Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for a ... Show More
Nov 12
Jane Chen (Embrace Global) - Doing the Inner Work
<p>Jane Chen is the co-founder of Embrace Global, which created a low-cost infant warmer that has helped more than one million babies in low-resource settings. Her new book, <em>Like a Wave We Break: a Memoir of Falling Apart and Finding Myself</em>, tells the story of her globe- ... Show More
30m 48s
Nov 5
Sanjit Biswas (Samsara) - Making a Real-World Impact
<p>Sanjit Biswas is the co-founder and CEO of Samsara, a global leader in allowing physical operations organizations to harness data, AI, and the Internet of Things. He started the company with the mission to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations t ... Show More
45m 24s
Jan 2025
First Time Founders with Ed Elson – How This German Founder Built The Nation’s Most Valuable Startup
Ed speaks with Alex Rinke, co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis, a process mining and intelligence company. They discuss how his management style evolved as the company scaled, the challenges facing Europe’s startup scene, and his advice for founders navigating the fundraising proces ... Show More
55m 35s
Dec 2023
THE BIGGEST STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES IN 2024 BY LEAN STARTUP GUY ERIC RIES
Greg interviews Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and founder of The Long Term Stock Exchange.They talk about how to test business ideas, why businesses with a social mission will outperform, and opportunities in AI.►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on co ... Show More
46m 41s
Jan 2023
Base10’s Ade Ajao: A data-driven approach to funding more diverse founders
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder and Managing Partner at Base 10 Partners. The San Francisco-based VC firm focuses on startups bringing automation technology to a variety of sectors in what it calls the Real Economy, including log ... Show More
33m 8s
Oct 2024
The Best Financial Advice VCs Give Startups | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn
<p>Todays show:
Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the best financial advice that VCs give founders including, managing cash flow (0:21), accounting methods (5:19), building an effective financial plan ( ... Show More
21m 12s
Oct 2024
Y Combinator CEO Shares How They Pick Winners, Advice For Founders + Lessons From Paul Graham | Garry Tan Interview
Episode 642: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Garry Tan ( https://x.com/garrytan ), CEO of Y Combinator, about the sauce that makes YC outperform the rest of Silicon Valley plus lessons from Paul Graham, Peter Thiel and Garry’ ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2024
20VC: Linear's Karri Saarinen How to be Grow Capital Efficiently in a World of BS Growth | How to Fundraise with Leverage | How to Select Investors and How to Give Them Homework in the Raise Process & Growth Lessons from Airbnb and Coinbase
<p dir="ltr">Karri Saarinen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Linear. The company has raised from some of the best in the business including Sequoia and Accel. Before founding Linear, Karri was the principal designer at Airbnb and the founding designer at Coinbase. </p> <p dir="ltr">< ... Show More
47m 30s
Jul 2024
Insights from Mohamed Aboulnaga Nagaty, Executive Chairman of Exits
Mohamed Nagaty he is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and venture builder with over 15 years of experience. He's currently the Executive Chairman of Exits, the region's first fintech investment banking platform, and CEO of "Pie," a leading M&A advisory for startups in Egypt.Co-founde ... Show More
20m 42s
May 2024
How YC fosters AI Innovation with Garry Tan
Garry Tan is a notorious founder-turned-investor who is now running one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world, Y Combinator. As the president and CEO of YC, Garry has been credited with reinvigorating the program. On this week’s episode of No Priors, Sarah, Elad, and ... Show More
39m 59s