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How Do Billion Dollar Startups Start?

Great startups are not born. They are forged. Tracking their origins gives you a peek at what your journey might be like. In this episode of Office Hours, the Group Partners explore the origins of several top YC companies to try and identify common traits of the most successful founders.

Meta VS Apple: What Their Battle Means For AI Startups

Since the early 2000s, Apple and Facebook (now Meta) have been battling over who controls the consumer market. Now, as we enter the AI era, Dalton + Michael look to the past for insight into where this battle might go, and what that means for startups trying to break into the crowded consumer market.

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