Before we applied to Y Combinator, many folks said Jack and I were 'too old' for it. They were well meaning, but never has worse advice been given. Our Group Partners Brad Flora and Puneet Kumar accelerated us on product, sales, and even now on hiring. 10/10. Just apply.

Wow, just watched this, what a great epsiode by Dalton Caldwell and Lenny Rachitsky, a must watch! I don't know anyone else who knows more about startups than Dalton. Kudos to Lenny for getting so many nuggets out of him in this episode.

The deadline to apply for YC S23 is tomorrow, Friday, April 7 at 8pm PT!

Apply at ycombinator.com/apply.

Why should you apply to YC?

ycombinator.com/why

Some of the open core companies in my YC W23 group this batch:
github.com/dittofeed/ditt…
github.com/fern-api/fern
github.com/inqueryio/inqu…
github.com/Mirrorful/mirr…
github.com/map3xyz/superc…
github.com/ai-sidekick/si…
github.com/swishjam/swish…
github.com/uptrain-ai/upt…

Thousands of startups and small businesses are at risk due to the SVB failure. We ask for depositors to be made whole, and for regulation to prevent this catastrophe.

650 founders who employ more than 22,000 people, have already signed. ycombinator.com/blog/urgent-si……

Congratulations to the 2023 YC Top Companies!

There are now 16 public YC companies, 290 private YC companies and 33 exits that are valued at over $150M, and over 80 that are worth more than $1B. ycombinator.com/topcompanies

We have a new request for startups: Climate Tech 🌎

Here are a few ideas we'd like to see founders apply with: ycombinator.com/blog/rfs-clima…

I made a video with Y Combinator! Did my best to break down the differences between two common sales motions for early stage startups: bottoms up and top down.

Thank you Zach Both for making this happen and making me look and sound so good :)

Another great example of Y Combinator making behind-the-scenes knowledge public and freely available to everyone.

One of the best videos by Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell on tarpit ideas and why founders keep falling for this repeatedly!

Here's to knowing the common paths of failure!

This is a gem of a post by Jared Jared Friedman at Y Combinator!

Anyone thinking of starting up, recently started up, or pivoting; please watch this, think about it for a while, and then watch it once again.

Still can't believe so much good advice can be given in just 30 mins!

The true value of Y Combinator from the horse's mouth! There is so much misconception about YC and whether it's worth it. You have to watch this to know the truth.

P.S. We are not mafia! Well, almost 😃

For the first time in over two years, YC was in person.

Here's an inside-look at the latest evolution of the YC batch, with the founders of Summer 2022: youtu.be/7gxKhRSbK1s

Employees at YC companies can now leverage one of the major benefits previously only available to YC founders – YC Deals!

Through YC Deals, employees have access to more than 100 discounts and exclusive offers on industry leading tools. ycombinator.com/blog/announcin…