# Emotional Intelligence Matters More Than Code | Amy Buechler (Y Combinator) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator.md Podcast: [JustPaid.io- The Future of Business Finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625) Published: 2026-09-12T09:29:43+00:00 Episode link: https://08e4b72b-88f8-4168-8e43-77b15a6393fe.libsyn.com/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/08e4b72b-88f8-4168-8e43-77b15a6393fe/amy-buechler.mp3?dest-id=4186874 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625/episodes/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator Duration seconds: 2928 ## Resource Y Combinator's Amy Buechler on emotional intelligence for founders: relationship debt, feedback without defensiveness, and why EQ often beats raw technical skill. From the loopfour podcast. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0oaym_iNHg ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625/episodes/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/justpaid-io-the-future-of-business-finance-6741625/emotional-intelligence-matters-more-than-code-amy-buechler-y-combinator.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.