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You only know something is a tarpit idea after a lot of good founders have failed at making it work over a long period of time where nothing big changed in the world. That’s why I’m scared of labeling things as tarpit ideas starting Nov 30 2022.

One cool thing about this RFS is that it lets you peek into the brains of the partners who wrote them. You can see what they're interested in, and how they think about the future: ycombinator.com/rfs

This week we welcomed the legendary Garry Tan and Kat Mañalac from Y Combinator to Icons

Join us today at #RemedyFest, cohosted by YC & Bloomberg Beta. The event brings policy & tech together, amid major regulatory shifts. Watch here from 9:30am-4pm ET: youtube.com/@RemedyFest

Happy International Women’s Day! Proud to work with some wildly talented women + thanks to Surbhi Sarna, Diana & Elizabeth for bringing the 👩🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👩🏼‍💻👩🏽‍💻👩🏾‍💻 of the W24 batch together.

Happy birthday, Y Combinator ! 🎂 Y Combinator was founded on March 11, 2005. You can see below where PG and Jessica decided to start it. 19 years later, YC has never lost their founder first obsession.

Everything here is also relevant to scripting and structuring video essays.

From the first batch of YC to IPO day! Thanks for building something that’s such a delightful part of our lives. Congrats Reddit, Inc., Steve Huffman & Alexis Ohanian 🗽.

Last time YC visited the Boston area, Jared Friedman and Diana dropped by MIT to do a talk. YC ended up funding 10% of the students who were in that room. We're coming back to Boston! Join us for Startup School East and early interviews for S24. Hope to see you there.

Building AI Models is faster and cheaper than you probably think We are highlighting 25 companies that have done it with a lot less resources. ycombinator.com/blog/building-…

(0/25) Here's a list of 25 YC companies that have trained their own AI models. Reading through these will give you a good sense of what the near future will look like.

Today Infinity AI (now Lemon Slice 🍋) made history with the first completely AI-generated YC demo day presentation. Here's their full demo day video, featuring Lina Colucci's AI clone.

your startup before/after Y Combinator reminder to apply

2 years ago, only 10% of the YC batch was college students or new grads. The last batch was 30%. Because of AI, it's the best time in a decade for college students to start startups. That's why all 14 YC partners came to Boston today to talk to undergrads.

Join us at the Female Founders Conference in SF on August 2nd! For the first time since 2018, we’re gathering current and future women founders together to share their stories, give advice, and make connections. 🟧 yc.link/FFC24

Yesterday I launched a personal project for all who worry about being prepared. Meet Salt + Prepper: My Guide to Everyday Preparedness. Check it out in link below. Subscribe and share to get ready right where you are!