I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. At 33 years old, I knew I’d probably be older than the vast majority of the 400+ people attending Y Combinator’s first YC Hacks hackathon. But other than that, I didn’t have many expectations. YC Hacks was my first real hackathon. Many years ago, I went to the …
Is it fair for founders to own about 100% of a startup while employee #1 only owns a few percent? Are founders 10-1000x more valuable than employees? The answers are Yes, it is fair. Value doesn…
For the Winter 2022 batch, we received 17,000 applications from founders around the world and funded 414. Today, these founders will present their companies to an invite-only audience of investors at Y Combinator’s 34th Demo Day.
The embarrassing investor meltdown surrounding Silicon Valley Bank should drive us to consider new models.
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For those of you that know me well, you know that I have terrible, horrible insomnia. In high school, I would go to sleep around 3am and then struggle to get up at 6:30 am. I would drink a dozen Mountain Dews everyday just to stay awake. In college, my schedule shifted further so that I was falling asleep around 6am…
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen calls himself “the world’s least powerful CEO." They've found huge success with a weak CEO by organizing into autonomous cells.
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We’re making a change to the rule for YC partners making follow-on investments. Previously, partners could invest in companies after they had either raised $500k or 3 weeks after Demo Day. This reduced a lot of the conflict and signaling issues, but not enough—partners investing during the batch still caused issues…
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Dear Pinecone Community, I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you all. We raised $100 million in Series B funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from ICONIQ Growth, and our existing investors Menlo Ventures and Wing Venture Capital. This funding brings our valuation to $750 million, hitting…
It’s the day all you Beeper Android fans have all been waiting for…our new app is ready for you to try out!Our team has been working hard on this stunner of an app. Forget everything you thought yo…
We’re excited to announce that Grammarly is acquiring Coda. Here’s a look at Coda’s next chapter.
