Matt Long

Software Engineer, Y Combinator · 1 appearance on the record.

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Matt Long is a software engineer at Y Combinator working on the Work at a Startup platform. He previously co-founded Crocodoc.

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Long: YC surveys show engineering hiring is founders' top post-program problem
“Internal surveys we've done with founders of YC companies kind of confirmed that we're overwhelmingly hiring, and in particular hiring engineers is kind of the number one problem they face following going through the YC program.”
Matt Long Jun 22, 2018 ▶ 1:44 Announcing Work at a Startup · Y Combinator
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YC reintroduced resumes after founders kept checking applicants on LinkedIn
“We actually now do ask you for a resume just because, you know, after, after not having it for a long time, a lot of times the first thing founders would tell us, you know, when we ask them how, you know, how they're liking the product is, well, this is great,…”
Matt Long Jun 22, 2018 ▶ 8:51 Announcing Work at a Startup · Y Combinator

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Announcing Work at a Startup · Y Combinator Jun 22, 2018 9m
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