Why Fundraising Is Different In Silicon Valley
Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel on why fundraising in Silicon Valley is different. Topics 00:00 – Why Fundraising Is Different In Silicon Valley 00:25 – Overcorrecting based on investor...
View ArticleCory Doctorow and Joe Betts-Lacroix on Adversarial Interoperability
Cory Doctorow is a blogger, journalist, and science fiction author. He’s also the co-editor of Boing Boing. Joe Betts-Lacroix is the CTO of VIUM and an Expert at YC. Topics 00:07 – Adversarial...
View ArticleMatt Cutts on the US Digital Service and Working at Google for 17 Years
Matt Cutts is the Administrator of the US Digital Service and previously he was the head of the webspam team at Google. You can find him on Twitter at @mattcutts. Topics 00:00 – Intro 00:18 – Working...
View ArticleWho Should Founders Listen To For Advice?
YC Partner and Tutorspree cofounder Aaron Harris on who founders should listen to for advice. Topics 00:00 – Who should founders listen to for advice? 00:55 – Your job as a founder is to build a...
View ArticleLaks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown
Laks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown. Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits. You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini. Topics 00:10 – What is ZeroDown? 1:30 – How did they...
View ArticleAmber Atherton of Zyper and Iba Masood of TARA on Raising a Series A as a...
Amber Atherton is the founder and CEO of Zyper (YC W18). Iba Masood is the cofounder and CEO of TARA (YC W15). Topics 00:15 – Intros 1:00 – Seed fundraising for Zyper and Tara 3:10 – Tara’s pivot 4:15...
View ArticleHow To Build Product As A Small Startup
Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares a process for building product as a small startup. Topics 00:00 – Have a process to get product out the door 1:02 – Decide on a release schedule 1:15...
View ArticleHow to Cope With Founder Depression
YC Partner Aaron Harris on how to cope with founder depression. Topics [00:00] – Starting a company is hard [00:32] – All founders go through rough times [01:05] – Don’t bottle things up [01:47] – Seek...
View ArticleMeet 8 YC startups that are hiring right now
Many YC startups are actively hiring on Work at a Startup across engineering, product, design, marketing and more. We asked founders to shoot a 30-second video describing their businesses and open...
View ArticleICYMI: Watch 40+ founders pitch at YC’s Work at a Startup Expo
If you’ve ever wondered what YC’s Demo Day is like, YC’s annual Work at a Startup Expo is a peek behind the curtain. Founders share what’s unique about their company, business and team, and attendees...
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