About
Andy Li previously studied at UIUC and worked in product design at Apple; he is now building Respan, an AI observability and evaluation platform.
Andy Li @andydy42
One thing that clicked for me while building Behaviors: our users were already evaluating the agent for us. Every correction, repeated question, and great outcome was feedback. We just had no way to track it at scale until now. https://t.co/oQ7VS8Jiox
Jul 28, 2026 Β· β₯ 13 Β· β 1
Andy Li @andydy42
Vibe coded agents are cooked now https://t.co/oZ32fWtTtu
Jul 17, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Andy Li @andydy42
Weβve been building something new at @RespanAI. Our next launch changes how teams test AI. Almost ready. https://t.co/OtDj9ASE62
Jul 15, 2026 Β· β₯ 46 Β· β 5
Founder at RespanYC W24
Intro paths
Andy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Respan's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Andy can intro founders to Respan's investors below.
Respan's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Respan
Experience
- RespanInterim CTOcurrent2026 β present
- RespanProduct & Customer Successcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- AppleProduct Design2022 β 2023Cupertino, California, United States
- John DeereProduct Engineering2022
- Yummy Future Inc.Mechanical Design2021 β 2022
Education
- Y CombinatorW24
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S. Mechanical Engineering & B.A. Economics
Skills & more
Languages Chinese Β· English
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia131
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Respan1
Also worked at Apple451
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