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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator does not only fund companies with significant traction; many successful companies were accepted based solely on their ideas.

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Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas

@ Y Combinator

Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas

07/26/19

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Jared Friedman

05/17/19

@ Y Combinator

Many people mistakenly believe that traction or revenue is necessary to apply to Y Combinator, but that's not true; a significant portion of funded companies only have a founding team and an idea.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/09/22

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator has sufficient funds available to support a large number of companies, ensuring that any startup accepted into the program will have the necessary resources to thrive.

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Y Combinator Cast

04/12/24

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator has achieved notable success in hard tech, funding companies that create physical products, not just software.

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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator was created to help founders raise money without needing prior connections in venture capital, allowing anyone to apply with their ideas.

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Michael Seibel

05/18/19

@ Y Combinator

Many successful Y Combinator companies have been funded without having a prestigious tech company on their resumes, proving that it's not a requirement for becoming a successful startup founder.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator doesn't shy away from investing in companies in the 'trough of sorrow'; instead, they focus on helping founders navigate through challenges.

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Elizabeth Irans

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator is playing a significant role in funding young entrepreneurs in the biotech space, allowing them to advance their discoveries.

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Jessica Livingston

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite starting Y Combinator with the goal of helping a few entrepreneurs, we never anticipated funding a thousand startups, many of which have become very successful.

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Jessica Livingston

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator is not just an investment firm; it's a collection of people, both founders and partners, curated over the past decade.