Some people get attention because they are loud.
Others earn respect because they quietly shape the future.
That is why I think
@snowmaker is one of the most underrated people in tech.
Jared Friedman is not just another investor or YC voice. He is a builder who has lived the founder journey, co-founded Scribd, helped build one of the most important startup ecosystems in the world, and has spent years helping founders think more clearly, build better, and aim higher.
And when you put him beside
@garrytan, you get one of the most powerful founder education combinations in tech.
Garry brings the rare mix of founder, designer, engineer, investor, operator, storyteller, and community builder. He does not just talk about startups from a distance. He has built, backed, designed, advised, and fought for the kind of ecosystem where ambitious founders can become legendary.
There is intelligence.
There is genius.
And then there is the rare kind of genius that makes other people believe they can build something world-changing.
That is what
@snowmaker and
@garrytan represent.
They are not just teaching founders how to raise money.
They are teaching people how to think.
How to build.
How to move faster.
How to be more ambitious.
How to make something people want.
How to believe that the next generation of great technology companies can still be built by people who are just getting started.
These are the kinds of people who deserve their flowers while they are still doing the work.
Tech needs more voices like this.
Builders who create builders.
Founders who strengthen founders.
Leaders who make the future feel possible.
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Yesterday we hosted 400 top university students at the YC Summer Conference - a fun day of talks about startups. Talking to the students afterwards, I found myself giving a lot of the same advice. So in case it's useful to others, here is my startup advice for students.