Build for customers, not VCs
It’s easy to analyze your way out of taking the first step. It’s something we see a lot, particularly when founders try to choose what to build based on what …
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It’s easy to analyze your way out of taking the first step. It’s something we see a lot, particularly when founders try to choose what to build based on what …
Build for customers, not VCs Read MoreI met the Reddits before we even started Y Combinator. In fact they were one of the reasons we started it. YC grew out of a talk I gave to …
The Reddits Read MoreWe typically don’t make changes to our internal org structure public unless significant – and Michael Seibel’s impact as a leader at YC has been significant. Earlier today Michael shared …
Michael Seibel on his next ten years at YC Read More“Pivot” isn’t the bad word some people make it out to be. Many of the greatest companies in YC’s history pivoted along the way. One example: Clipboard Health. Today Clipboard …
Pivoting to a billion-dollar idea: Lessons from Clipboard Health founder Wei Deng Read MoreOne trait that many of the best founders share is conviction. You can be great at programming, sales, and raising funds — but if you don’t truly believe in what …
Building Confidence In Yourself and Your Ideas Read MoreWe’re planning to do a special one-off round of early interviews for the next YC batch. If you want to do the next batch of YC, you should consider applying …
One-off Early Interviews for Summer 2024 – Apply by Feb 21st Read MoreFounders by definition have no limit to their job responsibilities, so they often get pulled in a millions directions at once. Meanwhile they’ve heard stories of founder heroes that did …
Stop innovating on the wrong things Read MoreEvery week the YC Group Partners meet and discuss the current batch. One common area of discussion is ideas — what kind of ideas are these founders having the best …
YC’s latest Request for Startups Read MoreFounders making a decision to start a company often find themselves torn between “bootstrapping” (i.e. not raising money from venture capitalists) or trying to fundraise from VCs. The fact is, …
Bootstrap or VC? Read MoreThere aren’t a ton of people in the world who can say they founded a billion dollar company. There are far fewer that can say they did it twice. YC …
Backstory: How Tom Blomfield founded two billion-dollar companies Read More