Paul Buchheit
American computer engineer; created Gmail
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Videos Mentioning Paul Buchheit
Design for Startups by Garry Tan (Part 1)
Y Combinator
The creator of Gmail, referenced with a quote advising to build something 100 people absolutely love, rather than something 1000 people kind of like.
Work at a Startup Expo 2018
Y Combinator
A Y Combinator partner whose quote about "slope" over "y-intercept" is used to emphasize maximizing personal growth and learning rate in a career.
Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2
Y Combinator
Inventor of Gmail and creator of FriendFeed, a partner at Y Combinator, and a startup investor. He shares his investment philosophy and experiences.
Pitch Practice with Paul Buchheit and Sam Altman at Startup School SV 2016
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, acting as the host and interviewer during the pitch practice sessions.
Paul Buchheit
Y Combinator
The speaker, known for inventing Gmail, creating the 'don't be evil' motto, and starting Friendfeed, which was acquired by Facebook. He was also an early investor in Justin.tv.
Chase Adam at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
Key investor and entrepreneur who supported Watsi, contributing to the organization's seed funding round.
Nate Blecharczyk at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Creator of Gmail, who advised focusing on a few users who love you rather than many who just like you.
How To Build The Future: Aravind Srinivas
Y Combinator
YC Partner credited with inspiring the development of spell check and auto-suggest features at Google.
Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Coined the term '90/10 solution' and invented Gmail. He built features iteratively by addressing his own needs and fixing issues as they arose, a prime example of doing things that don't scale.
The AI Architect: Bret Taylor
Latent Space
Creator of Gmail, whose passion project became a widely adopted product, illustrating that 'scratching your own itch' can lead to great ideas.
Startup Investor School Day 1 Live Stream
Y Combinator
A YC partner who identified four key traits of founders that create giant companies: obsession, focus, formality, and love.
Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a YC partner who analyzed the traits of successful founders, identifying frugality, focus, obsession, and love as key characteristics.
How Do Billion Dollar Startups Start?
Y Combinator
Founder of Gmail and early Google employee, who questioned Amplitude's initial voice-to-text idea during their YC interview.
Startup Investor School Day 2 Live Stream
Y Combinator
Partner at YC for seven years, inventor of Gmail, founder of FriendFeed, and a seasoned investor sharing his wisdom and investment philosophy.