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Jessica Mah | Youngest YC Founder
Episode #9 of Yesterday:
Jessica Mah is the founder of inDinero and Mahway, a venture studio backing companies in aerospace, legaltech, and biotech.
We discussed growing up in Westchester to immigrant parents, teaching herself to code at 10, and burning out from her first startup by 14. At 15, she dropped out of high school, enrolled in college, and later founded inDinero through Y Combinator at just 19 — at the time, the youngest female founder accepted.
We covered her early struggles with retention, laying off most of her team, and rebuilding inDinero from the ground up. In her early 20s, she was on the cover of Inc. magazine and deemed the “female Mark Zuckerberg”.
Later, Jessica stepped down as CEO after realizing she was miserable despite the company’s success. That shift led her to start Mahway — her “dream job”.
Today, she lives radically transparently, races cars, flies planes, and redefines what it means to play the long game.
Sponsors:
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SemiAnalysis is the leading research and consulting firm for AI infrastructure and buildouts.
They work closely with many hyperscalers, AI labs, hedge funds, and semiconductor companies that you know and respect.
From tracking the inference economics of model deployments to every data center and the supply chains for fabs, servers, electrical equipment, and more, SemiAnalysis is an expert on the topic.
If you want to learn more or work in the industry, visit semianalysis.com to see their research and purchase their models.
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The Cannon Project (TCP) builds founding go-to-market and engineering teams for venture-backed startups in San Francisco and New York.
They’ve built founding teams at Ramp, Cursor, Decagon, Rogo, and many more — while selectively investing through their flagship venture fund.
With over a decade of experience and trusted partnerships across the top 15 U.S.-based venture firms, TCP is the premier talent partner for high-slope opportunities in early-stage technology.
To learn more, get in touch, or explore roles across a curated list of breakout startups, visit thecannonproject.com.
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By YesterdayEpisode #9 of Yesterday:
Jessica Mah is the founder of inDinero and Mahway, a venture studio backing companies in aerospace, legaltech, and biotech.
We discussed growing up in Westchester to immigrant parents, teaching herself to code at 10, and burning out from her first startup by 14. At 15, she dropped out of high school, enrolled in college, and later founded inDinero through Y Combinator at just 19 — at the time, the youngest female founder accepted.
We covered her early struggles with retention, laying off most of her team, and rebuilding inDinero from the ground up. In her early 20s, she was on the cover of Inc. magazine and deemed the “female Mark Zuckerberg”.
Later, Jessica stepped down as CEO after realizing she was miserable despite the company’s success. That shift led her to start Mahway — her “dream job”.
Today, she lives radically transparently, races cars, flies planes, and redefines what it means to play the long game.
Sponsors:
-
SemiAnalysis is the leading research and consulting firm for AI infrastructure and buildouts.
They work closely with many hyperscalers, AI labs, hedge funds, and semiconductor companies that you know and respect.
From tracking the inference economics of model deployments to every data center and the supply chains for fabs, servers, electrical equipment, and more, SemiAnalysis is an expert on the topic.
If you want to learn more or work in the industry, visit semianalysis.com to see their research and purchase their models.
-
The Cannon Project (TCP) builds founding go-to-market and engineering teams for venture-backed startups in San Francisco and New York.
They’ve built founding teams at Ramp, Cursor, Decagon, Rogo, and many more — while selectively investing through their flagship venture fund.
With over a decade of experience and trusted partnerships across the top 15 U.S.-based venture firms, TCP is the premier talent partner for high-slope opportunities in early-stage technology.
To learn more, get in touch, or explore roles across a curated list of breakout startups, visit thecannonproject.com.