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Y Combinator has invested in over 5000 startups with a total valuation of $600 billion. Out of these, just 4 companies—Stripe, Airbnb, Coinbase, and DoorDash accounts for ~$300 billion of the valuation. Fascinating, isn’t it?

Anyone got selected by Y Combinator for interview?

Has anyone here ever been selected by Y Combinator?

The next billion-dollar startups won’t come from Silicon Valley. They’ll come from creators who understand AI.

Title : The Y Combinator -> Turning Startups into Unicorns🚀🦄 • Y Combinator has a big impact on startups • Its alumni includes famous tech companies like: • Airbnb • Dropbox • Stripe • Coinbase • Zepto • Razorpay • Reddit

Billion-Dollar Startups With Bare-Bones Teams: Silicon Valley is seeing a boom in minimalist unicorns. • Safe Superintelligence: $5B, 10 people • Adept: $1B, 25 people • Midjourney: $10B, 49 people Meanwhile, OpenAI operates with 2,500 employees -

YouTube algorithm started recommending me videos from 6+ years ago with folks from OpenAI. Just realized that Sam Altman back then was President of Y Combinator and Co-Chairman of OpenAI.

In the early days of Airbnb, founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk struggled to find investors. They tried to raise $150,000 for 10% of the company but faced many rejections. Despite pitching to several prominent investors, no one

list of the top 10 Y Combinator startups Airbnb - Marketplace for renting homes or booking stays. Stripe - Payment processing for online businesses. Dropbox - Cloud storage for file sharing. DoorDash - Food delivery from local restaurants. Ins