This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” On the other had, I wouldn’t be surprised if Miami winds up with a fantastic community feel and vibe but struggles to produce big companies.
Y Combinator
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
YC was founded in 2005 as an antidote to the classic venture capital firm. PG, Jessica, Trevor, and Robert decided to fund hackers and thereby enable the next generation of startup founders who would understand technology and its capabilities.
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Y Combinator
JUNE 25, 2021
Last week, we launched our Summer 2021 batch here at Y Combinator, the 33rd batch since our founding in 2005. By joining YC, by going through our program, working with our group partners , and by becoming part of the YC community, each startup undergoes a subtle transformation into a company more likely to succeed.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
He turned me down for a job in 2005. I met for coffee with one of my favorite “startup advisors” in LA. I like to meet people like this because in an hour I get catch up on everything going on in the startup community. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years.
TechCrunch
APRIL 6, 2022
Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. But here in the city? Not so much. “As
Don Dodge
APRIL 6, 2015
Drew Houston was born in Acton, and met his co-founder Arash Ferdowsi at MIT. They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. Why do startups join the Ycombinator program? It is like a 3 month boot camp for startups. There were no billion dollar unicorn startups.
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