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YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Building Fermat's Library was a side project that we quickly developed over a weekend, aiming to get it out there as fast as possible.

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Fermat's Library Cofounders João Batalha and Luís Batalha

@ Y Combinator

Fermat's Library Cofounders João Batalha and Luís Batalha

07/06/18

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/06/18

@ Y Combinator

We never focused on profitability or monetization for Fermat's Library, as it started as a side project with limited resources.

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João Batalha

07/06/18

@ Y Combinator

The goal of Fermat's Library is to promote open science, which includes sharing data and making research more accessible to facilitate replication and collaboration.

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João Batalha

07/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Fermat's Library is a platform for annotating academic papers, allowing users to add annotations in parts of papers that are difficult to understand.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

07/06/18

@ Y Combinator

We encourage contributions to Fermat's Library by inviting users to annotate papers, spread the word, and create lists of papers for their research groups.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

After some negotiation, I agreed to work on a simplified version of the project, which we called 'Airbed and Breakfast'.

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Karri Saarinen

06/05/25

@ FirstRoundCapital

Our early version of Linear was well-crafted enough to share with friends, and we were eager to get feedback to ensure it resonated with potential users.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Our early development involved building a custom code editor from scratch, which we quickly transitioned to using in our daily work.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

We launched Parse quickly during Y Combinator, using a simple landing page to gauge interest, which was crucial for validating our idea before fully developing the product.

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MrBeast

01/12/23

@ Lex Fridman

Feastables was built from scratch over two and a half years, focusing on assembling the right team and ensuring quality before launch.