Y Combinator Startup Podcast
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Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Y Combinator

347 episodes

Technology

We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.

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What listeners will find here

10 mindset shifts that help researchers become stronger startup founders
This episode explores how researchers can make the leap into founding a startup. Francois Chaubard draws on experience in academia and company-building to outline 10 mindset shifts around speed, priorities, uncertainty, and customer needs.

Episodes

How To Go From Researcher to Founder
How To Go From Researcher to Founder
4 Nov 2026 · 9 min
What Happens When Everyone Can Build Software
What Happens When Everyone Can Build Software
30 Oct 2026 · 48 min
The New Full-Stack Designer
The New Full-Stack Designer
28 Oct 2026 · 1h 5m
This Is How You Should Actually Make Launch Videos
This Is How You Should Actually Make Launch Videos
23 Oct 2026 · 47 min
How To Stand Out In A World Of AI Designs
How To Stand Out In A World Of AI Designs
22 Oct 2026 · 47 min
Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics
Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics
26 Sept 2026 · 29 min
The State of Startups in 2026
The State of Startups in 2026
18 Sept 2026 · 36 min
8 Ways To Improve Your Outbound Sales
8 Ways To Improve Your Outbound Sales
13 Sept 2026 · 12 min
Open Models Change The Economics of AI
Open Models Change The Economics of AI
12 Sept 2026 · 57 min
Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders
Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders
5 Sept 2026 · 21 min
The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew
The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew
4 Sept 2026 · 14 min
Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else
Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else
29 Aug 2026 · 59 min
Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac
Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac
28 Aug 2026 · 51 min
Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics
Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics
13 Aug 2026 · 58 min
Peter Steinberger: "Fun Is Velocity"
Peter Steinberger: "Fun Is Velocity"
11 Aug 2026 · 41 min
Max Hodak: How Startups Build Speed
Max Hodak: How Startups Build Speed
10 Aug 2026 · 57 min
How To Design In The Agent Era
How To Design In The Agent Era
7 Aug 2026 · 56 min
Garry Tan: Own Your Intelligence
Garry Tan: Own Your Intelligence
6 Aug 2026 · 42 min
Building the First Data Centers in Space
Building the First Data Centers in Space
5 Aug 2026 · 36 min
Waymo Co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov: "Move Fast And Ship Safely"
Waymo Co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov: "Move Fast And Ship Safely"
4 Aug 2026 · 49 min
Patrick Collison: "What If You Succeed?"
Patrick Collison: "What If You Succeed?"
3 Aug 2026 · 30 min
Jeff Dean: The 1% Rule for Building in AI
Jeff Dean: The 1% Rule for Building in AI
1 Aug 2026 · 57 min
Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity”
Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity”
31 Jul 2026 · 32 min
Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban
Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban
29 Jul 2026 · 50 min
Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup"
Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup"
28 Jul 2026 · 39 min
Boris Cherny: Building Claude Code
Boris Cherny: Building Claude Code
28 Jul 2026 · 36 min
Jensen Huang: The Mindset That Built NVIDIA
Jensen Huang: The Mindset That Built NVIDIA
27 Jul 2026 · 48 min
World Models, Explained
World Models, Explained
17 Jul 2026 · 1h 14m
How To Better Understand Your Users
How To Better Understand Your Users
9 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Why Domain Experts Are Winning In The Age Of AI
Why Domain Experts Are Winning In The Age Of AI
19 Jun 2026 · 42 min
How To Pick A Startup Idea
How To Pick A Startup Idea
17 Jun 2026 · 11 min
"The CEO Must Be the Chief AI Officer"
"The CEO Must Be the Chief AI Officer"
10 Jun 2026 · 54 min
How to Build an AI-Native Services Company
How to Build an AI-Native Services Company
3 Jun 2026 · 11 min
How To Build Superintelligence Inside Your Company
How To Build Superintelligence Inside Your Company
27 May 2026 · 46 min
How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot
How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot
25 May 2026 · 50 min
Paul Graham: Should you move to Silicon Valley?
Paul Graham: Should you move to Silicon Valley?
13 May 2026 · 21 min
Tokenmaxxing: How Top Builders Use AI To Do The Work Of 400 Engineers
Tokenmaxxing: How Top Builders Use AI To Do The Work Of 400 Engineers
8 May 2026 · 41 min
Beyond Bigger Models: Recursion As The Next Scaling Law In AI
Beyond Bigger Models: Recursion As The Next Scaling Law In AI
1 May 2026 · 37 min
How to Build the Future: Demis Hassabis
How to Build the Future: Demis Hassabis
29 Apr 2026 · 40 min
The $9B Startup That Wants to Create a Billion New Developers
The $9B Startup That Wants to Create a Billion New Developers
25 Apr 2026 · 39 min
The Playbook For Building An AI Native Company
The Playbook For Building An AI Native Company
24 Apr 2026 · 10 min
Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Breaks Down Their New Website
Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Breaks Down Their New Website
22 Apr 2026 · 43 min
The GPT Moment for Robotics Is Here
The GPT Moment for Robotics Is Here
16 Apr 2026 · 49 min
This Startup Wants To Catch Cancer Before It Spreads
This Startup Wants To Catch Cancer Before It Spreads
6 Apr 2026 · 20 min
This Startup Secretly Detects Fraud For Fortune 500s
This Startup Secretly Detects Fraud For Fortune 500s
31 Mar 2026 · 31 min
How François Chollet Is Building A New Path To AGI
How François Chollet Is Building A New Path To AGI
27 Mar 2026 · 57 min
Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry
Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry
20 Mar 2026 · 13 min
Building A Global AI Startup From India
Building A Global AI Startup From India
16 Mar 2026 · 39 min
The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces with Science's Max Hodak
The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces with Science's Max Hodak
9 Mar 2026 · 53 min
How To Avoid AI Design Slop
How To Avoid AI Design Slop
6 Mar 2026 · 37 min

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