Y Combinator

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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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.

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#44 - Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World's Largest English Learning Platform for Children 03.11.2017 33:19

Cindy Mi is the founder and CEO of VIPKID . VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers. Anu Hariharan is a Partner here at YC.

#43 - Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett on Live Video's Struggle for Interestingness 01.11.2017 1:02:52

Matt Hackett and Casey Neistat are the cofounders of Beme , which was acquired by CNN last year. You might already know Casey from his YouTube channel which now has over 8M subscribers. And before Beme, Matt was a Hacker-in-Residence betaworks  and the VP of Engineering at Tumblr .

#42 - Robotics and 3D Printing with Voodoo Manufacturing 26.10.2017 50:10

Oliver Ortlieb and Max Friefeld are two of Voodoo Manufacturing's four cofounders. Voodoo went through YC in the W17 batch. They bridge the gap between prototype and mass production with 3D printing. We're also joined by Daniel Gross , a Partner at YC.

#41 - Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo 18.10.2017 1:03:03

Michelle Kuo is Editor in Chief of Artforum . Kat Mañalac is a Partner at YC. Michelle came in to chat with us about art and technology and, in particular, a group called Experiments in Art and Technology .

#40 - Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz 13.10.2017 1:12:07

Camille Ricketts is the Head of Content and Marketing at First Round Capital. Sonal Chokshi is an Editorial Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

#39 - Mr. Robot's Technical Producer and Writer - Kor Adana 11.10.2017 59:20

Kor Adana is a writer and technical producer on Mr. Robot. Mr. Robot season three premieres tonight .

#38 - The More You Communicate with Users, the Higher Chance You'll Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt 04.10.2017 49:21

Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt . Get a 10% discount on Ship pro plans by using this link .

#37 - Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache 27.09.2017 53:06

Pete Adeney, more commonly known as  Mr. Money Mustache , retired at 30 after working as a software engineer for about ten years. He blogs at  MrMoneyMustache.com about how he saved money, where he invested it, and how he achieved "financial freedom through badassity". You can apply to the W18 batch of YC here -  ycombinator.com/apply

#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers 22.09.2017 1:00:20

Courtland Allen is the founder of Indie Hackers , a place where the founders of profitable businesses and side projects can share their stories transparently, and where entrepreneurs can come to read and learn from those examples. Check out the Indie Hackers podcast here .

#35 - The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO 15.09.2017 1:18:36

Rana Adhikari is a Professor of Physics at Caltech and a member of the LIGO team, who were the first to measure gravitational waves . Their detection papers are available here .

#34 - Elizabeth Iorns on Biotech Companies in YC 13.09.2017 41:30

Elizabeth Iorns is cofounder and CEO of Science Exchange. Here's info on the YC Fall Tour . Apply to the Winter 2018 batch .

#33 - The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces 08.09.2017 48:54

Tikhon Bernstam cofounded Scribd (YC S06) and Parse (YC S11). Read the transcript here .

#32 - Hosain Rahman on The "Defibrillator Experiences" of Jawbone 06.09.2017 29:57

Hosain Rahman is the CEO and Founder of Jawbone. Jessica Livingston is a cofounder of YC. Jessica interviewed Hosain during our 2014 Startup School and this is the recording of their conversation. If you'd like to check out our 2016 Startup School videos they're in a playlist here .

#31 - Spotting Ecommerce Trends in Shipping Data – Laura Behrens Wu 01.09.2017 43:33

Laura Behrens Wu is the CEO and cofounder of Shippo . Read the transcript here .

#30 - Artist Lauren McCarthy Will Be Your Home's Brain 29.08.2017 49:33

Lauren McCarthy is an artist and assistant professor at UCLA. Her latest project LAUREN, is a human intelligent smart home. Lauren will visit your home, deploy a series of smart devices, and watch over you remotely 24/7. Learn more here - http://get-lauren.com

#29 - Jack Dorsey On The Books That Helped Him Succeed 25.08.2017 29:12

Jack Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter and Square. This is his talk from Startup School 2013. Read the transcript here .

#28 - Prerequisites for Starting a Company - Phil Libin 23.08.2017 28:34

Phil Libin is the cofounder and CEO of All Turtles. Prior to that he was the CEO of Evernote. This is his 2013 Startup School talk. Watch the video here . Read the transcript here .

#27 - The CEO Who Pays Employees to De-Locate From the Bay 18.08.2017 44:58

Wade Foster is the CEO of Zapier (YC S12). Read the transcript and their de-location post here .

#26 - Founders of Science Exchange, Goldbely, and The Flex Company Discuss Fundraising 16.08.2017 27:35

During the Female Founders Conference Kat Manalac invited three YC founders on stage to share their experiences of fundraising. The founders are Elizabeth Iorns of Science Exchange,  Vanessa Torrivilla of Goldbely, and Erica Jensen of The Flex Company.

#25 - Baidu's AI Lab Director on Advancing Speech Recognition and Simulation 11.08.2017 30:50

Adam Coates is the Director of Baidu's Silicon Valley AI Lab . Read the transcript here .

#24 - Padmasree Warrior on Designing Autonomous Vehicles - With Anu Hariharan at the Female Founders Conference 09.08.2017 21:50

Padmasree Warrior is the CEO of NIO . Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC Continuity.

#23 - VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders Conference 04.08.2017 24:30

Diane Greene is SVP of Google Cloud and she was also the CEO and cofounder of VMware. Jessica Livingston is cofounder of YC.

#22 - Morgan DeBaun on Reaching 20M Millennials - With Kat Manalac at the Female Founders Conference 02.08.2017 26:19

Morgan DeBaun is the founder and CEO of Blavity . Kat Manalac is a Partner at YC.

#21 - Emily Weiss on the Insights That Grew Glossier - With Amy Buechler at the Female Founders Conference 26.07.2017 27:14

Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier . Amy Buechler  is Batch Director at YC. Video and transcript are on the YC blog .

#20 - Making Music and Art Through Machine Learning - Doug Eck of Magenta 21.07.2017 44:17

Doug Eck is a research scientist at Google and he’s working on Magenta, a project making music and art through machine learning. If you want to learn more you can check out Magenta. Tensorflow.org