Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Y Combinator

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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Nov 17, 2017 · 35 min
#48 - The Future of Bike Sharing with Ofo Cofounder Yanqi Zhang and Anu Hariharan
Yanqi Zhang is a cofounder and COO of Ofo. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC.
Nov 15, 2017 · 1 hr 2 min
#47 - Baidu's COO, Qi Lu Discusses AI with Daniel Gross
Qi Lu is the COO of Baidu. Daniel Gross is a Partner at YC.
Nov 10, 2017 · 58 min
#46 - Tencent's Chief eXploration Officer, David Wallerstein on WeChat, QQ, and Gaming
David Wallerstein is Tencent's Chief eXploration Officer. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC.
Nov 8, 2017 · 1 hr
#45 - Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros - OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman
Greg Brockman is the CTO and cofounder of OpenAI. Szymon Sidor is a Research Scientist at OpenAI. Sam Altman is the President of Y Combinator and Co-Chairman of OpenAI. Watch their bot compete at The International.
Nov 3, 2017 · 33 min
#44 - Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World's Largest English Learning Platform for Children
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.
Nov 1, 2017 · 1 hr 2 min
#43 - Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett on Live Video's Struggle for Interestingness
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.
Oct 26, 2017 · 50 min
#42 - Robotics and 3D Printing with Voodoo Manufacturing
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.
Oct 18, 2017 · 1 hr 3 min
#41 - Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo
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.
Oct 13, 2017 · 1 hr 12 min
#40 - Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
Camille Ricketts is the Head of Content and Marketing at First Round Capital. Sonal Chokshi is an Editorial Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
Oct 11, 2017 · 59 min
#39 - Mr. Robot's Technical Producer and Writer - Kor Adana
Kor Adana is a writer and technical producer on Mr. Robot. Mr. Robot season three premieres tonight.
Oct 4, 2017 · 49 min
#38 - The More You Communicate with Users, the Higher Chance You'll Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt. Get a 10% discount on Ship pro plans by using this link.
Sep 27, 2017 · 53 min
#37 - Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache
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
Sep 22, 2017 · 1 hr
#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers
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.
Sep 15, 2017 · 1 hr 18 min
#35 - The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO
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.
Sep 13, 2017 · 41 min
#34 - Elizabeth Iorns on Biotech Companies in YC
Elizabeth Iorns is cofounder and CEO of Science Exchange. Here's info on the YC Fall Tour. Apply to the Winter 2018 batch.
Sep 8, 2017 · 48 min
#33 - The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces
Tikhon Bernstam cofounded Scribd (YC S06) and Parse (YC S11). Read the transcript here.
Sep 6, 2017 · 29 min
#32 - Hosain Rahman on The "Defibrillator Experiences" of Jawbone
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.
Sep 1, 2017 · 43 min
#31 - Spotting Ecommerce Trends in Shipping Data – Laura Behrens Wu
Laura Behrens Wu is the CEO and cofounder of Shippo. Read the transcript here.
Aug 29, 2017 · 49 min
#30 - Artist Lauren McCarthy Will Be Your Home's Brain
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
Aug 25, 2017 · 29 min
#29 - Jack Dorsey On The Books That Helped Him Succeed
Jack Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter and Square. This is his talk from Startup School 2013. Read the transcript here.