Graham

Jessica Livingston

Harj Taggar is the Founder &amp; CEO @ Triplebyte, the startup that is changing the world of engineering recruitment by building a new kind of interview that evaluates tech skills, not credentials. They have raised from some of our favourite seed investors and all past guests on the show including Felicis Ventures, SV Angel and Initialized Capital. As for Harj, prior to Triplebyte, he was the first partner brought in at Y Combinator since its founding, where he remained as a Partner for 4 years. Before that he was a YC founder, co-founding Auctomatic which was acquired by Livecurrent Media.   In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Harj made his way from the UK to YC's first Partner to now founding Triplebyte? 2.) Question from Garry Tan: What was the most surprising thing when Harj first became a Partner @ YC? What were Harj's biggest learnings from working with Paul Graham and Jessica Livingstone in the early days? 3.) Remaining in those very early stages, from Harj's experience seeing so many companies pass through YC, what do startups look like at those very early stages? How does Harj recommend finding co-founders? Test and iterate on ideas? Work towards product market fit? What does product market fit look like to Harj? 4.) How should we approach hiring as an early stage startup? What are the signs of great hires? What does the optimal interview process look like? How can we optimize the on boarding process? 5.) What should founders look for in VCs and vice versa? What were Harj's learnings on how to be a great seed stage investor from his time with Garry &amp; Alexis @ Initialized?? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Harj’s Fave Book: Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman As always you can follow  Harry,  The Twenty Minute VC, Harj on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. The Simba Hybrid. The most advanced mattress in the world. With a unique combination of two thousand five hundred conical pocket springs and responsive memory foam, it offers the perfect support for two people. A mattress that responds to you and your partner’s sleeping patterns. Delivered free, with a one hundred night sleep trial, free returns and a ten year guarantee. Start your free trial at simbasleep.com Cirrus Insight is a plugin for sales pros who use Gmail and Outlook.  It automatically updates activities in Salesforce so you don’t have to.  It was named #41 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies, and it has more than 1,700 customer reviews on the Salesforce AppExchange. Today, it serves over 150,000 sales people across 5,000 organizations using Gmail, Outlook, iPhone, iPad, and Android. Cirrus Insight is perfect for sales, support, and success teams who want to save time, schedule 3x more appointments, track email opens and much more with Salesforce information at their fingertips in the inbox. www.cirrusinsight.com/20VC

<a href="https://twitter.com/Harjeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harj Taggar</a> is the Founder &amp; CEO @ <a href="https://triplebyte.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Triplebyte</a>, the startup that is changing the world of engineering recruitment by building a new kind of interview that evaluates tech skills, not credentials. They have raised from some of our favourite seed investors and all past guests on the show including Felicis Ventures, SV Angel and Initialized Capital. As for Harj, prior to Triplebyte, he was the first partner brought in at Y Combinator since its founding, where he remained as a Partner for 4 years. Before that he was a YC founder, co-founding Auctomatic which was acquired by Livecurrent Media. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Harj made his way from the UK to YC's first Partner to now founding Triplebyte? 2.) Question from Garry Tan: What was the most surprising thing when Harj first became a Partner @ YC? What were Harj's biggest learnings from working with Paul Graham and Jessica Livingstone in the early days? 3.) Remaining in those very early stages, from Harj's experience seeing so many companies pass through YC, what do startups look like at those very early stages? How does Harj recommend finding co-founders? Test and iterate on ideas? Work towards product market fit? What does product market fit look like to Harj? 4.) How should we approach hiring as an early stage startup? What are the signs of great hires? What does the optimal interview process look like? How can we optimize the on boarding process? 5.) What should founders look for in VCs and vice versa? What were Harj's learnings on how to be a great seed stage investor from his time with Garry &amp; Alexis @ Initialized?? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Harj’s Fave Book: <a href="http://amzn.to/2jQKTeQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman</a> As always you can follow <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwjK5ovknZDJAhWGWRQKHTOwD6E&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fharrystebbings%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6KlmFwsIYJkOKRioQuLqGOR0U0w&amp;sig2=0SA_UtadAekFAQGpTKS-eA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Harry</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwipwoT4nZDJAhWK1hQKHXuECAc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftwentyminutevc%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcygppyqTNaiuOUOohQIk-Qg-1jQ&amp;sig2=kQcaARp7XfhSS_LKHOr93Q&amp;bvm=bv.107467506,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Twenty Minute VC</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Harjeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harj</a> on Twitter here! <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/add/hstebbings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.</a> The Simba Hybrid. The most advanced mattress in the world. With a unique combination of two thousand five hundred conical pocket springs and responsive memory foam, it offers the perfect support for two people. A mattress that responds to you and your partner’s sleeping patterns. Delivered free, with a one hundred night sleep trial, free returns and a ten year guarantee. Start your free trial at <a href="http://simbasleep.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">simbasleep.com</a> Cirrus Insight is a plugin for sales pros who use Gmail and Outlook.  It automatically updates activities in Salesforce so you don’t have to.  It was named #41 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies, and it has more than 1,700 customer reviews on the Salesforce AppExchange. Today, it serves over 150,000 sales people across 5,000 organizations using Gmail, Outlook, iPhone, iPad, and Android. Cirrus Insight is perfect for sales, support, and success teams who want to save time, schedule 3x more appointments, track email opens and much more with Salesforce information at their fingertips in the inbox. <a href="http://www.cirrusinsight.com/20VC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cirrusinsight.com/20VC</a>

20VC: Biggest Takeaways From Working With Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston, Why You Should Put Off Hiring For As Long As Possible & Why Seed Stage Investing Is All About Optimising The Top Of The Funnel with Harj Taggar, Founder & CEO @ Triplebyte 