Episodes
13 years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
16 episodes in 2023
🎙Y COMBINATOR
16m Techno Optimism, Explained · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell explore the foundation of techno-optimism by analyzing rapid technological progress across information, transportation, healthcare, a…
13 statements 3 featured 2 assessments
🎙Y COMBINATOR
23m B2B Startup Metrics | Startup School · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School presentation, Group Partner Tom Blomfield outlines essential quantitative metrics for early-stage B2B startups, explaining how to set up tracking before l…
13 statements 4 featured
🎙Y COMBINATOR
15m How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell explain why aspiring non-technical founders must prioritize recruiting exceptional technical co-founders rather than outsourcing deve…
10 statements 3 featured
🎙Y COMBINATOR
17m AI and the Future of Law: The 10 Year "Overnight" Success Story · Y Combinator
Y Combinator President Garry Tan interviews Casetext co-founder Jake Heller about his ten-year journey building legal AI, finding product-market fit, leveraging GPT-4 for CoCounsel, and achi…
5 statements 3 featured 1 assessments
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17m How To NOT Get Screwed As A Software Engineer · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss how software engineers and technical co-founders can identify exploitation, secure fair equity and decision-making power, and…
14 statements 4 featured
🎙Y COMBINATOR
15m Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco? · Y Combinator
Y Combinator group partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell debate whether tech startups must be located within San Francisco proper or the broader Bay Area. They conclude that while pers…
8 statements 5 featured
🎙Y COMBINATOR
16m Silicon Valley's Cargo Culting Problem · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the dangers of 'cargo culting' in Silicon Valley, exploring how startup founders misapply the playbooks of tech giants and of…
13 statements 5 featured 1 assessments
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24m How to Apply And Succeed at Y Combinator | Startup School · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Group Partner Dalton Caldwell provides tactical advice and mindset guidance on how founders can craft compelling applications and navigate YC int…
11 statements 5 featured 1 assessments
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28m Tips For Technical Startup Founders | Startup School · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Group Partner Diana Hu provides a comprehensive guide for technical startup founders, covering their evolving responsibilities across prototyping…
12 statements 3 featured 4 assessments
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24m The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup Founder · Y Combinator
In this guide for high school students, Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell share actionable advice on building startup skills, developing personal character, and mainta…
10 statements 4 featured 1 assessments
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28m How Startup Fundraising Works | Startup School · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Group Partner Brad Flora debunks seven common myths about startup fundraising, revealing the practical realities, mechanics, and strategies early…
15 statements 8 featured 4 assessments
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20m The REAL potential of generative AI · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Podcast episode, host Ali Rowghani interviews Raza Habib, Co-Founder and CEO of Humanloop, exploring how developers build commercial applications with large language mod…
14 statements 6 featured 3 assessments
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21m The Hard Conversations Founders Don't Want to Have · Y Combinator
In this episode, Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell explore the critical, uncomfortable conversations startup founders must master across mentorship, co-founder partner…
9 statements 4 featured
🎙Y COMBINATOR
21m The Best Way To Launch Your Startup | Startup School · Y Combinator
In this Y Combinator Startup School lecture, Kat Mañalac reframes product launches as an ongoing, iterative process rather than a single high-stakes event. She provides practical frameworks …
16 statements 5 featured 5 assessments
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17m The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the evolution of Silicon Valley from an eccentric sanctuary for non-conformists into a prestige-driven ecosystem for conformi…
13 statements 5 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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29m The Secrets To Setting Smarter Goals · Y Combinator
Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell break down common goal-setting and execution pitfalls that early-stage startup founders face. By exploring the concept of 'play stupi…
19 statements 6 featured