Y Combinator
also referred to as: yc
8 statements across 4 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 19, 2023 by Sam Altman · across every show →
Everything said about Y Combinator, oldest first
Jul 19, 2023 neutral
Jul 19, 2023 bullish
Altman: Y Combinator's software model can scale to AI, bio, and energy
“YC was mostly funding software companies, but I had a lot of conviction that we could apply the same thing that made YC work so well for software companies to companies in a lot of the areas that I cared about. AI, synthetic biology, energy.”
Aug 29, 2023 positive
May 16, 2024 positive
Duckworth: Founders should join formal peer communities or incubators like YC
“The number one action step is, like, you should be in a formal community of other founders, right? I think this is why I'm a big fan of incubators, especially the ones that are, you know, well, well-designed, like Y Combinator. Like, there, there's a power in …”
Dec 5, 2024 bullish
Wang: Sam Altman Backed Flex Despite Knowing Little About Periods
“I interviewed with Sam Altman, and I remember Sam was like, I don't know a lot about periods, but it seems like a really big space, and it seems like there's not been any innovation, and I think you're gonna be the person to do this.”