Episodes
13 years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
69 episodes in 2018
🎙Y COMBINATOR
1h 9m Frank Lantz - Director of NYU's Game Center and Creator of Universal Paperclips · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, NYU Game Center Director Frank Lantz explores game design as an aesthetic form of thought and action, contrasting grassroots player-driven innovations with to…
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55m Starting a Startup After Business School - Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis of AptDeco · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, AptDeco co-founders Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis share how they built an end-to-end online furniture marketplace by transitioning from corporate careers, val…
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1h 6m Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics · Y Combinator
Theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind discusses his fundamental methodology of resolving physical paradoxes, tracing major developments in quantum gravity, string theory, and the Holographi…
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1h 9m Andrew Kortina of Venmo and Fin on Technological Determinism and Work's Relationship to Dignity · Y Combinator
In this podcast episode, Venmo and Fin co-founder Andrew Kortina explores how technological progress and automation challenge traditional views linking work to human dignity, while offering …
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1h 8m Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, former Instapaper CEO Brian Donohue discusses the evolution, business pivots, monetization shifts, and corporate spin-out of the pioneer read-later service. H…
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56m A Conversation with Werner Vogels · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator talk, Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels explores the genesis of AWS, Amazon's unique engineering culture, and key advice for startup founders. He details how customer-driven …
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35m Sam Altman on Choosing Projects, Creating Value, and Finding Purpose · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, host Craig Cannon interviews OpenAI leader Sam Altman on core principles derived from his essays, covering cognitive load management, decision-making un…
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54m After PMF: People, Customers, Sales by Mathilde Collin · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator talk, Front CEO and co-founder Mathilde Collin shares essential insights on building a successful B2B SaaS company, covering topics from company culture and radical tran…
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54m The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator fireside chat, Google veteran and YC partner Paul Buchheit shares his career trajectory from building Gmail to investing in early-stage startups, detailing essential pri…
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53m A Conversation with Elad Gil · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School session, veteran investor and founder Elad Gil joins host Geoff Ralston to share tactical advice on finding product-market fit, prioritizing early CEO dut…
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56m Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
In this interview, Paystack co-founder Shola Akinlade details how his company built payment infrastructure for African merchants, participated in Y Combinator, and scaled operations across t…
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1h 1m A Conversation on Hard Tech with Eric Migicovsky · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator discussion, partner and Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky shares essential strategies for hard tech startups, covering iterative hardware prototyping, early commercial vali…
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1h 4m Cannabis Startup Founders David Hua and Vincent Ning on Legalization, Banking, and Industry Trends · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, Meadow co-founder David Hua and Nabus co-founder Vincent Ning discuss the evolution of legal cannabis, covering consumer product trends, complex supply …
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52m Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator lecture, Geoff Ralston provides a comprehensive guide to early-stage startup fundraising, covering narrative crafting, financial mechanics, valuation dynamics, and inves…
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59m Startup Technology - Technical Founder Advice · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator panel hosted by Jared Friedman, four technical founders share practical advice on building initial product MVPs, balancing shipping velocity with code quality, structuri…
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55m A Conversation with Elizabeth Iorns - Advice for Biotech Founders · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator discussion, cancer biologist and Science Exchange co-founder Dr. Elizabeth Iorns shares practical guidance on founding scientific marketplaces, transitioning from academ…
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57m Running Your Company by Patrick Collison · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator talk, Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison shares key insights on founding and scaling a tech startup, covering early onboarding tactics, co-founder dynamics, prod…
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48m Mathilde Collin on Feature Prioritization and Employee Retention at Front · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Front CEO and co-founder Mathilde Collin breaks down her company's journey, detailing product development strategy, early customer acquisition, and employee r…
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52m SEO Advice from SurveyMonkey Director of SEO and Growth, Eli Schwartz · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, SurveyMonkey's Director of SEO and Growth, Eli Schwartz, provides a practical roadmap for startup organic acquisition, covering technical architecture, …
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52m How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Clever CEO Tyler Bosmeny provides early-stage startup founders with a practical, step-by-step framework for B2B sales, covering founder-led selli…
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52m PR + Content for Growth by Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School presentation, Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon provide early-stage founders with actionable strategies for leveraging content marketing and DIY public relatio…
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50m Joan Lasenby on Applications of Geometric Algebra in Engineering · Y Combinator
In this interview, Cambridge researcher Joan Lasenby discusses the principles and practical applications of geometric algebra, highlighting how it unifies theoretical physics, revolutionizes…
