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8/7/2023
20 : 24
Dalton & Michael: Do startups need to be in SF?
Should most tech startups be in SF? Michael and Dalton debate This Week at YC August 7, 2023 📺 Does your startup need to be in San Francisco? In this episode of Dalton & Michael, the two YC Group
7/31/2023
19 : 4
How YC's newest founders met their co-founders
We asked them! This Week at YC July 31, 2023 📺 60 YC founders and how they met their co-founders Just last week we debuted our new video series Office Hours. This week we've got another new series
7/24/2023
19 : 4
We've got a brand new video series!
Check out the first episode of Office Hours This Week at YC July 24, 2023 📺 We've got a new series: Office Hours! Our new series Office Hours brings all of YC's Group Partners together to
7/17/2023
19 : 4
Dalton & Michael on AI and the future of startups
The latest episode of Dalton & Michael is all about AI This Week at YC July 17, 2023 Dalton & Michael: Will OpenAI Kill All Startups? AI and LLMs. Will the ever-evolving models grow to consume
7/10/2023
18 : 54
Meet the 3 newest companies on YC's Top Revenue List
Co-founders from the 3 newest companies on the list share insights on what they're doing so right This Week at YC July 10, 2023 The 3 Newest Companies on YC's Top Revenue List We talked to co-
7/5/2023
18 : 54
Why you can't just copy your way to success
Dalton and Michael break down the problem with Cargo Culting and offer advice on the right way to draw inspiration from other successful companies This Week at YC July 5, 2023 The Tempting Belief That
6/28/2023
18 : 25
These are the Top YC companies by revenue
We've published a list that recognizes the companies in the YC community that achieved the highest net revenue throughout 2022. This Week at YC June 28, 2023 💰 The Inaugural YC Top Companies List
6/20/2023
18 : 14
Y Combinator's Design Review is back!
For this episode of Design Review, Aaron Epstein invited Garry Tan to break down what's working (and what's not) on the websites of five AI startups This Week at YC June 20, 2023 👁️ Critiquing
6/5/2023
19 : 54
The Fear That Could Be Holding Your Startup Back
Many founders are afraid to talk to customers to find out what their biggest problems really are. This Week at YC June 5, 2023 💥 The Fear That Could Be Holding Your Startup Back The core secret to
5/30/2023
19 : 54
Meet YC's Newest Group Partner
To help you make a startup that matters, it helps to have people who have been in the idea maze... This Week at YC May 30, 2023 📢 Tom Blomfield of GoCardless and Monzo is Our Newest Group Partner To
5/22/2023
18 : 4
The "most important decision" in Tracy Young's life
YC President and CEO Garry Tan sits down with PlanGrid/TigerEye co-founder Tracy Young to learn about her family's immigrant journey. This Week at YC May 22, 2023 💬 PlanGrid/TigerEye Co-Founder
5/15/2023
18 : 4
Welcome back to YC, Emmett and Wayne!
Plus advice on how to know if you've found the right potential co-founder This Week at YC May 15, 2023 📢 Welcome back to YC, Emmett Shear and Wayne Crosby We're excited to welcome Emmett Shear
5/8/2023
18 : 4
Why you really should talk to your customers
Dalton and Michael outline why having real, genuine conversations with your customers is so important This Week at YC May 8, 2023 🔓 Secrets you can learn from your customers Successful startups don
5/1/2023
17 : 15
10 Questions to Discuss with Potential Co-founders
When you're trying to figure out if someone is a good co-founder match, it helps to start by asking the right Q's before deciding to work together. This Week at YC May 1, 2023 🙋🏻♂️ Questions
4/24/2023
17 : 4
Advice for Technical Startup Founders
YC's Diana Hu dives into topics like how to ship an MVP, how to deal with tech choices & technical debt, and how & when to hire an engineering team. This Week at YC April 24, 2023 📙 Advice
4/19/2023
5 : 34
The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup Founder
Dalton and Michael sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school. This Week at YC April 17, 2023 👩🏻🎓 The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup
4/10/2023
17 : 14
Meet the YC Winter 2023 batch
Our 36th Demo Day featured founders from 250+ startups, building across verticals including B2B/enterprise, fintech, healthcare, climate, and more. This Week at YC April 10, 2023 🌱 Learn about the
4/3/2023
17 : 4
💰 Modern Startup Fundraising 101
Brad Flora has coached 100s of startups on fundraising. He's seen it from every angle: as a founder, as an angel investor, and now as a Group Partner. This Week at YC April 3, 2023 💰 Modern Startup
3/27/2023
17 : 4
The Social Radars: A new podcast from YC's Jessica Livingston & Carolynn Levy
They've worked together to help 1000s of startups for almost 20 years. Come be a fly on the wall as they talk to some of the most successful founders. This Week at YC March 27, 2023 🎙 The Social
3/20/2023
17 : 4
How to build an MVP
Michael walks through how to determine your initial feature set, build prototypes and demos for testing, and present your MVP to early customers and.. This Week at YC March 20, 2023 🧑🏽💻 Pre-launch