Paul Graham
YC co-founder; referenced in a mentorship moment about migrations and scalability.
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Videos Mentioning Paul Graham
Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups with Kirsty Nathoo and Carolynn Levy (HtSaS 2014: 18)
Y Combinator
Mentioned for his view on founders not needing to know startup mechanics in detail.
Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator. Mentioned in relation to the YC philosophy of building something 100 users love and his tweet about the school '42'.
Ron Conway - Startup Investor School Day 4
Y Combinator
Wrote an essay about Ron Conway highlighting his approach to being a good investor. Also a co-founder of Y Combinator.
How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, known for his influential essay 'Do things that don't scale'.
Building for the Enterprise with Aaron Levie (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 12)
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, mentioned for his article on 'living in the future'.
Beating GPT-4 with Open Source Models - with Michael Royzen of Phind
Latent Space
Co-founder of Y Combinator, a prominent figure in the startup world. He provided naming advice and invested in Phind.
Culture with Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 10)
Y Combinator
Founder of Y Combinator. Provided advice to Airbnb founders, particularly on focusing on a smaller, passionate user base early on ('better to have 100 people that love you').
Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2
Y Combinator
Founder of Y Combinator, whose essays influenced Paul Buchheit to get involved with the organization. He is described as having insightful ideas.
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Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio]
Y Combinator
Founder of Y Combinator, whose online posts inspired Altman and his co-founders to apply to YC.
How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas | Startup School
Y Combinator
Author of 'how to get startup ideas' and creator of the 'schlep blindness' concept.
It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, early investor in ClassDojo. The story of how Sam Chaudhary and Liam's team approached him for funding after demo day is recounted.
E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more
All-In Podcast
Co-founder of Y Combinator, implicitly referenced for his philosophy on providing early support to startups.
Be Wary of Solving a Small, Rare Problem - Des Traynor of Intercom
Y Combinator
His concept of 'schlep work' is mentioned in relation to founders undertaking difficult but necessary tasks for simplification.
E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
All-In Podcast
Founder of Y Combinator, whose past negative experiences with VCs influenced his 'wartime stance' advice to founders.
Sarah Chou on Finding Product-Market Fit in the Education Industry - at YC Edtech Night
Y Combinator
Author whose writings on 'doing things that don't scale' were referenced.
E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
All-In Podcast
Prominent programmer and venture capitalist, whose brief suspension from Twitter was acknowledged as a mistake by Elon Musk, who personally apologized.
How Future Billionaires Get Sh*t Done
Y Combinator
Author of the 'maker schedule, manager schedule' blog post that inspired the discussion.
E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner
All-In Podcast
Mentioned in reference to his adage 'default alive,' emphasizing the importance of profitability for startups in challenging market conditions.
Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #91
Lex Fridman
His words about Bitcoin being a paradigm shift, similar to microcomputers, are shared at the end of the podcast.
Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
Y Combinator
Author of a widely respected essay on 'Make Your Manager Schedule', which is cited as a key resource for managing creative work.
E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more
All-In Podcast
Venture capitalist and writer, engaged in a Twitter debate with David Sacks about mask hypocrisy.
Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who was asked the 'what do you believe that other smart people don't' question and took a long time to formulate an answer.
Building a Startup is About Solving a Problem - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy
Y Combinator
Author of essays on starting a startup from YC, which greatly influenced the speaker after her first startup failed.
Lessons From Doing YC Twice - Harj Taggar
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, mentioned as one of the original team members during Harj Taggar's early involvement.