Conference Presentation, Panel, Fireside Chat, Interview, Roundtable
Female Founders Conference - Mountain View
Y CombinatorKirsteen Nathoo, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Adora Chung, Christina, Tiffany, Ashley, Carolyn Levy, Alexandra Zatarain, Jess Lee, Holly Liu, Stephanie, Pat Piper
- Kirsteen Nathoo anticipates the Female Founders Conference will facilitate connections between attendees, YC alumni, and partners to drive funding or company formation.
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins aims to build a sustainable, replicable company called Promise that uses data analytics to bring evidence-based decision-making to criminal justice, reduce police biases, and create generational wealth.
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins plans to foster a sustainable work culture rejecting burnout, anticipates a two-year government sales cycle requiring business tenure, and will prioritize mission alignment over reciprocal understanding in her next funding round.
- Christina (Vanta) expects to solve security compliance for internet businesses by automating certifications like SOC2, PCI, and HIPAA, scaling from manual spreadsheets to software after proving product-market fit.
- Christina (Vanta) intends to recruit passionate talent, turn around the relationship with the Vancouver transit agency, and potentially reject customers requesting out-of-roadmap features such as mobile device management.
- Tiffany (Remix) plans to work with 300 cities globally to influence public policy and transportation planning, operating on a one-week product development cycle where customer success feeds directly to engineers.
- Ashley (GemNote) expects to build a cult following and high Lifetime Value through a strategy of specializing in premium rather than cheap gift products.
- Alexandra Zatarain (Eight) projects the company will survive ten years, position itself as the world's largest Sleep Lab, and have over 20,000 people using the 8 Smart Mattress to improve sleep.
- Jess Lee forecasts that the percentage of dollars to female founders will rise from 15% to 25% within five years and that senior women in venture capital will double under the All Raise initiative.
- Jess Lee believes female founders should pitch audacious visions rather than downside protection and that investing in women is essential for significant VC returns.
- Holly Liu argues that founders' internal narratives on competence are paramount, that launching early prevents building unnecessary features, and that success requires willingness to fail.
- Pat Piper (Pad Piper) plans to expand its B2B employer program to a market of 12 million U.S. and 42 million global interns, expecting landlords to adopt the service to navigate San Francisco's Airbnb restrictions.
- Tiffani (Nifty) expects to launch its Chrome extension within two weeks to address the 15% to 20% of engineer time wasted on administrative tasks and context switching.