Harj Taggar is the CEO and cofounder of Triplebyte (YC S15), a marketplace for connecting software engineers with companies that are hiring.
Before Triplebyte Harj was a Partner at YC and cofounded Auctomatic (YC W07).
00:15– Harj’s intro.
1:07– What is Triplebyte?
2:07– Where did the idea for Triplebyte come from?
3:40– What type of engineer are companies looking for?
6:05– Should people go to bootcamps?
8:20– Why did Harj do YC twice?
9:58– What was fundraising like the second time around?
11:14– What was it like doing office hours for the second time?
12:58– How should you take advantage of your time during YC?
14:08– What learnings did Harj take from being a partner to being in the batch?
17:50– Did Harj advise startups in the batch with him?
18:20– What were Triplebyte’s stats at the end of the batch
19:15– What are good ways to find engineers?
21:05– Any tips for vetting someone remotely?
21:55– Was Harj worried that doing YC a second time would be seen as a sign of weakness to a VC?
22:55– Did Harj’s background help or hurt him in fundraising?
24:05– How can people that have previously been successful check themselves when selecting new projects?
25:48– How to choose a startup idea?
28:00– How to find cofounders?
30:15– Harj’s thoughts on his sabbatical after being a YC Partner.