Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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Y Combinator Startup Podcast episodes

November 17, 2022 What Basic Game Theory Teaches Us About Startups
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the problems with zero sum games within tech culture. Is your startup making a positive impact on the world or are your business practices a net negative in society?

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
19 min
November 10, 2022 Most Important Lifestyle Habits Of Successful Founders
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the best approaches to developing a healthy lifestyle that ultimately helps you run and grow a successful startup. Funders, take care of yourselves out there.

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
32 min
November 03, 2022 Elon Musk & The Midwit Meme
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel on the midwit meme, how it applies to startups, and the best example: Elon Musk.

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
18 min
October 27, 2022 Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel on software hacks that don't scale. Companies discussed include Google, Facebook, Twitch, and imeem. Watch the first video on doing things that don't scale here: https://youtu.be/4RMjQal_c4U

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26 min
October 24, 2022 YC Founder Firesides: Mutiny on AI and the next era of company growth
Mutiny (YC S18) uses AI and data to convert website visitors into customers. Today, the fastest growing B2B companies such as Notion and Snowflake use Mutiny to identify ideal customers, determine sections of websites that will increase conversion, and produce copy that converts visitors into customers.

YC’s Anu Hariharan sat down with Mutiny co-founder and CEO Jaleh Rezaei to talk about their recent acquisition of Intellipse, an AI marketing platform, as well as how AI will impact the next era of growth.

Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/.
58 min
October 24, 2022 #160 - YC Founder Firesides: Mutiny on AI and the next era of company growth
Mutiny (YC S18) uses AI and data to convert website visitors into customers. Today, the fastest growing B2B companies such as Notion and Snowflake use Mutiny to identify ideal customers, determine sections of websites that will increase conversion, and produce copy that converts visitors into customers.

YC’s Anu Hariharan sat down with Mutiny co-founder and CEO Jaleh Rezaei to talk about their recent acquisition of Intellipse, an AI marketing platform, as well as how AI will impact the next era of growth.

Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/.
58 min
October 20, 2022 Why Investors (including YC) Can’t Fix Your Company
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel on common pitfalls in the advice from different types of investors and why you, the founder, are ultimately responsible for the success of your company.

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
25 min
October 13, 2022 What Does It REALLY Mean To Do Things That Don't Scale?
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about Paul Graham's essay "Do Things That Don't Scale" and what it really means for founders. Read the essay here: http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
19 min
October 06, 2022 How To Change The World? Get The Small Things Right
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about the importance of understanding incentives and doing research when it comes to building a world-changing startup.

To create Rookies Mistakes we asked YC founders: Is there a simple fact you wish you knew when you started your company or a rookie mistake you wish you could take back?

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
19 min
September 29, 2022 Simple Products That Became Big Companies
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about OpenSea, Gusto, and the importance of building simple products that solve a real problem.

To create Rookies Mistakes we asked YC founders: Is there a simple fact you wish you knew when you started your company or a rookie mistake you wish you could take back?

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
22 min

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