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From middle school basketball teammates to Y Combinator founders building the world's first "brain rot IDE," Kevin and Richard's journey is a masterclass in persistence, pivoting, and having fun while building. We discuss: How they met in middle school and reconnected to start building Richard's seven YC applications (and why only the last one counted) Getting rejected with "I hate this idea" and...

From UCLA dorm mates to Y Combinator founders solving a problem that didn't exist six months ago, Sid and Janak's journey into GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) started with a furniture store losing Google traffic to ChatGPT. We discuss: How Janak's dad's furniture store inspired the Bear idea Building a search engine for GitHub, then pivoting to AI agent marketing Getting rejected from YC summ...

From winning national Math Olympiads and conducting quantum computing research with Caltech professors to raising funding straight out of Y Combinator, Tunga’s journey is a deep dive into innovation, focus, and execution.   We discuss:   - His early years as a math and robotics Olympian   - Research in quantum algorithms and machine learning   - Building Freya, a voice AI company revolutionizing c...