YC Digest – August 21-August 27

By Y Combinator

YC News

August 28, 2015

Top Stories from the YC World – August 21-August 27, 2015

YC News
Applications for YC W16 are now open

A new role for Qasar

YC Startup School Radio: Thumbtack’s Marco Zappacosta On The Always-Changing Job Of A CEO

YC Startup School Radio: Shoptiques CEO Olga Vidisheva On The Challenge Of Hiring Great People

Sam Altman and Jessica Livingston explain Y Combinator’s success

Essays

Financial Misstatements by Sam Altman

Launches

CodeNow (YC W14) just launched a learn to code video series by students for students

Dodge Kickstarter Fees And Take Crowdfunding On Your Site With Celery Launch (YC S12)

Tenjin (YC S14) helps developers identify ad campaigns with the best ROI

YC Alum

BlackRock, The World’s Largest Asset Management Firm, Acquires FutureAdvisor (YC S10)

Lugg, An App For On-Demand, Short-Distance Moves, Raises $3.8 Million

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