Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Aravind Srinivas shares building Perplexity and competing with tech giants.

Nadella reveals Microsoft’s AI vision, hyperscaling, and team-building strategy.

Kirsten Green reveals how AI transforms consumer tech and product design in a messy, creative era.

Musk shares startup lessons, first principles thinking, and bold visions.

Andrej Karpathy explains Software 3.0 and AI-driven design.

Anysphere’s CEO on AI agents, taste, and coding’s future.

Explore fusion’s past, challenges, and Helion's path to 2028.

Exploring AI as user-taught collaborators, not chatbots.

Blomfield and Lieb explore how AI empowers smaller teams and founders.

Tom Blomfield shares building side projects with AI coding tools.

Garry and Aadit Palicha discuss building Zepto, beating giants, and the future of intelligent commerce.

Derek Thompson explains why U.S. innovation declined—and how to revive it.

Designer-turned-founder shares tips to elevate product design.

Aaron and Raphael explore how design skills empower startup founders.

Tony Xu shares how vision and customer focus built DoorDash.

Carl Pei shares how he built Nothing into a $600M brand, reviving excitement in tech with innovation and design.

Learn expert tips on crafting cold emails that convert customers, with insights from YC Group Partner Aaron Epstein.

Discover why co-founders are crucial, where to find them, and tips for building a strong partnership with Harj Taggar.

Learn key insights on leveraging AI to pivot or enhance your startup from YC Partners in this Office Hours episode.

Rujul Zaparde shares insights on resilience, failure, enterprise sales, and building Zip after founding FlightCar.

Parker Conrad shares lessons from startups, AI, and the future of compound software with Garry Tan.

Katie Dill shares insights on Stripe, Airbnb, and Lyft’s design strategies and the importance of strong design culture.

Explore YC founder lessons, early-stage survival, and achieving product-market fit for enduring success.

Explore product lessons for founders from Twitter's rebrand to X, including UX changes and algorithm updates.

David Lieb shares lessons on resilience, pivots, and building success after initial struggles with his startup Bump.