Y Combinator Startup Podcast

#54 - Growth Office Hours: Round 2

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/anuhariharan">Anu Hariharan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/gustaf">Gustaf Alstromer</a> are partners at YC. <br><br>This episode is a follow-up to Anu's <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/growth-guide2017/">Growth Guide</a> and the first <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/growth-office-hours-with-anu-hariharan-and-gustaf-alstromer/">Growth Office Hours</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.</p>

#53 - Be Wary of Solving a Small, Rare Problem - Des Traynor of Intercom

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/destraynor">Des Traynor</a> is the cofounder of <a href="https://www.intercom.com/">Intercom</a>.<br><br>Here's his talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AM6QQlgLSQ">Product Strategy Means Saying No</a> and the <a href="https://blog.intercom.com/product-strategy-means-saying-no/">blog post</a>.<br></p>

#52 - Making Physical Retail as Easy as Opening an Online Store - Ali Kriegsman and Alana Branston of Bulletin

<p><a href=" https://twitter.com/alikriegsman">Ali Kriegsman</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/alanabranston">Alana Branston</a>&nbsp;are the founders of <a href="https://bulletin.co">Bulletin</a>.<br><br>Bulletin is a platform that allows brands to share the cost of a physical store.<br><br>They currently have two locations, one in SoHo and one in Williamsburg and there are more to come.<br><br>Ali and Alana went through YC Fellowship and then the winter 2017 batch.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.<br></p>

#51 - There's an Art to Getting Brilliant People to Surprise Themselves - Kevin Slavin of The Shed

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/slavin_fpo">Kevin Slavin</a> is the Chief Science and Technology Officer of&nbsp;<a href="https://theshed.org/">The Shed</a>, which is an art center in New York that’s opening in 2019.<br><br>Before The Shed, Kevin founded the Playful Systems group at MIT's <a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/">Media Lab</a>.<br><br>He also gave a TED talk in 2011 called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENWVRcMGDoU">How Algorithms Shape Our World</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCannon">Craig Cannon</a>.</p>

#50 - Growth Office Hours with Anu Hariharan and Gustaf Alstromer

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/anuhariharan">Anu Hariharan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/gustaf">Gustaf Alstromer</a> are Partners at YC.<br><br>This episode is a follow-up to Anu's <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/growth-guide2017/">Growth Guide</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Craig Cannon</a>.</p>

#49 - Microbes, Robots, and Ambition - Robin Sloan on His Novel Sourdough

<p><a href=" https://twitter.com/robinsloan">Robin Sloan</a> is a writer and media inventor based in Oakland.<br><a href="https://twitter.com/robinsloan"></a><br>He just released his second novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sourdough-Novel-Robin-Sloan/dp/0374203105?tag=robinsloancom-20&amp;linkCode=as2">Sourdough</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/katmanalac">Kat Manalac</a> is a Partner at YC.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.</p>

#48 - The Future of Bike Sharing with Ofo Cofounder Yanqi Zhang and Anu Hariharan

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanqi-zhang-8639a9b/">Yanqi Zhang</a> is a cofounder and COO of <a href="https://www.ofo.com/">Ofo</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/anuhariharan">Anu Hariharan</a> is a Partner at YC.</p>

#47 - Baidu's COO, Qi Lu Discusses AI with Daniel Gross

<p><a href=" https://twitter.com/qilu">Qi Lu</a> is the COO of <a href="http://www.baidu.com/">Baidu</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/danielgross">Daniel Gross</a> is a Partner at YC.</p>

#46 - Tencent's Chief eXploration Officer, David Wallerstein on WeChat, QQ, and Gaming

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-w-9ba600/">David Wallerstein</a> is Tencent's Chief eXploration Officer.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/anuhariharan">Anu Hariharan</a> is a Partner at YC.</p>

#45 - Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros - OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/gdb">Greg Brockman</a> is the CTO and cofounder of <a href="https://openai.com/">OpenAI</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/sidorszymon">Szymon Sidor</a> is a Research Scientist at OpenAI.<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/sama">Sam Altman</a> is the President of Y Combinator and Co-Chairman of OpenAI.<br><br>Watch their bot <a href="https://openai.com/the-international/">compete at The International</a>.<br></p>

#44 - Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World's Largest English Learning Platform for Children

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/wenjuan_mi">Cindy Mi</a> is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://t.vipkid.com.cn/">VIPKID</a>. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/anuhariharan">Anu Hariharan</a> is a Partner here at YC.<br></p>

#43 - Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett on Live Video's Struggle for Interestingness

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/mhkt">Matt Hackett</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyNeistat">Casey Neistat</a> are the cofounders of <a href="https://beme.com/">Beme</a>, which was acquired by CNN last year.<br><br>You might already know Casey from his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">YouTube channel</a> which now has over 8M subscribers.<br><br>And before Beme, Matt was a&nbsp;Hacker-in-Residence <a href="https://betaworks.com/">betaworks</a>&nbsp;and the VP of Engineering at <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>.</p>

#42 - Robotics and 3D Printing with Voodoo Manufacturing

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverortlieb/">Oliver Ortlieb</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfriefeld/">Max Friefeld</a> are two of <a href="voodoomfg.com">Voodoo Manufacturing's</a> four cofounders.<br><br>Voodoo went through YC in the W17 batch. They bridge the gap between prototype and mass production with 3D printing.<br><br>We're also joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/danielgross">Daniel Gross</a>, a Partner at YC.</p>

#41 - Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo

<p><a href="https://www.artforum.com/contributors/name=michelle-kuo">Michelle Kuo</a> is Editor in Chief of <a href="https://www.artforum.com/">Artforum</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/katmanalac">Kat Mañalac</a> is a Partner at YC.<br><br>Michelle came in to chat with us about art and technology and, in particular, a group called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_Art_and_Technology">Experiments in Art and Technology</a>.<br></p>

