Ali Rowghani 

Good morning, everyone. My name is  Ali Rowghani . I'm a partner at  Y Combinator  and it's a pleasure to welcome you guys to this lecture. And I understand it's one of the last ones in  startup school , which in a way is really appropriate because my talk is about  leadership , which is something important, but probably not top of mind for everyone in here. You've probably got more burning concerns as you're getting your  startup  off the ground and figuring out what to build and working through  product  market fit and  fundraising  and so on. But it's a really, really important long term  question  because if any of you is gonna succeed in building a big company in the long term, you've gotta really get good at leading, motivating, retaining great people. And so I just wanted to take some  time  this morning to share some of my experiences and hopefully help you guys develop a bit of an early mental model for how to think about  leadership  at your  startups . 

To succeed in building a big company in the  long-term , founders must become good at leading, motivating, and retaining great people.  Ali Rowghani ,  YC  Partner and  CEO  of the  YC  Continuity Fund, takes from his experience working with great leaders to share his three observations on  leadership . 

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