Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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  • 12 minutes 10 seconds
    When Should You Trust Your Gut? | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    When you’re making important decisions as a founder — like what to build or how it should work — should you spend lots of time gathering input from others or just trust your gut? In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we talk more about this and how to know when you should spend time validating and when to just commit. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    22 April 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 10 seconds
    Building Confidence In Yourself and Your Ideas | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    One trait that many great founders share is conviction. In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll talk about finding confidence in what you're building, the dangers of inaccurate assumptions, and a question founders need to ask themselves before they start trying to sell to anyone else. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    20 March 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 58 seconds
    Stop Innovating (On The Wrong Things) | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    Startups need to innovate to succeed. But not all innovation is made equal and reinventing some common best practices could actually hinder your company. In this episode, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the common innovation pitfalls founders should avoid so they can better focus on their product and their customers. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    15 March 2024, 6:14 pm
  • 14 minutes 4 seconds
    Should Your Startup Bootstrap or Raise Venture Capital? | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    Within the world of startups, you'll find lots of discourse online about the experiences of founders bootstrapping their startups versus the founders who have raised venture capital to fund their companies. Is one better than the other? Truth is, it may not be so black and white. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the virtues and struggles of both paths. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    13 February 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 13 seconds
    How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    Based on the thousands of companies YC has funded over the years, the biggest common element between all successful startups is having technical talent on the founding team. But what do you do if you don't know how to code? You may think you can get by using no-code tools, part-time consultants, or dev shops to bring your startup idea to life. But that thinking is wrong. In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll discuss exactly why that is and why recruiting a technical co-founder is the single biggest way to create value as someone trying to start the next big thing. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    15 January 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 46 seconds
    Key Startup Metrics with Tom Blomfield | Startup School

    In this episode of Startup School, YC Group Partner Tom Blomfield discusses one of the most important elements of running any startup: metrics! Tom shares what key metrics to track and how to use them to make the best decisions for your company. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/SUS-apply Work at a startup: https://yc.link/SUS-jobs

    8 January 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 15 seconds
    Should You Be Optimistic About The Future of Technology? | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    Social media often promotes a doom and gloom outlook about our future society. But is that worldview accurate? In this episode, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the best ways for founders and aspiring founders to think about weighing optimism and pessimism in their day to day lives. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    1 January 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 29 seconds
    AI and the Future of Law: The 10 Year "Overnight" Success Story | Main Function

    Casetext started out in 2013 as a crowdsourced law library — a sort of “Wikipedia meets Reddit” for the law. Ten years later, Casetext is one of the biggest wins to date in AI, capable of turning weeks of arduous legal work into hours or minutes. Just months ago it was acquired for $650 million dollars.

    What happened between those two points?

    For this episode of Main Function, YC President Garry Tan sits down with Casetext co-founder Jake Heller to learn the real story of their 10-year “overnight” success: the 3 a.m. origin story, how the company evolved as fast as tech would allow, and the “magic demo” that helped turn Casetext into a rocket ship. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/MainFunction-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/MainFunction-jobs

    28 December 2023, 2:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 38 seconds
    How To NOT Get Screwed As A Software Engineer | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    The stories are true: technical founders (and early technical employees!) often end up with the short end of the stick when starting a company. In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll discuss the questions and best practices that an aspiring technical founder should think about — whom to start a company with, and how to think about things like equity split and division of responsibilities. Know what you are worth and act accordingly! Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    21 December 2023, 6:51 pm
  • 13 minutes 31 seconds
    Should You Quit Your Job At A Unicorn? | Dalton & Michael Podcast

    If you’re an employee of a late stage company right now, how would you know when it’s time to move on vs. time to double down? The fact is there isn't an easy answer — it can really vary from person to person and situation to situation. In this video, YC Group Partners, Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell share some suggestions on what sort of things an employee of a late stage startup should be looking for — the good signs and the bad — to best make this decision. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply

    Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    6 November 2023, 2:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 17 seconds
    Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco?

    Should you and your startup live in San Francisco? Y Combinator Partners, Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, debate their different opinions on whether startups are more likely to succeed in the Golden City or elsewhere. Where do they find common ground? Watch to find out. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

    29 August 2023, 1:00 pm
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