Y Combinator Startup Podcast

We've cut down the fourth week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First  a lecture from Kat Manalac . Kat is a partner at YC. Her lecture focuses on how startups should think about launching and why you should do it repeatedly. Then a lecture from Gustaf Alströmer . Gustaf is also a partner at YC and in his lecture he covers how to measure product market fit an...

We've cut down the third week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First, a lecture from Anu Hariharan . Anu is a partner at YC. Her lecture covers nine common startup business models and the metrics investors want to see for each. Then, a Q&A with Anu and Adora Cheung . Adora is also at partner at YC. During their Q&A they’ll answer questions from Startup Sch...

We've cut down the second week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First, a lecture from Michael Seibel . Michael is CEO and a partner at YC. His lecture is about How to Plan an MVP . Then, a lecture from Adora Cheung . Adora is a YC partner and a cofounder of Homejoy. Her lecture is about How to Set KPIs and Goals . Last, a lecture from Ilya Volodarsky . Ilya is a c...

We've cut down the first week of Startup School lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First, a lecture from Kevin Hale . Kevin is a YC partner and a cofounder of Wufoo. His lecture is about How to Evaluate Startup Ideas . Then, a lecture from Eric Migicovsky . Eric is a YC partner and the founder of Pebble. His lecture is about How to Talk to Users . Y Combinator invests...

Diana Hu cofounded Escher Reality, which went through the Summer 2017 batch of YC. They were acquired by Niantic and she is now the head of their AR platform. She's on Twitter @sdianahu . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://...

Aaron Harris is a Partner at YC and before that he cofounded Tutorspree. He’s on Twitter @harris . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Seed fundraising process 3:32...

Jay Reno is the CEO and founder of Feather . Feather is a furniture subscription service. They were in the Summer 2017 batch of YC. You can check out their furniture at LiveFeather.com and if you live in LA, SF, or New York you can try out the service. Jay is on Twitter @jayjreno . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of...

Russ Roberts is the host of the podcast EconTalk ( iTunes , RSS , and YouTube ), a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution , and the author of several books, including How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life . You can find Russ on Twitter @econtalker . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200),...

Today’s episode is a preview of the Startup School podcast .  We’re putting all the Startup School lectures on their own podcast feed. You can subscribe here:    iTunes    RSS    This is the first lecture from Startup School 2019. It’s Kevin Hale on How to Evaluate Startup Ideas. It’s also not too late to sign up for Startup School . The course just started and t...

Anu Hariharan is a partner at YC. Today’s episode is about her recent post, How To Manage a Board . You can find her on Twitter @anuhariharan . If you’re interested in doing Startup School this year, signups are open at StartupSchool.org . The course just started and the deadline to sign up is August 4th. Select companies who complete the course will also receive 15,000 dollars in equity-free...

Camille Fournier is a Managing Director at Two Sigma and the former CTO of Rent The Runway. She’s also the author of The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change . You can find her on Twitter @skamille . If you’re interested in doing Startup School this year, signups are open at StartupSchool.org . The course begins on July 22nd and goes for 10 weeks. Select companies...

Sarah Nahm is the CEO and cofounder of Lever . Lever builds modern recruiting software for teams to source, interview, and hire top talent. They were in the Summer 2012 batch of YC. You can try Lever out at Lever.co . Holly Liu is a Visiting Partner at YC. Before that she cofounded the gaming company Kabam. You can find Sarah on Twitter @srhnhm and Holly is @hollyhli u. The YC podcast is hosted by...

Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC he cofounded Wufoo. Kevin’s on the podcast today to do some Office Hours and talk about this year’s edition of Startup School . If you’d like to sign up or learn more, check out https://StartupSchool.org . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200),...

Dan Hockenmaier is the founder of the growth strategy firm Basis One . Prior to Basis One he was the Director of Growth Marketing at Thumbtack. You can learn more at BasisOne.com . Gustaf Alströmer is a Partner at YC. Prior to YC he was the Product Lead for Growth at Airbnb. You can find Dan on Twitter @danhockenmaier and Gustaf is @gustaf . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator...

Jeremy Rossmann is the cofounder of Make School . Make School is a college for computer science headquartered in San Francisco. Make School students don't pay until they have a job after graduation. They were part of YC’s Winter 2012 batch. You can find MakeScool on Twitter @MakeSchool . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large numb...

Tracy Young is a cofounder and the CEO of PlanGrid . PlanGrid makes mobile construction productivity software. They were acquired by Autodesk in 2018 and were part of YC’s Winter 2012 batch. Kat Manalac is a Partner at YC. You can find Tracy on Twitter @Tracy_Young and Kat is @KatManalac . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large nu...

Simone Giertz describes herself as a maker/robotics enthusiast/non-engineer. She’s also known as the Queen of Shitty Robots. She runs a YouTube channel about those robots and is a cohost on Tested with Adam Savage from MythBusters. You can find her on YouTube and on Twitter @SimoneGiertz . She also has a Patreon . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of mo...

Michael Babineau is cofounder and CEO of Second Measure . Second Measure analyzes billions of credit card transactions to answer real-time questions on consumer behavior. They were in the Summer 2015 batch of YC and you can check them out at SecondMeasure.com . Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC he cofounded Wufoo. You can find Michael on Twitter @mikebabineau and Kevin is @ilikev...

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho . Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com . Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy. You can find Vidit on Twitter @viditaatrey and Adora is @nolimits . Y Combinator invests a small...

Chris Best is the cofounder and CEO of Substack . Substack makes it simple for a writer to start a paid newsletter. They were in the Winter 2018 batch of YC. You can check them out at Substack.com . Jonathan Gill is the cofounder and CEO of Backtracks . Backtracks is a podcast analytics and hosting platform. You can check them out at Backtracks.fm. Chris is on Twitter @cjgbest and Jonathan is @jgi...

Brian Halligan is the CEO and cofounder of HubSpot . HubSpot builds software for marketing, sales, and customer service. You can try it out at HubSpot.com . Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC and cofounder of Wufoo. Brian is on Twitter @bhalligan and Kevin is @ilikevests . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (rece...

Jarvis Johnson was previously a software engineer at Patreon, Yelp, and Google. He’s now a YouTuber. You can find him on YouTube at Jarvis Johnson and on Twitter @jarvis . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator....

Harry Zhang is the cofounder of Lob . Lob makes it possible for enterprises to programmatically send physical mail. They were in the Summer 2013 batch of YC. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Harry is on Twitter @harryzhang and Kevin is @ilikevests . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Harry's intro 00:41 - What did Lob have when they applied to YC? 2:01 - Docu...

Max Rhodes is the cofounder and CEO of Faire . Faire helps retailers find and buy unique wholesale merchandise for their stores. They were in the Winter 2017 batch of YC. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC. Max is on Twitter @MaxRhodesOK and Anu is @AnuHariharan . *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Max's intro 01:06 - Leaving Square and coming up with the idea for Faire 7:37 - Changes to SMBs in the p...

Austen Allred is the CEO and cofounder of Lambda School . Lambda School provides a CS education that's free until you get a job. They were in the Summer 2017 batch of YC. You can learn more about Lambda School at lambdaschool.com . Austen is on Twitter at @austen . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 1:01 - Encouraging people to do something that they're scared to d...