Diana Hu's guest appearances

Diana Hu

Y Combinator

Dear First-Time Founders

Reid Hoffman

Elon Musk

Casey Neistat

Tim Urban

Emily Weiss

Brett Hagler

Liz Wessel

Anu Hariharan

Austen Allred

Geoff Ralston

Elad Gil

Mathilde Collin

Jocko Willink

Jack Dorsey

Ali Rowghani

OwlTail

Niantic

Diana is starting a new (stealth) company. Previously she was the founder and CTO of Escher Reality, a YC startup acquired by Niantic. At Niantic, she was the head of the AR platform and led all AR initiatives in engineering and product. In the past, she built and led data science teams to bring research projects into production for "OnCue", a cloud television platform spun off from Intel and acquired by Verizon Labs. -------------------------- &gt;&gt;TIME FRAME&lt;&lt; [0:50] About Diana [7:15] What is Augmented Reality (AR)? [9:17] Applications of AR [12:55] First company: Escher Reality [15:56] Acceptance to Y Combinator [18:54] Most proud ventures [21:11] Nurturing and developing communities [23:56] Diana’s unique qualities [25:49] About vulnerability [30:12] Moments of fear as a founder [31:10] Training tool and mindset for a founder [32:35] Everyday routine [33:33] Build company → Sell company → Build company [35:15] Traits and qualities of founders whom Diana invested in [36:54] Advice for first time founders [40:15] Favorite books and podcasts -------------------------- &gt;&gt; ABOUT DIANA &amp; MARIA &lt;&lt; Connect with Diana through https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdianahu/ Connect with Maria through https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/ ------------------------- &gt;&gt; MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE &lt;&lt; Book: Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up - Jerry Colonna Book: The Modernist Cuisine - Maxime Bilet and Nathan Myhrvold ------------------------- &gt;&gt; CONNECTED WITH 2TF &lt;&lt; Second Time Founders (2TF) is founded on the belief that when founders create their second company, they choose to do things differently based on what they learned. We at 2TF are committed to creating a space for founders to share knowledge, perspectives and resources that create positive changes in their consciousness, community, and the world. To do this, 2TF has developed an annual peer-focused forum to provide founders with the thought frameworks necessary for their success. Request an invitation here: https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH Website: www.secondtimefounders.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/2ndtimefounders?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndtimefounders ---------------------------- &gt;&gt; MUSIC &lt;&lt; Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dear-first-time-founders/message

Diana is starting a new (stealth) company. Previously she was the founder and CTO of Escher Reality, a YC startup acquired by Niantic. At Niantic, she was the head of the AR platform and led all AR initiatives in engineering and product. In the past, she built and led data science teams to bring research projects into production for "OnCue", a cloud television platform spun off from Intel and acquired by Verizon Labs. -------------------------- &gt;&gt;TIME FRAME&lt;&lt; [0:50] About Diana [7:15] What is Augmented Reality (AR)? [9:17] Applications of AR [12:55] First company: Escher Reality [15:56] Acceptance to Y Combinator [18:54] Most proud ventures [21:11] Nurturing and developing communities [23:56] Diana’s unique qualities [25:49] About vulnerability [30:12] Moments of fear as a founder [31:10] Training tool and mindset for a founder [32:35] Everyday routine [33:33] Build company → Sell company → Build company [35:15] Traits and qualities of founders whom Diana invested in [36:54] Advice for first time founders [40:15] Favorite books and podcasts -------------------------- &gt;&gt; ABOUT DIANA &amp; MARIA &lt;&lt; Connect with Diana through <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdianahu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdianahu/</a> Connect with Maria through <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/</a> ------------------------- &gt;&gt; MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE &lt;&lt; Book: Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up - Jerry Colonna Book: The Modernist Cuisine - Maxime Bilet and Nathan Myhrvold ------------------------- &gt;&gt; CONNECTED WITH 2TF &lt;&lt; Second Time Founders (2TF) is founded on the belief that when founders create their second company, they choose to do things differently based on what they learned. We at 2TF are committed to creating a space for founders to share knowledge, perspectives and resources that create positive changes in their consciousness, community, and the world. To do this, 2TF has developed an annual peer-focused forum to provide founders with the thought frameworks necessary for their success. Request an invitation here: <a href="https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH</a> Website: www.secondtimefounders.<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">com</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2</a>ndtimefounders Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/2ndtimefounders?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/2ndtimefounders?lang=en</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/2ndtimefounders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/2ndtimefounders</a> ---------------------------- &gt;&gt; MUSIC &lt;&lt; Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dear-first-time-founders/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dear-first-time-founders/message</a>

6. Diana Hu (Director of Engineering @Niantic, Inc.): Building relationships in the Augmented Reality field

Diana Hu cofounded Escher Reality, which went through the Summer 2017 batch of YC. They were acquired by Niantic and she is now the head of their AR platform.She's on Twitter @sdianahu.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/***Topics00:00 - Intro00:40 - Getting into AR2:55 - Her first exposure to AR4:40 - AR's future role in media7:45 - Deciding where to go with the product 9:55 - Innovations that enabled AR14:25 - Building a product in a new market17:25 - Raising money for a new market21:40 - Advice for founders after an acquisition 26:40 - Immigrating to the US31:10 - Advice for Immigrant founders33:49 - Advice for founders in/after YC

<a href="https://twitter.com/sdianahu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Hu</a> cofounded Escher Reality, which went through the Summer 2017 batch of YC. They were acquired by Niantic and she is now the head of their AR platform. She's on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/sdianahu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sdianahu</a>. The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craig Cannon</a>. Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a> *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Getting into AR 2:55 - Her first exposure to AR 4:40 - AR's future role in media 7:45 - Deciding where to go with the product 9:55 - Innovations that enabled AR 14:25 - Building a product in a new market 17:25 - Raising money for a new market 21:40 - Advice for founders after an acquisition 26:40 - Immigrating to the US 31:10 - Advice for Immigrant founders 33:49 - Advice for founders in/after YC

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