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From YC startup library How to find the right co-founder Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Why have a co-founder at all? 3:43 Starting without a co-founder 7:10 What to look for 11:13 What about skills? 13:38 Where to look for a co-founder 20:18 Maki

Hehehe few minutes ago I asked if some YC founder is on Medial, just few minutes after good news. Manifestation works and Medial works too 😭👍

💭 Just don’t die. That’s the first real lesson. (00:00–01:40) Dalton Caldwell (Managing Director @ YC) shared what he’s learned from advising 1,000+ startups. Not growth hacks. Not pitch tips. Just the brutal truth about what makes startups survive

💡 Did You Know This About Y Combinator? Y Combinator doesn’t just fund startups — it teaches you how to build a company that grows fast. What makes YC different? 🧠 Founder-first: You don’t need a polished product — just a real problem and strong

🚀 From Gmail to 50+ Unicorns: 10X Startup Wisdom from Aydin Senkut What do Gmail, Canva, Shopify, and Notion have in common? They were all touched by Aydin Senkut, Google’s first PM and founder of Felicis Ventures, one of the most successful VC fir

Day 2 of The Startup Mafia Series: Why YC Founders Have an Unfair Advantage The world thinks startups are a meritocracy—that the best ideas win, the smartest founders get funded, and anyone can build a billion-dollar company if they just work hard e

"If it wasn’t for this one idea, I would’ve been perfectly happy working at Google or Microsoft." That’s how deep Vlad Magdalin’s conviction ran when he built Webflow – now a $4B+ company empowering 200,000+ customers. Just watched his story, and it

🚀 Y Combinator is arguably one of the best startup accelerators in the world. But did you know YC also gives away tons of free resources that many people don’t even know about? Whether you're a solo founder, a team of two, or just someone curious

Why and How YC Was Started? So, raising seed funding was always slow, complicated, and a hard job. Founders often relied on informal investments from friends or family, with little to no standardization, leaving them vulnerable to legal and financi

“What YC Mentors Actually Teach You (That Google Doesn’t)” 🚀 What makes Y Combinator mentorship different? It’s not about giving you a to-do list. It’s about changing how you think. Here’s what a YC mentor will tell you that Google never will: ✅ “