The first batch of Y Combinator was magical, filled with people who genuinely wanted to start startups, making it one of the most enjoyable times of my life.

It's refreshing to see consumer startups returning, as the early years of Y Combinator were dominated by consumer companies before the market shifted away from them.

Before I was in Y Combinator, I didn't feel like I had that many founder friends, and it's incredible to have so many people at a similar point in their lives.

Y Combinator is excited to see a growing number of alumni engaging with their content, indicating a strong connection between current and former founders.

I found Y Combinator because I was on Reddit during graduate school, where I discovered Paul Graham's essays that inspired me to pursue starting a company, despite the prevailing belief that the web was over after the dot-com crash.

I came back from that retreat and realized that this is basically most of the value I wanted out of Y Combinator already.

There's a significant energy around the current Y Combinator batch, more than I've seen in a long time.

I love Y Combinator and New York for startups, which is why I'm here today.

The energy and optimism surrounding the latest batch of startups at Y Combinator feel unprecedented, with a renewed sense of possibility among investors and founders alike.