Listen: Pulling back the curtain on the magic of Y Combinator
Apr 28, 2025•14 min
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In this episode, you’ll learn
* How YC pivoted from consumer startups to B2B software
* The new bets YC is making, and what it signals about the future of startups
* Why solo founders are struggling to get into YC
* How US startups dominate YC’s biggest wins, and why
* Why YC-backed companies survive longer than almost anyone else
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