Nothing matters except building a product the market wants – Qasar Younis, Y Combinator COO
By Guardian TV
29 September 2016 |
5:28 pm
Qasar Younis, COO Y Combinator, talks about growing a start-up in a developing economy at the tech bbq hosted by Tech Circle.
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