#85 - YC Partner AMA at the Female Founders Conference

Personal Stories

Jessica Livingston and Kirsty Nathoo share their personal stories of balancing work and family. Jessica reflects on her experience of working through her pregnancies and the challenges of managing both startup and family life. Kirsty echoes this sentiment, highlighting the importance of living life fully and not postponing family plans for career advancements.

I never did factor it in. I just worked on YC. Then Paul and I got married and had our son right away, and we just plowed right through it.

--- Jessica Livingston

Kirsty also shares anecdotes of female founders at YC who successfully managed both their startups and family responsibilities 1.

   

Family Planning

Holly Liu discusses the complexities of family planning while running a startup. She emphasizes the importance of considering the biological clock and the advancements in science that can assist with family planning. Holly also shares her personal experience of starting a family during the growth stages of her startup and the importance of having a support system.

I do think women have to also think about a biological clock. For me, personally, it took longer than we had expected.

--- Holly Liu

The panelists agree on the necessity of open communication and planning when balancing family and startup responsibilities 2.