Uncapped with Jack Altman Uncapped #43 | Garry Tan, Harj Taggar, and Jared Friedman from YC
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Mar 3, 2026 
Jared Friedman, Managing Partner at Y Combinator and Scribd co‑founder; Harj Taggar, Managing Partner and former founder of Triplebyte; Garry Tan, YC CEO and investor. They talk about how AI is changing who can build, why execution still wins, rising product expectations, capital for AI startups, and which business models stay durable. Fast, wide‑ranging conversation about YC’s evolving focus and the future of founders.
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YC As A Transformative Social Process
- YC is a social transformation that accelerates founders from earnest builders to formidable company creators.
- Garry describes YC as 'Disneyland for transformation' and highlights founder normalization via shared language and community.
Garry Rebuilt A 2008 Startup In 90 Hours
- Garry recreated his 2008 startup using Cloud Code and Codex in about 90 hours, producing a 70,000-line codebase far better than the original team built.
- He emphasizes November/December model advances made coding agents feel like AGI for code.
Show Your Prompting Craft In Applications
- Demonstrate building skill with prompts and agent transcripts, because prompt craft reveals system thinking and feature completeness.
- Garry says YC now accepts Cloud Code/Codex transcripts to judge how founders prompt, plan, and handle edge cases.