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)
SalesPatriot is building an AI-native operating system to modernize industrial and defense supply chains that still rely on email, spreadsheets, and legacy ERPs. The company, a YC W25 startup founded in 2024, has raised over $10M from notable investors, operates with a ~20-person team split between Warsaw and San Francisco, and processes substantial volume (seven-figure ARR and roughly $50M transacting weekly). The platform targets distributors and OEMs in aerospace, electronics, and heavy industry to automate quoting, procurement, and operational visibility, aiming to make these workflows nearly autonomous.
The role is a Forward Deployed Engineer based in San Francisco (not remote) focused on on-site customer implantation: flying into client operations, mapping real processes, configuring automations in SalesPatriot’s SP Studio, and iterating until the product becomes the company’s operating system. Candidates must be full-stack practitioners comfortable with front- and back-end work and organizational dynamics, proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript and a frontend library, familiar with SQL/Postgres, and able to show a shipped full-stack project. The company seeks highly driven, personable problem-solvers willing to relocate and optionally co-live. Compensation is $150K-$220K plus 0.15%-0.20% equity; hiring steps include an engineer call, a one-hour technical test, founder interview, and an in-person visit to SF HQ (paid) before an offer.
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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)
Great Question, a YC-backed AI customer research platform, is hiring remote product engineers in Canada with over 6 years of experience. The role involves end-to-end problem solving, building across the product stack, and working autonomously to improve the platform. (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)
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