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Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

I launched BlueSmart, a smart suitcase company, which we applied to Y Combinator and got selected in Winter 2015.

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Diego Saez Gil - How Pachama Uses Tech to Solve Climate Change

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Diego Saez Gil - How Pachama Uses Tech to Solve Climate Change

01/29/20

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Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

After selling my first startup, I lost a suitcase on a trip to Argentina, which inspired my next idea for a suitcase that could be tracked.

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

We were accepted into Y Combinator, which was a significant milestone for us and changed the course of our company.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

I applied to Y Combinator on a long shot, not expecting to get in, but after interviewing in Palo Alto, I was accepted and dropped out of graduate school to pursue my startup.

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Brian Chesky

06/02/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

After struggling for a year to get the Airbnb marketplace going, we decided to apply to Y Combinator in the fall of 2008 as a last-ditch effort.

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Kathryn Minshew

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

We were initially hesitant to apply to Y Combinator, but an advisor encouraged us to go for it, leading to an unexpected interview and acceptance.

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Patrick Collison

11/05/15

@ Greylock

Stripe never formally went through Y Combinator, but YC invested in us, which helped us connect with a community of entrepreneurs.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

I got into Y Combinator in the summer of 2012 after applying on a whim, just minutes before the deadline.

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Dan Siroker

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We decided to build a product we wished we had in Carrot 6, which led us to create Spradley, a company we applied to Y Combinator with in Winter 2010.

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Ashley Wong

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

In our first year at Y Combinator, we closed a deal with Airbnb for 500 gifts, which was a thrilling yet overwhelming experience for our small team.