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Y Combinator Cast

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

Receiving user love letters, like one from a girl who credited Polyvore with inspiring her to pursue a computer science major, was a proud moment for me.

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Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

@ Y Combinator

Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

09/18/18

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Richard Dawkins

06/27/23

@ The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

I appreciate receiving letters from people who say my work has changed their lives, especially those who have moved away from religious beliefs.

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Jarvis Johnson

05/01/19

@ Y Combinator

After struggling with C++ in high school, I found my passion for programming at Georgia Tech, where I was supported by a great community.

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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

Working at a small startup helped me discover my passion for software, as I found it rewarding to build something that could change how people work.

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Neal Mohan

10/31/23

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford was a gateway for me into technology, and it changed my life by providing a strong foundation beyond just engineering education.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I was approached by someone who thanked me for VMware, highlighting the importance of bringing a product to market that people love.

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Chase Adam

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

After winning the competition, I received an email from Paul Graham inviting me to meet, which was a pivotal moment for us.

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Jessica Mah

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

I was the president of the Computer Science Undergraduate Association at UC Berkeley, and I loved inviting founders to speak to students to inspire them to start their own startups.

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Bill Gates

02/21/25

@ Stripe

I dropped out of Harvard to pursue my passion for computing, inspired by the exponential improvements in technology and the potential for personal computers.

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Michael Paulson

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

I was profoundly impacted by the idea that programming allows you to express huge possibilities, and I felt like I could build anything.