We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.
269 episodes transcribedY Combinator Partner Pete Koomen led his startup, Optimizely, to $100M ARR. In this video, Pete breaks down the enterprise sales funnel and shares his...
A little over ten years ago Paul Graham published the essay "Do Things That Don't Scale." At the time, it was highly controversial advice that spoke t...
Over the past decade crypto has been declared dead hundreds of times. But with the price of Bitcoin surging over the past few months it’s clear that t...
In this episode of Startup School, YC Partner Tom Blomfield dives deeper into the metrics that matter most for consumer startups. Tom discusses paid a...
When you’re making important decisions as a founder — like what to build or how it should work — should you spend lots of time gathering input from ot...
One trait that many great founders share is conviction. In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll talk about finding confidence in what you'r...
Startups need to innovate to succeed. But not all innovation is made equal and reinventing some common best practices could actually hinder your compa...
Within the world of startups, you'll find lots of discourse online about the experiences of founders bootstrapping their startups versus the found...
In this episode of Startup School, YC Group Partner Tom Blomfield discusses one of the most important elements of running any startup: metrics! Tom sh...
Social media often promotes a doom and gloom outlook about our future society. But is that worldview accurate? In this episode, Dalton Caldwell and Mi...
Casetext started out in 2013 as a crowdsourced law library — a sort of “Wikipedia meets Reddit” for the law. Ten years later, Casetext is one of the b...
The stories are true: technical founders (and early technical employees!) often end up with the short end of the stick when starting a company. In th...
If you’re an employee of a late stage company right now, how would you know when it’s time to move on vs. time to double down? The fact is there isn&...
Should you and your startup live in San Francisco? Y Combinator Partners, Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, debate their different opinions on wheth...
How will the rise of AI impact startups and entrepreneurs? Join Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell for a discussion on the opportunities and challenge...
When it comes to building a startup you’re never doing it entirely from scratch. Inspiration and ideas can come from a variety of places, including ot...
YC Visiting Group Partner Divya Bhat talks about how to set your KPIs (key metrics) and how to prioritize your time. This talk helps founders launch f...
YC Group Partner Diana Hu was the CTO of her YC startup Escher Reality, which was acquired by Niantic (makers of Pokemon Go). She shares her advice fo...
If you're a high school or college student with big dreams of starting your own company, this video is for you. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel...
Y Combinator is well-known for producing companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and more. But what's the real story behind the success of YC and...
