Paul Graham
YC co-founder; referenced in a mentorship moment about migrations and scalability.
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Chase Adam at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who reached out to Chase Adam after seeing a Hacker News post, leading to an investment and acceptance into YC.
Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation | Lex Fridman Podcast #307
Lex Fridman
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who provided Brian Armstrong with his first investment and advised on startup philosophy, including the 'startups are like sharks' analogy.
Jessica Livingston at Female Founders Conference 2014
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, whose essays were influential in attracting early applicants.
Chase Adam at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who saw Watsi's Hacker News post and provided their first significant investment.
Nate Blecharczyk at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Founder of Y Combinator, whose advice and diagrams (like the 'trough of sorrow') were influential for the Airbnb founders during their challenging period.
Drew Houston Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of Y Combinator, essayist, and early contributor to spam filtering methods. Known for provocative insights on startups.
Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who advised Brian Chesky to 'go to your users'.
A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School
Y Combinator
Mentioned for an essay on measurement and leverage, relevant to understanding why certain companies succeed.
Dan Siroker at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, who saw the Optimzely prototype and encouraged its immediate development.
Hiroshi Mikitani at Startup School 2012
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, whom Hiroshi Mikitani initially tried to partner with for an internet shopping mall concept in Japan.
One-Person Businesses That Make $1M+ Per Year | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of Y Combinator, known for his 'Makers vs. Managers' schedule, which impressed the Arneberg couple.
E12: Biden wins, Pfizer vaccine, markets rip, Trump's next act, COVID endgame scenarios & more
All-In Podcast
Quoted for a tweet comparing the post-election feeling to a background computer process being killed.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of Y Combinator, known for his essays like 'Manager's Schedule vs. Maker's Schedule'.
Save Your Startup During an Economic Downturn
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator who invented the concept of 'default alive' vs. 'default dead'.
Why Investors Can’t Fix Your Company – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Mentioned indirectly as someone who discussed scaling tactics related to Google's early growth.
How to Find the Right Co-founder
Y Combinator
Founder of Y Combinator, who advised Drew Houston to find a co-founder before funding Dropbox.
What is "Intelligence"?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Computer scientist, writer, and investor who commented on the unpredictability of smarter individuals and the dangers of AI.
Kevin Hale - How to Pitch Your Startup
Y Combinator
Author of the essay 'How to Apply Successfully' for YC, written in 2009, which still holds relevance for startup applications.
Kirsty Nathoo - Managing Startup Finances
Y Combinator
Author of an essay mentioned for providing more detailed information on achieving profitability.
Gustaf Alströmer - Growth for Startups
Y Combinator
Author of the article 'Doing Things That Don't Scale' and a key figure at Y Combinator who advised Airbnb's founders.
Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Y Combinator, credited with the philosophy of investors looking for how a company can win rather than just poking holes in the idea. He also wrote a textbook on Lisp and founded Viaweb.
Updates for Startup School 2019 and Office Hours with Kevin Hale
Y Combinator
Recognized Wufoo's founders from their blog, which was a crucial early validation for their company.
Mag 7 sell-off, Wiz rejects Google, UBI, Kamala in, China's nuclear buildout, Sacks responds to PG
All-In Podcast
Founder of Y Combinator, who made public accusations against David Sacks on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the Zenefits controversy and was accused of attempting to get Jewish VCs fired because of the Gaza conflict.
Derek Sivers — Finding Paths Less Traveled, Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life”
Tim Ferriss
Co-founder of Y Combinator, quoted by Tim Ferriss: 'the more labels you apply to yourself, the stupider you get.'