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Michael Seibel

08/27/22

@ Y Combinator

Many successful Y Combinator companies, like Stripe and PagerDuty, started by selling to other startups, demonstrating that this can be a successful strategy.

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YC

The Better Customer–Startups or Big Enterprise?

@ Y Combinator

The Better Customer–Startups or Big Enterprise?

08/27/22

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Y Combinator Cast

08/27/22

@ Y Combinator

Selling to startups can be a powerful strategy, as demonstrated by Gusto, which started with startups and successfully expanded into the broader SMB market.

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Lenny's Podcast Cast

05/02/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

The most successful Y Combinator companies have evolved over the years, with current trends indicating a shift towards B2B and AI-driven solutions.

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Patrick Collison

11/05/15

@ Greylock

The first users of Stripe were mostly from the Y Combinator community or friends of those who had gone through YC, which helped us gain traction.

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Dalton Caldwell

05/13/23

@ Y Combinator

Internships at reputable companies like Stripe or Airbnb count as valuable experience when applying to Y Combinator, as they demonstrate technical skills on the founding team.

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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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Shana Fisher

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

I advise companies going to Y Combinator to leverage the connections and mentorship available there to craft growth strategies for their solid products.

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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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Elizabeth Iorns

09/14/17

@ Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a great starting point for companies looking to successfully launch, providing expertise and resources for incorporating and achieving product-market fit.

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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.