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Inspiration from Tragedy – Building a Company After Losing a Co-founder to Cancer
05:25 - 12:21 (06:55)
The founders of a construction software company were inspired to keep going after they lost their co-founder to cancer. The tragedy has motivated other founders who have gone through YC and faced similar challenges.
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In the aftermath of the 2008 housing and economic crisis, a team of construction engineers-turned-entrepreneurs recruited talented software engineers to develop a construction tech solution, leading to the success of their startup.
05:25 - 07:45 (02:20)
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In the aftermath of the 2008 housing and economic crisis, a team of construction engineers-turned-entrepreneurs recruited talented software engineers to develop a construction tech solution, leading to the success of their startup.
ChapterInspiration from Tragedy – Building a Company After Losing a Co-founder to Cancer
EpisodeTracy Young, Co-Founder & CEO of PlanGrid
PodcastThe Social Radars
The co-founder of PlanGrid discusses the company's unsexy idea to digitize blueprints, their success after being funded by Y Combinator, and their growth over the past eight years.
07:45 - 10:27 (02:42)
Summary
The co-founder of PlanGrid discusses the company's unsexy idea to digitize blueprints, their success after being funded by Y Combinator, and their growth over the past eight years.
ChapterInspiration from Tragedy – Building a Company After Losing a Co-founder to Cancer
EpisodeTracy Young, Co-Founder & CEO of PlanGrid
PodcastThe Social Radars
The founders of a startup discuss their journey of overcoming the tragedy of a co-founder's cancer diagnosis and death, and how many other founders going through similar experiences have reached out to them for support.
10:27 - 12:21 (01:53)
Summary
The founders of a startup discuss their journey of overcoming the tragedy of a co-founder's cancer diagnosis and death, and how many other founders going through similar experiences have reached out to them for support.