The most overrated quality in a potential cofounder is experience. The most underrated is not flaking.
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I've never said I wouldn't invest in a woman with young kids. I've invested in quite a lot of them. In fact YC's most recent acquisition, Bitnami, was founded by one. When
@ericabrescia came to her YC interview, she brought her son with her, because she was still nursing.
And when @juliakurnia of Zidisha was in YC, she brought her young son to most of the dinners. I used to draw trains on the whiteboard for him.
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In the case of
@APatelThompson, having small children was a critical advantage, because her experience as a parent led to both her first startup, Poppy, and the even better idea she got as a result of working on it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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