App Store

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Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup" · Y Combinator Jul 28, 2026 · 1 mention · from 10:25
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The Best Consumer Startup Ideas Were Impossible Until Now · Y Combinator Nov 28, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 1:59
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How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator Dec 18, 2024 · 3 mentions · from 3:04
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The Secrets To Setting Smarter Goals · Y Combinator Jan 11, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 2:44
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2019 5 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode

Karn Saroya on the Capital-Light Way to Start an Insurance Business · Y Combinator Feb 27, 2019 · 2 mentions · from 9:21
Advice on Organizing and Running Growth Teams from Dan Hockenmaier and Gustaf Alströmer · Y Combinator Jun 26, 2019 · 1 mention · from 17:47
Jeremy Rossmann of Make School on Income Share Agreements and the Future of College · Y Combinator Jun 19, 2019 · 1 mention · from 15:49
Tracy Young on Scaling PlanGrid to 400+ People with YC Partner Kat Manalac · Y Combinator Jun 12, 2019 · 1 mention · from 10:34
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Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition · Y Combinator Nov 14, 2018 · 9 mentions · from 0:42
Michael Seibel - Building Product · Y Combinator Sep 5, 2018 · 1 mention · from 42:06
Gaming Studio Founders - Patrick Moberg and Holly Liu · Y Combinator Apr 27, 2018 · 1 mention · from 23:28
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Feb 27, 2019

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Saroya: Stylekick was featured globally on App Store and ranked #1 in France

“Stylekick itself was you know featured in just about every market you know, on the app store, on the front page repeatedly. We ranked number one for style in like France.”

Karn Saroya Feb 27, 2019 ▶ 9:21 Karn Saroya on the Capital-Light Way to Start an Insurance Business · Y Combinator

Feb 27, 2019

Disclosure

Saroya: Cover acquires customers exclusively through mobile app stores

“We acquire exclusively through our apps. So the app store, Google play.”

Karn Saroya Feb 27, 2019 ▶ 17:34 Karn Saroya on the Capital-Light Way to Start an Insurance Business · Y Combinator

Dec 18, 2024 neutral

Assertion Supported

Bump Launched on the App Store in 2009 With Zero Promotion

“The app went live at the end of March, 2009, and we did no promotion. It just went on the App Store, and some people found it.”

David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 3:06 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator

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