Garry Tan
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And then I could ride my bike and go to work and hear quirky, super smart people who weren't yelling at each other, just getting things done and making city websites, like serving the public good.
And we were doing it by just typing in front of a computer.
And there was a designer I got to work with.
My first designer I ever got to work with was named Jackie.
I feel bad I don't remember her last name.
I feel like I learned everything about design from her.
She taught me this thing called the squint test.
How much older was she than you?
I think she must have been 55.
So she was a grown up and you were 14?
I was just sitting right next to her.
So you consider her like a mentor?
I mean, I had so many mentors.
I mean, the universe seems to just unfold and it's like, here's someone you need to learn from.
You just have to answer the call, I guess.