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Y Combinator

also referred to as: yc

includes Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Y Combinator Continuity

11 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 12, 2022 by Anu Hariharan · said 158 times in 21 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Anu Hariharan (66), David Rosenthal (45), Ben Gilbert (36), David Senra (5), Jason Calacanis (3), Travis Hedge (1), Katherine Boyle (1), Christina Cacioppo (1)

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Everything said about Y Combinator, oldest first

May 12, 2022
Assertion Supported
Hariharan: YC's acceptance rate remains under 3% and continues to decline
“You know, our acceptance rate is still below three percent, but yeah. Our acceptance rate has only decreased.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:11:58 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022
Assertion Supported
Hariharan: YC Has Around 4,000 Companies and Over 8,500 Alumni
“We have around 4000 companies and more than 8500 alumni.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 52:20 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022
Disclosure
Hariharan: Y Combinator requires only one partner's yes vote for admission
“On the early stage, it's only one group partner needs to say yes. Then the company is accepted into the batch”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:00:38 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022 positive
Opinion
Hariharan: Y Combinator is the only venture platform with strong network effects
“Well, I think YC is the only platform that has strong network effects, and as all network effects have shown, if you, if we mess up The YC community, that, that is the, because it's, we are, we have this platform only because of the YC founders.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:19:30 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022
Assertion Supported
Hariharan: Half of Y Combinator's batch founders are now international
“50% of our batch is international.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 49:42 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022
Insight
Hariharan: Iteration speed is the single biggest predictor of founder success
“How fast do they ship? How fast do they iterate? Is the single biggest indicator and correlation to how successful they're going to be, how soon.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:16:09 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hariharan: India's top three recent breakout startups are all Y Combinator alumni
“In fact, the top three breakout companies in India in the last two years are all YC.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:02:56 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
May 12, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Hariharan: The median age of a Y Combinator founder is 27
“And remember, the median age of a YC founder is 27, which means they have probably managed a sum total of three people in their life before they founded the company.”
Anu Hariharan May 12, 2022 ▶ 1:07:12 Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
Dec 19, 2022 positive
Assertion Not yet assessed · timeframe Dec 2022
Cacioppo: Vanta serves the majority of the current Y Combinator batch
“But now we serve a majority of the current YC batch, so people in YC right now”
Christina Cacioppo Dec 19, 2022 ▶ 2:55 Holiday Special 2022 · Acquired
Oct 28, 2024 positive
Opinion
Gilbert: Early Facebook remains the cultural archetype for modern startup culture
“I mean, to this day, early Facebook is still What most startup culture is aspiring to be. I think often without knowing it, I mean, everything from the sort of posters on the walls with your mantras and your values, to almost having like an employment brand th…”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:06:36 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
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