Key insights

• ⚙️ Applied to YC for mentorship, support, and quick iteration on business
• 🎯 Top-notch advice, accountability, and direct honest feedback
• 🤝 Joining a VC firm with experienced partners who have built companies
• 📚 Learning from people who have made mistakes before
• 🌟 Benefits of community, support, and resources provided by the firm
• 🤗 YC provides a supportive community of like-minded individuals
• 🚀 Starting a company is challenging and few people can relate to the experience
• 📈 Reputation, track record, and network sought from Y Combinator
• 👩‍💼 Support needed as female founders in construction and fintech startup
• ✅ Joining YC provides the right support, validation, and opportunity for a fresh start
• 🔍 Validation from YC is crucial, especially in emerging markets
• 💡 YC funded some of the best and brightest minds in the region
• 🌍 Gusto is being built for the Middle East and North Africa, where there are few SAS companies and a nascent tech scene
• 🔗 Tap into community and network for learning at YC
• 🏗️ YC seen as fantastic place for building startups

Q&A

• Why is YC seen as a fantastic place for building startups, particularly in specific geographical regions?

  Gusto is being built for the Middle East and North Africa, where there are few SAS companies and a nascent tech scene. YC has funded some of the best and brightest minds in the region, and the founders want to tap into that community and network for learning. YC is seen as a fantastic place for building startups.

• What opportunities does joining YC provide, especially in emerging markets?

  Joining Y Combinator provides the right support, validation, and opportunity for a fresh start, especially in emerging markets where funding is limited. YC companies also attract the best talent and get validation, which is crucial in emerging markets.

• Why did the founders choose to apply to Y Combinator as female founders in construction and fintech?

  The founders applied to Y Combinator for its reputation, track record, and network. They specifically needed support as female founders in the construction and fintech startup space.

• How does YC provide support to its members?

  Joining Y Combinator provides a supportive community of like-minded individuals who understand the challenges of starting a company, offering valuable support, understanding, and access to a network with extensive resources and connections.

• What benefits can joining a VC firm with experienced partners provide?

  Joining a VC firm with experienced partners can provide valuable support, the opportunity to learn from their past mistakes, benefits of community, support, and resources, and access to a network with insights from building companies.

• What are the reasons for applying to Y Combinator?

  The founders applied to Y Combinator for mentorship, support, top-notch advice, accountability, honest feedback, quick iteration on business, reputation, track record, and access to a valuable network.

• 00:00 Applied to YC for mentorship, support, and quick iteration on business. Top-notch advice, accountability, and direct honest feedback.
• 00:33 Joining a VC firm with experienced partners who have built companies can provide valuable support and resources for learning from their past mistakes.
• 01:00 Joining YC provides a supportive community of like-minded individuals who understand the challenges of starting a company, offering valuable support and understanding.
• 01:30 The founders applied to Y Combinator for its reputation, track record, and network. They needed support for their construction and fintech startup as female founders.
• 01:58 Joining YC provides the right support, validation, and opportunity for a fresh start, especially in emerging markets where funding is limited.
• 02:27 Gusto is being built for the Middle East and North Africa, where there are few SAS companies and a nascent tech scene. YC has funded some of the best and brightest minds in the region, and the founders want to tap into that community and network for learning. YC is seen as a fantastic place for building startups.