Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Y Combinator
We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.
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Mar 21, 2018 • 50min
#65 - Funding Is an Outcome of Building a Good Business - Porter Braswell of Jopwell
Porter Braswell is the CEO and cofounder of Jopwell (YC S15). Jopwell is a career advancement platform for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
Mar 15, 2018 • 54min
#64 - Researching Psilocybin's Effects on Depression - Dr. Rosalind Watts
Dr. Rosalind Watts, clinical psychologist at the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London, discusses the history and resurgence of psilocybin research, embracing difficult emotions and surrendering in psychedelic experiences, the effects of psilocybin on depression, the role of psilocybin in therapy, accessing altered states beyond psychedelics, and maintaining change and connecting to self and others.
Mar 2, 2018 • 48min
#63 - The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy
Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Poppy (YC W16). Poppy lets parents book the best caregivers with just a text.We recorded this episode at our Female Founders Conference in Seattle. We’re also hosting female founder events in New York and SF this year. You can sign up to our newsletter to get updates about those events.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
Feb 28, 2018 • 52min
#62 - Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight
Dan Lewis is the CEO and Cofounder of Convoy.Convoy matches shippers with freight carriers, which helps the trucking industry run more efficiently because currently, over 40% of the trucks on the road are empty.Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC Continuity.Read the transcript here.
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Feb 22, 2018 • 59min
#61 - Sam Altman on Masters of Scale
Reid Hoffman interviews Sam Altman on this uncut interview from the Masters of Scale podcast.
Feb 7, 2018 • 39min
#60 - Startup Investor School Preview with Geoff Ralston
Geoff Ralston is a Partner at YC and before that he cofounded Imagine K12.This episode covers Startup Investor School. Startup Investor School is a free, 4-day course designed to educate early stage investors interested in investing in startups. You can sign up at investor.startupschool.org.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
Jan 31, 2018 • 34min
#59 - Providing Fair Financial Products for the 56% of the US Without Access to Them - Jake Rosenberg of LendUp
Jake Rosenberg is the cofounder and CTO of LendUp (W12). They provide access to quality credit cards and loans without hidden fees or debt traps. Their customers are the 56% of Americans that have what is described as a “subprime” credit score, meaning they can’t be approved for credit by most banks.Ali Rowghani is the CEO of YC Continuity.Read the transcript on our blog.
Jan 24, 2018 • 1h
#58 - It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo
Sam Chaudhary is the cofounder and CEO of ClassDojo. They've raised $30M and have 30 employees.Karen Lien is an Edtech Principal here at YC.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
Jan 17, 2018 • 52min
#57 - Alex Blumberg of Gimlet Media
Alex Blumberg is the cofounder of Gimlet Media. Gimlet makes several podcasts you’ve probably heard of–StartUp, The Pitch, and Reply All are a few.Before Gimlet Alex worked on This American Life and Planet Money.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
Jan 5, 2018 • 58min
#56 - Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting
Leah Culver is cofounder and CTO of Breaker, which is a social podcast listening and discovery app. They went through YC in the Winter 2017 batch. Leah’s also an author of both the OAuth and oEmbed API specifications.Tom Sparks is an engineer on the YC Software team. He also cofounded Cryptoseal which went through YC in the Summer 2011 batch and was acquired by CloudFlare in 2014.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