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59m Suhail Doshi - How to Measure Your Product · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Mixpanel co-founder Suhail Doshi presents a practical framework for measuring product success centered on a five-step growth funnel, core retenti…
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56m A Conversation with Ooshma Garg - Moderated by Adora Cheung · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator speaker event, YC Partner Adora Cheung interviews Ooshma Garg, founder and CEO of Gobble, discussing the startup's evolution through multiple business model pivots, inte…
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48m Peter Reinhardt on Finding Product Market Fit at Segment · Y Combinator
In this podcast episode, Segment CEO and co-founder Peter Reinhardt shares the journey of building Segment, from failing with multiple early startup ideas to discovering explosive product-ma…
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58m David Rusenko - How To Find Product Market Fit · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Weebly co-founder David Rusenko shares a practical, non-theoretical playbook on how early-stage founders can achieve, measure, and scale past pro…
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59m Michael Seibel - Building Product · Y Combinator
At Y Combinator Startup School, YC CEO Michael Seibel outlines essential strategies for building successful startup products, focusing on tight problem definition, customer analysis, rapid i…
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1h 3m A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
In a wide-ranging conversation at Y Combinator's Startup School, co-founder Paul Graham and moderator Geoff Ralston discuss early internet history, core startup mechanics, founder dynamics, …
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59m Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen discusses how he built a modern, software-driven freight forwarder to solve global supply chain inefficiencies. H…
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57m Carolynn Levy And Panel (Jon Levy, Jason Kwon) - Startup Legal Mechanics · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School session, Carolynn Levy alongside legal experts Jon Levy and Jason Kwon present essential legal mechanics for early-stage startup founders. The talk covers…
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16m Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Sam Altman outlines the essential principles of startup success, emphasizing product excellence, visionary leadership, team execution, and market…
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57m David Zeevi on Personalized Nutrition Based on Your Gut Microbiome · Y Combinator
Dr. David Zeevi discusses how personalized nutrition and gut microbiome analysis can resolve the global metabolic health crisis by replacing flawed universal dietary guidelines with predicti…
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58m Jessica Brillhart, Immersive Director, on VR and AR · Y Combinator
In this interview hosted by Y Combinator, immersive media director Jessica Brillhart discusses her transition from Google VR to founding Vrai Pictures, sharing key insights on spatial narrat…
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25m Geoff Ralston and Adora Cheung Discuss Startup School · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Geoff Ralston and Adora Cheung join host Craig Cannon to discuss the launch, curriculum, logistics, and benefits of YC's free 10-week online Startup School program for …
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42m Elad Gil Shares Advice from the High Growth Handbook, a Guide to Scaling Startups · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast interview, tech investor and author Elad Gil shares actionable startup wisdom from his book, High Growth Handbook. He offers practical strategies on executive hi…
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1h 23m Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator
Retired Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink and former SEAL/Marine officer Mike Sarraille discuss translating military leadership principles into effective business management while outlining ac…
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27m Jessica Livingston Shares 9 Things She Learned From Founding YC · Y Combinator
At the Female Founders Conference in New York City, Y Combinator co-founder Jessica Livingston reflects on her personal journey, the unconventional traits that shaped YC's supportive founder…
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1h 13m Fermat's Library Cofounders João Batalha and Luís Batalha · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Fermat's Library co-founders João and Luís Batalha discuss building open tools for scientific paper annotation, reforming academic peer review and open access…
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1h 14m Scott Aaronson on Computational Complexity Theory and Quantum Computers · Y Combinator
In this engaging podcast interview, computer scientist Scott Aaronson explores the core principles of quantum computing, computational complexity theory, and the deep theoretical connections…
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25m Announcing Work at a Startup · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, host Craig Cannon speaks with YC team members Jared Friedman and Matt Long about the launch, evolution, and traction of 'Work at a Startup,' a platform …
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48m Advice for Students and Recent Graduates on Finding Jobs – Liz Wessel of WayUp · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast interview, WayUp co-founder and CEO Liz Wessel shares her entrepreneurial journey from college projects to scaling a national hiring platform, alongside actionab…
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1h 18m Simon Benjamin on Architectures for Quantum Computing · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Oxford quantum theorist Simon Benjamin explores the physics, hardware architectures, scaling challenges, and commercial prospects of quantum computing. He det…
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1h 33m John Preskill on Quantum Computing · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, theoretical physicist John Preskill provides a comprehensive overview of quantum computing, covering its historical origins, core principles like entanglement…
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41m Mathematical Approaches to Image Processing with Carola Schönlieb · Y Combinator
Applied mathematician Carola Schönlieb discusses the evolution of mathematical image processing, explaining how integrating classical physics-informed equations with modern deep learning pro…
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1h 3m Helping Landlords Find Tenants – Sean Mitchell of Rezi · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Rezi co-founder and CEO Sean Mitchell discusses how his startup transformed residential leasing by pioneering a guaranteed rent, risk-transfer model for landl…
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49m Crypto Investors - Linda Xie and Avichal Garg · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, crypto investors Linda Xie and Avichal Garg discuss the foundational principles, scaling challenges, regulatory dynamics, and prospective opportunities …
