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Who really gets hurt when startups blow up, and what to do about it
Yesterday, Theranos announced that it would void two years of diagnostic test results from its Edison blood-testing device. Pulitzer…
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 2,603 posts.
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Sam Altman's Bubble Talk Bet Is 1 Year Old
I’m tired of reading about investors and journalists claiming there’s a bubble in tech. I understand that it’s fun to do and easy press, but it’s boring reading. I also understand that it might...
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Automattic Purchases .blog TLD for $19M
It’s now public that Automattic is the company behind Knock Knock Whois There LLC, the registry for the new .blog TLD. (And a great pun.) We wanted to stay stealth while in the bidding process and …
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Not a Hacker or a Hipster – How I Got My First Startup Job
I was first introduced to start-ups as a career choice during my post-uni “I’m not getting a city job” phase. Although that’s still going…
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Enterprise Sales for Hackers
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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Sunrise is shutting down
Stories about sunrise, sunset, twilight, golden hour, daylight, solar phenomena and travel — published on Sunrise.am.
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uBeam's insider story by ex employee?
Today is the 6 month anniversary of my resignation from uBeam, a startup I'd spent the previous two and a half years working on. I had...
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Aggregation Theory
The disruption caused by the Internet in industry after industry has a common theoretical basis described by Aggregation Theory.
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How to ace a YC interview
Spring has sprung, and the smell of fresh YC applications is in the air. It’s that special time that happens twice a year where thousands…
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Frog and Toad are Cofounders
The Characters you loved as a child, all grown up and working in San Francisco
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Solving the cash problems from self-funding rapid growth
“If you grow too fast it can kill the business.” After spending years fighting for even a tiny bit of growth, ConvertKit was now facing a totally different kind of problem: more growth than we could support. In October, November, and December we were averaging growing 40% per month. Recurring revenue went from $25,000…
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Y Combinator Acquiring Sequoia Capital
Today, Y Combinator announced its intent to acquire Sequoia Capital. This deal is still pending regulatory review and a successful pitch by Sequoia managing partner Doug Leone on YC Summer 2016 Demo Day. We’re not disclosing the financial terms, but Sequoia’s ownership of YC-backed companies will pass to us, so I’ll…
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Agility Requires Safety
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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Asana
I’m delighted to finally be investing in Asana, which I’ve wanted to do for a long time. One of the things I’ve learned about companies is that 1) clear tasks and goals, 2) clearly communicated,...
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Justin Time
Justin Kan is going to be the new spokesman for YC and handle the PR requests we get. You should probably follow him on Snapchat (username: justinkan).On a more serious note, I’m always impressed with how well-spoken Justin is, and how well he is able to connect with both reporters and founders.
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YC Lessons From Two Latin Americans Who Walked Into Silicon Valley
Únete a la comunidad que nunca para de aprender y transforma tu carrera. Cursos online certificados, rutas personalizadas por rol y profesores expertos.
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Hard Tech is Back
First of all, congrats to Kyle, Dan, and the rest of the Cruise team. You all have made amazing progress and we look forward to seeing more in the future. A popular criticism of Silicon Valley,...
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How to Value a SaaS Business
Discover the top SaaS metrics that drive real valuations. Learn how to track, optimize, and present your KPIs to attract serious buyers and maximize your SaaS exit
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PadMapper (YC S10) is Joining Zumper
More apartments across the US and Canada than you can ever imagine!