#146 - Startup School Week 5 Recap - Kirsty Nathoo and Kevin Hale
Oct 2, 2019
auto_awesome
Kirsty Nathoo, Partner and CFO of Y Combinator, shares insights on common financial pitfalls startups encounter and emphasizes the importance of knowing your cash flow and avoiding burnout. Kevin Hale, also a Partner at Y Combinator, discusses the dynamics of co-founder relationships, highlighting how to navigate conflicts and improve teamwork. He provides practical tips for effective communication, stressing the significance of a plan before disagreements arise. Their advice is essential for any startup looking to thrive.
We've cut down the fifth week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast.
First a lecture from Kirsty Nathoo. Kirsty is a partner and CFO of YC. Her lecture focuses on the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can avoid making them.
Then a lecture from Kevin Hale. Kevin is also a partner at YC and he’ll talk about the importance of building a successful working relationship with your cofounders and processes you can use to do so.
Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.