Bill Draper Dies at 98; He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
William Draper, a pioneering tech investor, passed away at age 98. He was active in technology investing before the rise of Silicon Valley. (nytimes.com)
Great Question is hiring remote Product Engineers based in Canada to build its AI-first customer research platform that helps teams recruit participants, run research, and share insights. Backed by YC and a $13M Series A, customers include Gusto, Experian, Canva, ServiceNow and Brex. The role is hands-on and end-to-end: you’ll move from customer conversations to production, ship Rails APIs and React/TypeScript frontends, and work on video streaming, realtime voice agents, agentic search and product analytics. Engineers are expected to embed AI across their workflow - using agentic tooling (Claude, Codex, Cursor, etc.), prototyping rapidly, and owning outcomes with light PM support. Compensation is CAD 150-180K with benefits, 4 weeks PTO, a MacBook Pro, generous AI tokens, equity and annual offsites.
The team emphasizes high-trust, high-agency culture with fast CI-driven deploys, runbooks, sandboxes, and minimal ceremony. Ideal candidates are senior (roughly 5+ years), strong full-stack engineers who’ve shipped production systems and LLM-powered features or understand how to run them, write clearly for async work, and engage directly with customers. The first 90 days expect rapid ramp: ship early PRs, own a surface within 60 days and lead product direction by 90. The interview process replaces leetcode with practical sessions using your AI tooling, followed by team and founder conversations; offers follow an internal leveling rubric rather than negotiation.
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William Draper, a pioneering tech investor, passed away at age 98. He was active in technology investing before the rise of Silicon Valley. (nytimes.com)
RetailReady, an YC W24 startup, is developing an AI-powered supply chain compliance engine and has raised $6.6M in funding. They are hiring for a full-time operations role involving software deployment, customer site visits, and collaboration with engineers. (ycombinator.com)
Extra Big Ass Intelligence is a website that appears to be associated with a startup or project looking to apply for Y Combinator's Winter 2027 batch. Its specific purpose or content is not clearly described in the comments. (extrabigassintelligence.com)
Truemetrics, a YC-backed company specializing in last mile delivery technology, is hiring a GTM Founder's Associate in Berlin. The role involves managing outbound sales efforts and supporting strategic growth initiatives directly with the founders. (ycombinator.com)
OpenAI is seeking $30 billion in new funding, valuing the company at $1.4 trillion. This move indicates continued investor confidence and expansion plans for the AI company. (bloomberg.com)
Startup Nights 2026 will be held on November 5-6 in Switzerland, featuring keynotes, workshops, pitch competitions, and networking opportunities for the startup community. The event provides a platform for startups to showcase, connect with investors, and learn from industry leaders. (startup-nights.ch)
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