Making Startup Finances 10X Easier & More Powerful - Siqi Chen, Founder of Runway

Today I talk to Siqi Chen about building a finance startup that makes accounting 10X easier and more useful. If you are building, this is for you.

00:00 10X Easier Startup Finances
1:13 What is Runway
9:00 A Different Design Language
15:49 What Makes Runway Unique
20:13 Y Combinator’s First Dropout
29:51 Even with AI we still Need Builders
33:02 Advice for Future Startup Founders
38:20 Leadership, Autonomy and Team Dynamics

I'm Garry Tan, President & CEO at Y Combinator. I was an engineer, designer and product manager who turned into a founder and investor, and now I want to help you in your journey to build technology that changes the world. These videos are about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people.

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[Friday]

I love your energy and ability to communicate clearly Thank you, Siqi Chen.

[NourLababidi]

🎉 Mahalo
Good points on CEO and leadership. I learned from you the idea of

How i should feel on behalf of the team and company when customers complain.

Good new points

[CyY-vonb]

Thanks Siqi, thanks Garry. This is good to know about.

- a builder

[ruslanography]

That dudes style reminds me some asian ganstar leader i watched in movies. The podcast was awesome by the way.

[ReflectionOcean]

Quiz By "YouSum Live"

00:01:10 How does Runway engage users in B2B marketing?
00:01:15 What is the main purpose of Runway?
00:02:57 Why is finance often seen as complicated?
00:03:10 What is the significance of a financial model?
00:05:09 How do spreadsheets limit business growth?
00:06:00 What are the challenges of scaling a business model?
00:06:19 How does Runway differ from traditional spreadsheets?
00:09:23 What inspired the design of Runway's website?
00:12:35 What is the importance of storytelling in marketing?
00:30:05 How does Runway utilize AI in its platform?
00:33:24 What advice does Seiki give to new founders?
00:42:45 How can leaders balance autonomy and clarity?

Quiz By "YouSum Live"

[runwayfinancial]

that’s a nice jacket… how can i get one?

[felixtechmedia]

Now I need to know who designed their website 🤯

[OwenMaureen]

How do most of you guys still make profit, even with the downturn of the economy and ever increasing life standards

[romedreba]

Garry I am utterly disappointed... that you did not ask, how runway was able to achieve a 99 lighthouse page speed score with that landing page :D