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Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Y Combinator · Technology · EN-US

This podcast features Y Combinator partners and founders discussing the journey of building a startup, from initial idea to global scaling. Through real stories and practical advice, it offers insights into the challenges and successes of entrepreneurship. The show is geared towards aspiring and...

334
Episodes
107
Guests

Notable Guests

SS
Startup School 6x
OH
Office Hours 4x
Michael Seibel
Michael Seibel 4x
Tom Blomfield
Tom Blomfield 3x
MF
Main Function 3x
Sam Altman
Sam Altman 3x
AE
Aaron Epstein 2x
HT
Harj Taggar 2x
DB
Divya Bhat 2x
KH
Kevin Hale 2x
AC
Adora Cheung 2x
GR
Geoff Ralston 2x
MH
Max Hodak 2x
BF
Brad Flora 1x
BC
Boris Cherny 1x

Recent Episodes

Aug 13, 2026 · 00:58:17
Robots can perform complex tasks like folding laundry and making espresso.
00:58:17
Aug 11, 2026 · 00:41:52
Peter Steinberger created OpenClaw, an open-source AI project, to interact with coding agents from his phone.
Peter Steinberger
00:41:52
Aug 10, 2026 · 00:57:02
Science is developing a retinal implant to restore vision, with one patient reading a novel.
00:57:02
Aug 7, 2026 · 00:56:01
Stephen Haney demos Paper, an AI-native design tool, with YC's Aaron Epstein.
Stephen Haney
00:56:01
Aug 6, 2026 · 00:42:07
Future startups will be smaller, powered by personal AGI agents.
Garry Tan
00:42:07
Aug 5, 2026 · 00:36:13
Starcloud is building data centers in space, launching an Nvidia H100 GPU into orbit.
00:36:13
Aug 4, 2026 · 00:49:24
Waymo's journey from demo to 500k weekly trips took 15 years.
Dmitri Dolgov
00:49:24
Aug 3, 2026 · 00:30:59
Patrick Collison discusses Stripe's founding story and the importance of considering success.
00:30:59
Aug 1, 2026 · 00:57:06
Jeff Dean discusses the 1% rule for building AI systems.
00:57:06
Jul 31, 2026 · 00:32:09
Develop an internal compass and conviction for the future, ignoring external noise.
Alexandr Wang
00:32:09
Jul 29, 2026 · 00:50:01
Blake Scholl founded Boom Supersonic to revive supersonic air travel.
Blake Scholl
00:50:01
Jul 28, 2026 · 00:39:00
Sam Altman discussed the immense potential for startups today.
Sam Altman
00:39:00
Jul 28, 2026 · 00:36:13
Boris Cherny shared insights on the latest Claude Code capabilities.
00:36:13
Jul 27, 2026 · 00:48:59
NVIDIA's journey from wrong tech to inventing modern computing breakthroughs.
Jensen Huang
00:48:59
Jul 17, 2026 · 01:14:26
Exploration of why AI models require extensive data for learning.
01:14:26
Jul 9, 2026 · 00:13:50
David Lieb introduces the dot plot for understanding user behavior.
00:13:50
Jun 19, 2026 · 00:42:42
Bryant Chou discusses Ploy, an AI marketing platform built with domain expertise.
Bryant Chou
00:42:42
Jun 17, 2026 · 00:11:30
The perfect startup idea doesn't exist abstractly; it's found through action.
00:11:30
Jun 10, 2026 · 00:54:06
AI as a new foundation for building companies.
00:54:06
Jun 3, 2026 · 00:11:21
Charlie Warren outlines building AI-native services companies.
00:11:21

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