Avni Patel Thompson is the CEO and Founder of Poppy – https://www.meetpoppy.com
At the 2017 Female Founders Conference she shared how she struggled with her first startup but eventually discovered a problem many people had that was unsolved.
If you’re curious about applying to YC, Avni recently wrote a great post called “Is Y Combinator for me?” – https://avnipatelthompson.com/2017/09/20/is-y-combinator-for-me/