Comments on: TechZing 66 – Jessica Mah & The Y Combinator Experience https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience If you're a hacker, you'll probably like our show ;) Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:53:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 By: Philippe Monnet https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1391 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:32:08 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1391 Hearing about the incubator process at YC was very enlightening. It would be great to hear some other examples of people having participating in other incubator programs like TechStars and others (by the way what are other ones besides YC and TC?).

Also Jessica has a ton of energy and enthusiasm so that made the show fun to listen to as well.

]]> By: Jason https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1361 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:12:01 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1361 @Dan DeFelippi You’re absolutely right. It’s something Justin has pointed out to me before and I’m going to really try to work on it. I’ve come to realize that interviewing is a real skill in and of itself and will require practice and focus to move beyond the complete amateur stage. Thanks for the constructive feedback and I promise I will get better. 😉

]]> By: Dan DeFelippi https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1359 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:39:56 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1359 Good content and good interview but Jason, you need to really change the way you interview people. You constantly inject your opinions, examples, and comparisons before asking a question. Instead you should ask the question, get the response, THEN add your commentary. Let the guest speak! By commenting first you steer their response.

]]> By: Jason https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1352 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:51:31 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1352 @Samh I know! I had written down those exact questions in my pre-interview notes, but somehow managed not to ask them. What can I say – I’m an idiot. 😉 Maybe I’ll just email her the question and if she’s willing to elaborate I’ll add her answer to our first mailing list email. You almost forgot about that didn’t you? Yeah, well so did I. 😉

]]> By: Samh https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1351 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:40:49 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1351 It would have been good to hear about how she got thousands of small business customers and what sort of businesses make up her customer base.

]]> By: Bopinder Abu Morpalinder Singh https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1348 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:44:22 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1348 6 out of 7 days a week you build product and talk to customers.

THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING WRONG! I spend 30 minutes a month doing both. I’m so surprised I actually have more than 1 customer.

]]> By: Bopinder Abu Morpalinder Singh https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1347 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:27:45 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1347 This woman impresses me.

]]> By: Jason https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1338 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:10:22 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1338 @Neville Holy crap, Justin has infected me and I didn’t even know it! This is bad. 😉

]]> By: Justin https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1337 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:49:15 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1337 @Neville Amazing to see that Jason picked up some UK sayings! Thx for the kind words 🙂

]]> By: Neville https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1336 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:43 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1336 Another great episode guys! Thanks

]]> By: Neville https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1335 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:23:27 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1335 “suss” …glad to see that Justin’s English is rubbing off on Jason. Next Jason will be mis-pronouncing Balsamiq and Beta, LOL

]]> By: Neville https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1334 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:13:07 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1334 “sh*t, can we really handle a thirty year old !?!” …that’s should have been the show title, LOL

]]> By: Neville https://techzinglive.com/page/409/techzing-66-jessica-mah-the-y-combinator-experience/comment-page-1#comment-1333 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:58:47 +0000 http://techzinglive.com/?p=409#comment-1333 I love Jessica, she has a fresh and quirky perspective. She’s like the Willy Wonka of Startup Tech. I wonder if Oompa Loompas can code?

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