#141 - Diana Hu

About this episode

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/sdianahu">Diana Hu</a> cofounded Escher Reality, which went through the Summer 2017 batch of YC. They were acquired by Niantic and she is now the head of their AR platform.<br><br>She's on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/sdianahu">@sdianahu</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.<br><br>Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.<br><br>Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a><br><br>***<br><br><b>Topics</b><br><br>00:00 - Intro<br><br>00:40 - Getting into AR<br><br>2:55 - Her first exposure to AR<br><br>4:40 - AR's future role in media<br><br>7:45 - Deciding where to go with the product <br><br>9:55 - Innovations that enabled AR<br><br>14:25 - Building a product in a new market<br><br>17:25 - Raising money for a new market<br><br>21:40 - Advice for founders after an acquisition <br><br>26:40 - Immigrating to the US<br><br>31:10 - Advice for Immigrant founders<br><br>33:49 - Advice for founders in/after YC<br></p>