
Garry Tan
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President & CEO @ycombinator —Founder @garryslist—Creator of GStack & GBrain—designer/engineer who helps founders—SF Dem accelerating the boom loop
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"To fund his golfing ambitions, McIlroy's parents took on extra jobs. Gerry worked 100 hours a week; he cleaned toilets and showers at a local sports club in the mornings, served as a bartender at Holywood Golf Club from 12 to 6 pm, then returned to the sports club to work behind the bar in the evenings. Rosie looked after Rory during the day, and worked night shifts packaging rolls of tape at a 3M factory in Bangor, County Down. Due to their conflicting schedules, McIlroy's parents rarely saw each other during this period. Gerry later said: "I had no idea what else to do. I’m a working-class man. We wanted to give our only child a chance." After finding success as a professional golfer, McIlroy bought his parents a house in 2009, and stated: "I’ll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they’ll never have to work another day. I’ll do whatever it takes to look after them."
Garry Tan8,102,312 次观看 • 1 年前

Now announcing: Garry's List We’re starting a citizen’s union for radical centrism. We proved local politics is winnable in SF. Now we’re building the community to do it everywhere — news, commentary, and accountability for policies that affect California and our society.
Garry Tan402,202 次观看 • 3 个月前

I am so thankful for Paul Graham Jessica Livingston Brian Chesky Carolynn Levy for believing me and selecting me to be the President & CEO of YC. To be able to lead this brilliant band of partners is beyond the best job I’ve ever had! If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life
Garry Tan209,876 次观看 • 2 个月前

Saikat Chakrabarti made his fortune in tech. Now he wants to ban the data centers that power AI in San Francisco, the most important growth industry in the city and the engine of downtown's recovery. That's not regulation. It's a kill switch. It kills SF jobs, guts the tax base, and hands the AI race to China. A self-funded centi-millionaire with no SF roots, tech wealth making sure nobody else can get it, pulling up the ladder, not representing the desires of San Franciscans. Under no circumstances can he be elected to Congress.
Garry Tan72,843 次观看 • 1 个月前

Sam Altman's advice to founders worried about OpenAI competition: "Don't build our core chat assistant. There's so much more space to go after." Count on the models getting far smarter. Sam promises "Sign in with ChatGPT" which would be powerful with access to memory.
Garry Tan552,921 次观看 • 11 个月前

Steve Jobs got fired from Apple, started NeXT, failed selling the hardware, pivoted to software, then Apple bought NeXT for $400M. It became macOS. Most founders quit at the first wall. Jobs hit dozens and kept finding new paths. Great founders know they can solve the maze.
Garry Tan332,381 次观看 • 11 个月前