Conversations with Tyler | 9 August 2023 | 0h 55m | Listen Later |
Podcasts | Spotify
Interview with Paul Graham discussing what areas of talent judgment his wife is better at, whether young founders have gotten rarer, whether he still takes a dim view of solo founders, how to 2x ambition in the developed world, on the minute past which a Y Combinator interviewer is unlikely to change their mind, what YC learned after rejecting companies, how he got over his fear of flying, Florentine history, why almost all good artists are underrated, what’s gone wrong in art, why new homes and neighborhoods are ugly, why he wants to visit the Dark Ages, why he’s optimistic about Britain and San Fransisco, the challenges of regulating AI, whether we’re underinvesting in high-cost interruption activities, walking, soundproofing, fame, and more.
Tag: Y Combinator
Laks Srini on ZeroDown
Y Combinator | 11 December 2019 | 0h 36m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Laks Srini about ZeroDown, a startup that allows people to buy homes with no deposit, slowly building home equity. Interesting perspective on the future of homeownership.
Russ Roberts
Y Combinator | 7 August 2019 | 0h 59m | Listen Later | iTunes
Wide-ranging interview with Russ Roberts. Includes why he started EconTalk, key economic concepts for company founders, Adam Smith, and the emotional aspects of founding a company.
Startup Evaluation with Kevin Hale
Y Combinator | 31 July 2019 | 0h 27m | Listen Later | iTunes
Preview episode for the Y Combinator’s Startup School podcast. Kevin Hale sets out the Y Combinator approach to evaluating startup ideas.
Jeremy Rossman on Make School and Education
Y Combinator | 19 June 2019 | 0h 42m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Jeremy Rossman, the co-founder of Make School, a college for computer science headquartered in San Francisco. Make School students don’t pay until they have a job after graduation. Insights on education, income sharing agreements and aligning the incentives for universities and students.
Rosalind Watts on Researching Psilocybin’s Effects on Depression
Y Combinator | 15 March 2018 | 0h 53m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with clinical psychologist Rosalind Watts about the action of psychedelic drugs in the brain and their clinical utility for the treatment of depression. Backgrounds the impressive results treating patients with hard-to-treat depression.
Sam Altman on Loving Community, Hating Coworking, and the Hunt for Talent
Conversations with Tyler | 27 February 2019 | 1h 08m | Listen Later | iTunes
Wide-ranging conversation with Sam Altman of Y Combinator. Insights on what it takes to be a successful founder and how to pick founders. Also covers AI, Napoleon, nuclear energy, the Industrial Revolution, coworking spaces, trading off UBI and immigration, and much more.