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Y Combinator

also referred to as: yc

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 7, 2025 by Saba Keynejad · said 15 times in 4 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Saba Keynejad (8), Romàn Czerny (3), Pat Walls (2)

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2026 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2025 9 mentions in 1 episode

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May 7, 2025
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Veed acquired 20 paid users over a weekend after YC rejection
“Bang on, nine a.m. Monday morning, we sent them an email like, hey guys, thank you so much for your feedback, we implemented it, We've got 20 paid users, would you reconsider?”
Saba Keynejad May 7, 2025 ▶ 10:11 I Got Rejected From YC, Then Built a $200M Startup
May 7, 2025
Disclosure
Host Pat Walls was rejected from Y Combinator three times
“Part of the reason why I wanted to create it was because I was rejected from YC three times.”
Pat Walls May 7, 2025 ▶ 14:24 I Got Rejected From YC, Then Built a $200M Startup
Jan 25, 2026 positive
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Czerny: Y Combinator Rejection Post Gained 179K Views and 15 Clients
“For example, I got rejected from the Y Combinator interview. So we got selected for the interview, but we failed the interview. Well, I said, okay, why not make it a post? And we got more than 179,000 views. We got maybe 15 clients out of this”
Romàn Czerny Jan 25, 2026 ▶ 5:21 How I Used Reddit to Build a $34K/Month SaaS
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