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Y Combinator Startup Podcast, page 4
by Y Combinator · English
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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The FDE Playbook for AI Startups with Bob McGrewIn this episode of the Y Combinator Startup Podcast, Bob McGrew, an influential figure in tech with a rich background including roles at PayPal, Palantir, and OpenAI, discusses the Forward Deployed…8 Sep 2025 · 51 min
Michael Truell: Building Cursor at 23, Taking on GitHub Copilot, and Advice to Engineering StudentsIn this episode, Michael Truell discusses the rapid growth of his company, Cursor, which achieved a remarkable $100 million Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) within a year.3 Sep 2025 · 28 min
GPT-OSS vs. Qwen vs. Deepseek: Comparing Open Source LLM ArchitecturesIn this episode, Ankit Gupta from Y Combinator discusses the recently released OpenAI model GPT-OSS and compares it with other leading open-source models, namely Alibaba’s Qwen and DeepSeek’s V3.29 Aug 2025 · 13 min
How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)26 Aug 2025 · 45 min
The Sales Playbook for Founders | Startup SchoolTom Blomfield, drawing from his experience with Monzo and GoCardless, provides a detailed guide for B2B sales aimed at founders navigating this challenging process for the first time.15 Aug 2025 · 19 min
Figma CEO Dylan Field: How AI Will Transform DesignFigma CEO Dylan Field: How AI Will Transform Design8 Aug 2025 · 41 min
The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall StreetBrothers Chaz and Arnie Englander founded Model ML after successfully building and selling two previous Y Combinator companies.31 Jul 2025 · 46 min
Scaling and the Road to Human-Level AI | Anthropic Co-founder Jared KaplanScaling and the Road to Human-Level AI29 Jul 2025 · 41 min
Brand Design Tips From Linear Founder Karri SaarinenIn this episode of the Y Combinator Startup Podcast, co-founder and CEO of Linear, Karri Saarinen, joins host Aaron Epstein to discuss the evolution of brand design, particularly in the context of…25 Jul 2025 · 44 min
Chelsea Finn: Building Robots That Can Do Anything Assistant Professor at Stanford, Co-founder of Physical Intelligence22 Jul 2025 · 45 min
Replit CEO Amjad Masad: Coding Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of WorkReplit CEO Amjad Masad: Coding Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of Work22 Jul 2025 · 36 min
John Jumper: AlphaFold and the Future of ScienceIn this podcast episode, John Jumper discusses his journey as a physicist-turned-computational biologist and his leadership of DeepMind’s AlphaFold team, which earned him the 2024 Nobel Prize in…15 Jul 2025 · 27 min
Aravind Srinivas: The Race to Build the AI Browser of the FutureAravind Srinivas discusses the evolution of Perplexity, a company he co-founded to innovate online search and information interaction.11 Jul 2025 · 43 min
Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AIIn this episode, Andrew Ng discusses key insights from his experience at AI Fund, focusing on the importance of execution speed in startups, the emergence of agentic workflows, and the necessity of…10 Jul 2025 · 44 min
François Chollet: The ARC Prize & How We Get to AGIFrançois Chollet, a prominent figure in AI, discusses his journey towards understanding general intelligence, the limitations of current AI paradigms, and introduces the ARC Prize, a competition for…3 Jul 2025 · 35 min
Fei-Fei Li: Spatial Intelligence is the Next Frontier in AIAI Startup School, San Francisco1 Jul 2025 · 44 min
Legendary Consumer VC Predicts The Future Of AI ProductsKirsten Green, Founder of Forerunner Ventures27 Jun 2025 · 36 min
Satya Nadella: Microsoft's AI Bets, Hyperscaling, Quantum Computing BreakthroughsAI Startup School, San Francisco25 Jun 2025 · 40 min
Sam Altman: The Future of OpenAI, ChatGPT's Origins, and Building AI HardwareA fireside chat with Sam Altman at AI Startup School in San Francisco.21 Jun 2025 · 43 min
Elon Musk: Digital Superintelligence, Multiplanetary Life, How to Be UsefulIn this episode, Elon Musk participates in a fireside chat at the AI Startup School in San Francisco, sharing candid insights about his journey from early ventures like Zip2 to SpaceX and Tesla.21 Jun 2025 · 50 min
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)In this keynote address given by Andrej Karpathy, the former director of AI at Tesla, he discusses the evolution of software in light of advancements in artificial intelligence.19 Jun 2025 · 40 min
Cursor CEO: Going Beyond Code, Superintelligent AI Agents And Why Taste Still MattersWe help founders make something people want.11 Jun 2025 · 37 min
Fusion Energy Is Tech's Next Big UnlockFusion energy, often seen as a distant dream, may soon become a reality due to the increasing demand for clean power propelled by AI advancements.6 Jun 2025 · 8 min
AI Apps Are Broken — Here's How To Fix ThemIn this episode of The Breakdown, hosts Tom and Dave, alongside Y Combinator General Partner Pete Koomen, discuss a new vision for AI applications.23 May 2025 · 30 min