Notes from the Field

Reflections on building a company

Emily Choi-Greene, Co-founder @ Clearly AI

My experiences, thoughts, and learnings while building Clearly AI, a Y-Combinator backed seed-stage cybesecurity startup.

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Getting Hired: What I wish every candidate knew

We just finished hiring across seven functions at Clearly AI. After reading hundreds of applications and interviewing candidates the same patterns kept showing up. Here's what I wish every job candidate knew.

How to Ace your YC Interview

Congratulations on being selected for an interview with YC! It's an incredible feat to make it this far. Read on for some advice on how to approach the interview.

Building a Company during a Family Emergency

Lessons from my past year, originally posted within YC.

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