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Reading the Mind in the Eyes

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Lenny’s Podcast95 min

The social radar: Y Combinator’s secret weapon

Jessica Livingston · Jun 27, 2024
Key learnings
  • Watch how co-founders interact: whether they get along, finish each other's sentences, or let one partner dominate, since…
  • Treat defensiveness under questioning as a red flag; strong founders respond with "here's what I figured out" and engage in a…
  • Look for earnestness: founders who admit when they don't know an answer and who have a real personal connection to the problem…