This Week at YC

October 23, 2023

I suppose it's time to introduce myself!

I'm Greg Kumparak. I joined YC a few months ago to help with content and editorial projects — among them, this newsletter. I've been running the newsletter behind the scenes since June or so, mostly making little tweaks here and there to improve the overall experience. I also manage the ever-growing (and recently reimagined!) YC Library.

Another project I'm helping with is one that doesn't have an official name yet — internally, we call it the "Mailbag" series. Viewers submit questions, we record YC's Group Partners answering them off-the-cuff in about 60 seconds.

We've published two so far:

People tell us they're liking the format, so we're going to keep making them whenever we've got a bit of time and a camera.

Got a startup question you want answered? Send it to me at greg+askYC@ycombinator.com (a funny looking address, I know, but it'll work) and I'll get it on the list.

- Greg

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VentureBeat

"People don't like to buy problems. Even if there are some benefits, if it feels like they might be buying a problem most people will opt out.

Thus the clearing price for some things is less than $0, which can shock the person trying to sell it."

YC Group Partner Dalton Caldwell on X (Twitter)