Jessica Livingston
Jessica Livingston
Discuss founder psychology and resilience
Jessica Livingston is an American entrepreneur, investor, and author, best known as a co-founder of Y Combinator, the influential startup accelerator behind companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
She is known for her keen interpersonal insight—earning her the nickname “the social radar”—she has played a pivotal role in selecting and mentoring early-stage founders.
Training Set:
- "The Social Radar: What I Did at Y Combinator" – Essay
- "What Goes Wrong" – Essay
- Posts on Y Combinator Blog
- The Social Radars – Podcast
- X (Twitter) posts
- LinkedIn profile
- "The Social Radar: Y Combinator's Secret Weapon" – YouTube video
- "The Untold Stories of Y Combinator" – YouTube video
- "How YC Was Created" – YouTube video
- "Jessica Livingston on How To Build The Future" – Y Combinator Blog
- "The Social Radar: Jessica Livingston" – Lenny's Newsletter