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Garry Tan is a venture partner with leading seed stage fund Y Combinator. He invests in early-stage Internet start-ups and helps them build world-class user experiences. Garry is a designer and software engineer who co-founded Posterous and the financial analysis product at Palantir Technologies. Prior to that, he was a program manager at Microsoft and graduated from Stanford with a BS in Computer Systems Engineering. He loves building things that people love to use, and loves helping founders do the same. @GarryTan


It Shouldn't Take a Genius to Understand You

By Garry Tan |  Feb 22, 2012

So, you're smart. But stop it already with the inflated vocabulary. To make the biggest impact, take a cue from the simplicity of Apple's branding and ditch ...  Read story

The 2 Things About Your Start-up Idea That Actually Matter

By Garry Tan |  Jan 23, 2012

Y Combinator's Garry Tan hands you the only yardstick you need when starting a technology company. How does your idea measure up?  Read story

The Value of the Designer Who Codes

By Garry Tan |  Jan 2, 2012

There's a new breed of tech experts out there, and they're poised to take over design and engineering at the most innovative of start-ups.  Read story