#40 - Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/camillericketts">Camille Ricketts</a> is the Head of Content and Marketing at First Round Capital.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/smc90">Sonal Chokshi</a> is an Editorial Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.</p>

#39 - Mr. Robot's Technical Producer and Writer - Kor Adana

<p><a href="http://twitter.com/koradana">Kor Adana</a> is a writer and technical producer on Mr. Robot.<br><br>Mr. Robot season three <a href="http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">premieres tonight</a>.</p>

#38 - The More You Communicate with Users, the Higher Chance You'll Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/rrhoover">Ryan Hoover</a> is the founder of <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/">Product Hunt</a>.</p><p>Get a 10% discount on Ship pro plans by <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/ship?promo=YCFRIENDS">using this link</a>.</p>

#37 - Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache

<p>Pete Adeney, more commonly known as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/">Mr. Money Mustache</a>, retired at 30 after working as a software engineer for about ten years.<br><br>He blogs at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">MrMoneyMustache.com</a> about how he saved money, where he invested it, and how he achieved "financial freedom through badassity".<br><br>You can apply to the W18 batch of YC here -&nbsp;<a href="http://ycombinator.com/apply">ycombinator.com/apply</a></p>

#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/csallen">Courtland Allen</a> is the founder of <a href="https://www.indiehackers.com/">Indie Hackers</a>, a place where the founders of profitable businesses and side projects can share their stories transparently, and where entrepreneurs can come to read and learn from those examples.</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast">Indie Hackers podcast here</a>.<br></p>

#35 - The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/RanaXAdhikari">Rana Adhikari</a> is a Professor of Physics at Caltech and a member of the LIGO team, who were the first to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_observation_of_gravitational_waves">measure gravitational waves</a>.<br><br>Their <a href="https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/detection-companion-papers">detection papers are available here</a>.</p>

#34 - Elizabeth Iorns on Biotech Companies in YC

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethiorns" target="_blank">Elizabeth Iorns</a> is cofounder and CEO of Science Exchange.<br><br>Here's info on the <a href=" http://blog.ycombinator.com/y-combinator-fall-tour-2017/" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">YC Fall Tour</a>.<br><br><a href="http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Apply to the Winter 2018 batch</a>.</p>

#33 - The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/tikhon">Tikhon Bernstam</a> cofounded Scribd (YC S06) and Parse (YC S11).</p><p><a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/the-challenges-a-repeat-founder-faces">Read the transcript here</a>.</p>

#32 - Hosain Rahman on The "Defibrillator Experiences" of Jawbone

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/hosain">Hosain Rahman</a> is the CEO and Founder of Jawbone. <a href="https://twitter.com/jesslivingston">Jessica Livingston</a> is a cofounder of YC.</p><p>Jessica interviewed Hosain during our 2014 Startup School and this is the recording of their conversation. If you'd like to check out our 2016 Startup School videos they're in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5NUadFuTNjcpHsWUVBueHSh">a playlist here</a>.<br></p><p><br></p>

#31 - Spotting Ecommerce Trends in Shipping Data – Laura Behrens Wu

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/LauraBehrensWu">Laura Behrens Wu</a> is the CEO and cofounder of <a href="https://goshippo.com/">Shippo</a>.</p><p><a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/">Read the transcript here</a>.</p>

#30 - Artist Lauren McCarthy Will Be Your Home's Brain

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/laurmccarthy">Lauren McCarthy</a> is an artist and assistant professor at UCLA.<br><br>Her latest project LAUREN, is a human intelligent smart home. Lauren will visit your home, deploy a series of smart devices, and watch over you remotely 24/7. Learn more here - <a href="http://get-lauren.com">http://get-lauren.com</a></p>

#29 - Jack Dorsey On The Books That Helped Him Succeed

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/jack">Jack Dorsey</a> is the CEO of Twitter and Square. This is his talk from Startup School 2013.<br></p><p><a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/jack-dorsey-on-the-books-that-helped-him-succeed">Read the transcript here</a>.</p>

#28 - Prerequisites for Starting a Company - Phil Libin

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/plibin">Phil Libin</a> is the cofounder and CEO of All Turtles. Prior to that he was the CEO of Evernote. This is his 2013 Startup School talk.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/KEy_ocXnrdY">Watch the video here</a>.</p><p><a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/prerequisites-for-starting-a-company-phil-libin">Read the transcript here</a>.</p>

#27 - The CEO Who Pays Employees to De-Locate From the Bay

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/wadefoster">Wade Foster</a> is the CEO of <a href="https://zapier.com/">Zapier</a> (YC S12).</p><p>Read <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/the-ceo-who-pays-employees-to-de-locate-from-the-bay">the transcript and their de-location post here</a>.</p>

#26 - Founders of Science Exchange, Goldbely, and The Flex Company Discuss Fundraising

<p>During the Female Founders Conference <a href="http://twitter.com/katmanalac">Kat Manalac</a> invited three YC founders on stage to share their experiences of fundraising. The founders are <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethiorns">Elizabeth Iorns</a> of Science Exchange,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/imabadidea">Vanessa Torrivilla</a> of Goldbely, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-jensen-06598260/">Erica Jensen</a> of The Flex Company.<br><br></p>

#25 - Baidu's AI Lab Director on Advancing Speech Recognition and Simulation

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/adampaulcoates">Adam Coates</a> is the Director of Baidu's <a href="http://research.baidu.com">Silicon Valley AI Lab</a>.</p><p>Read the transcript <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/baidus-ai-lab-director-on-advancing-speech-recognition-and-simulation">here</a>.<br></p>