6 months ago I decided to apply to Y Combinator on the morning of the application deadline.

Today, I'd call it one of the top 3 decisions of my life.

Guess what?

Today is the last day to apply for the next YC batch.

Carpe diem. Apply! You never know where you might be in 6…

YC today, with folks like David Lieb and Garry Tan, is a no-brainer.

I don't know a single founder who regretted applying to YC. I do know several who regretted NOT applying.

I have no skin in the game on if you apply to Y Combinator but here is why you should

I also realized the other day 100% of my true billion+ investments went through an accelerator

YC is the best, so ...

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2 years ago, only 10% of the YC batch was college students or new grads. The last batch was 30%.

Because of AI, it's the best time in a decade for college students to start startups.

That's why all 14 YC partners came to Boston today to talk to undergrads.

We've noticed an uptick in great applications from Princeton recently. Something is going on.

All 14 YC group partners onstage together for the first time in … (checks notes) Boston!

I went to Y Combinator Startup School in 2013 and the shot of adrenaline I got from meeting hundreds of other founders and soaking in startup stories was unmatched. I’m excited to help give the same experience to founders in 2024! Let’s go.

Hosting Startup School for the first time since 2016. YC is back.

41% of recent YC founders worked at a YC company as employees before starting their own company.

We only learned this stat recently and even we were surprised it was so high.

Dropping out of Harvard and joining Y Combinator to build Brainbase (YC W24) (W24) has been one of the best decisions I've made in life so far, up there with moving to US.

If you're still on the fence, do it, apply to S24.

If you’re not building in SF, what are you doing?