YC turns builders
into formidable founders[1]
into formidable founders[1]
[1] âA formidable person is one who seems like theyâll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.â ââPaul Graham
YC turns builders
into formidable founders[1]
into formidable founders[1]
[1] âA formidable person is one who seems like theyâll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.â
ââPaul GrahamIn 2005, Y Combinator developed a new model of startup funding. Four times a year we invest $500k in a select group of startups. They move to San Francisco for three months, where we work intensively with them to get the company into the best possible shape, before they present to a large audience of investors on Demo Day.
But YC doesnât end on Demo Day. We and the YC alumni network continue to help founders for the life of their company, and beyond.
In Foundersâ Words
YC compresses months of growth into weeks.The sense of urgency is so infectious among founders that it becomes the most productive period in most peopleâs lives.
Itâs a community of founders that you canât find anywhere else.It feels like having the entire world at your backâfrom Partners to batchmates.
Being surrounded by the top 1% of founders in the world just completely resets the bar.You leave with a completely new sense of how fast âfastâ can be.
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âThis is the greatest time ever to start a company. YC is where some of the worldâs most ambitious builders come to learn fast, take on hard problems, and get going.â
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA
