Michael Seibel is a Partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the Winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the Winter 2012 batch. For this episode we took questions from the internet.
Aug 3, 2018In this piece, my goal is to suggest the mathematical background necessary to build products or conduct academic research in machine learning. These suggestions are derived from conversations with machine learning engineers, researchers, and educators, as well as my own experiences in both machine learning research and industry roles.
Aug 1, 2018The YC Growth Program is designed for companies with between 50 – 150 employees that are scaling rapidly. If you would like to be considered for admission, please complete this application.
Jul 31, 2018Elad Gil is an entrepreneur, operator, and investor. He just released the High Growth Handbook, a guide to scaling startups published by Stripe Press. It contains tactical advice on key issues for post product-market fit companies such as the role of the CEO, hiring executives, late stage fundraising, M&A, and other topics.
Jul 27, 2018At Y Combinator, founders decide when they want to announce that they’re part of the program. Meet 9 of the companies who have announced that they’re part of the YC Summer 2018 batch so far.
Jul 25, 2018Our 2018 summer reading list. Featuring: Shoe Dog, How to Change Your Mind, Man’s Search for Meaning, Mind of Napoleon, The Undoing Project, Powerhouse, Radiolab: Border Trilogy, Parable of the Sower, The Lathe of Heaven, H is for Hawk, and others.
Jul 24, 2018There are now hundreds, probably thousands, of people with at least some experience in startups. Most of these people are willing to help/advise some number of the people who ask. This is a blessing and a curse.
Jul 23, 2018