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Welcome back to YC, Emmett Shear and Wayne Crosby

Today, we’re excited to welcome Emmett Shear and Wayne Crosby as our newest Visiting Group Partners.

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Aaron Epstein

5/11/2023

Welcome Diana, Dave, Edrizio, and Umur

Today, we’re excited to welcome Diana Hu as our newest Group Partner and Dave Lieb, Edrizio Delacruz, and Umur Cubukcu, as our newest Visiting Group Partners.

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Aaron Epstein

11/2/2022

Welcome S22 Visiting Group Partners

Welcome to our newest YC S22 Visiting Group Partners: JJ, Liz, Pete, Puneet, and Rich! We’re excited for them to bring their insights and operational experiences to our next batch of companies.

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Aaron Epstein

5/11/2022

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Advice for New Managers

by Aaron Epstein10/10/2016

Aaron Epstein is the cofounder of CreativeMarket .One of the most difficult things about starting a company is that you have tocreate both a product that people love and a company where people want to work at the same time. It’s usually not enough to just have a great product, or just be a great place to work, because great people build great products, and greatpeople won’t tolerate a bad environment for very long.