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55m Gaming Studio Founders - Patrick Moberg and Holly Liu · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator session, studio founders Patrick Moberg (Dots) and Holly Liu (Kabam) discuss mobile game development, user acquisition economics, live operations, and strategies for bui…
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45m A.I. Policy and Public Perception - Miles Brundage and Tim Hwang · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast, host and guests Miles Brundage and Tim Hwang explore the evolving landscape of AI policy, public perception, malicious threats, and system governance. The conve…
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44m Claire McDonnell and Jennifer Kim on Building an Inclusive Company Culture · Y Combinator
Host Kat interviews startup leaders Claire McDonnell and Jennifer Kim on why early-stage founders must prioritize company culture, diversity, and inclusion from day one. Through actionable t…
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28m Anne Wojcicki : How to Build the Future · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview hosted by Sam Altman, 23andMe co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki shares the vision behind direct-to-consumer genetics, discussing how personal data ownership, sc…
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54m Cost vs Quality in Edtech – Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Host Geoff Ralston sits down with edtech entrepreneurs Avichal Garg and Keith Schacht to discuss the evolving dynamics of educational technology, examining go-to-market strategies, business …
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1h 2m 3D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, host Craig Cannon interviews New Story Charity co-founders Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler about their mission to eliminate global housing poverty thr…
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53m Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, HackerRank co-founder and CEO Vivek Ravisankar discusses the startup's pivot-filled origin story, its acceptance into YC, and key findings from its glob…
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49m Funding Is an Outcome of Building a Good Business - Porter Braswell of Jopwell · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Jopwell co-founder Porter Braswell shares his journey from Wall Street trader to tech entrepreneur, detailing how he built a successful diversity recruitment …
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53m Researching Psilocybin's Effects on Depression - Dr. Rosalind Watts · Y Combinator
In this video, clinical psychologist Dr. Rosalind Watts discusses her ground-breaking psilocybin research at Imperial College London, detailing how psychedelic-assisted therapy disrupts seve…
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59m Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup Investor School presentation, CoinList CEO Andy Bromberg presents a comprehensive history of early-stage venture capital, tracing its evolution from mid-20th-cen…
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1h 5m Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad - Startup Investor School Day 3 · Y Combinator
On Day 3 of Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, veteran investors Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad share actionable frameworks for evaluating early-stage startups, identifying exceptional found…
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58m Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
Paul Buchheit shares key lessons and frameworks from two decades in tech and angel investing, illustrating how backing exceptional founders and non-consensus ideas leads to major startup suc…
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59m Dalton Caldwell - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
In Day Two of Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, Dalton Caldwell and Jeff Ralston present practical frameworks for managing an early-stage investment process, developing contrarian conv…
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28m Michael Seibel - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
In Day 2 of Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, YC CEO Michael Seibel outlines key strategies for angel investing, including check sizing, decision speed, deal sourcing, and founder eval…
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59m Carolynn Levy and Kirsty Nathoo - Startup Investor School Day 1 · Y Combinator
In Day 1 of Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, Carolynn Levy and Kirsty Nathoo explain the fundamental mechanics, math, legal nuances, and operational best practices of investing in ear…
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46m Sam Altman - Startup Investor School Day 1 · Y Combinator
In this opening lecture for Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, Sam Altman delivers a comprehensive masterclass on early-stage angel investing, covering investor mindsets, power law dyna…
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47m The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy · Y Combinator
In this interview, entrepreneur Avni Patel Thompson shares her transition from corporate leadership to tech startup founder, detailing her lean methodology for validating childcare startup P…
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58m Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio] · Y Combinator
In an extended interview hosted by Y Combinator via Masters of Scale, Reid Hoffman interviews Sam Altman about his journey from founding Loopt to leading Y Combinator, sharing key frameworks…
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38m Startup Investor School Preview with Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
In this preview of Y Combinator's Startup Investor School, host Craig and YC partner Geoff Ralston outline the principles, curriculum, and motivations behind the program. They discuss fundam…
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59m It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast interview, ClassDojo co-founder Sam Chaudhary shares the journey of building a global edtech platform that reaches over 200,000 schools with a lean 30-person tea…
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51m Alex Blumberg of Gimlet Media · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator interview, Gimlet Media co-founder Alex Blumberg details the creative, operational, and strategic insights behind building a premiere podcast network, covering story sou…
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57m Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator
In this Q&A session hosted by Craig, Y Combinator's Tom Sparks and Breaker co-founder Leah Culver dive deep into cybersecurity best practices, authentication evolution, startup development, …
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55m Tim Urban of Wait But Why · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator podcast episode, Wait But Why creator Tim Urban discusses humanity's technological acceleration, the existential importance of AI safety, his detailed research and writi…
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