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Garry Tan · Business

Garry Tan

Hi, I'm Garry Tan —I'm President & CEO of Y Combinator. I'm a designer, engineer, and investor in early stage startups. Previously Founder & Managing Partner of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund that was earliest in Coinbase and Instacart. Before that, I was a a partner at Y Combinator. Invested in and directly worked with over 700 companies the earliest possible stage, often just an idea. I cofounded Posterous and helped build it to a world-class website used by millions. (Acquired by Twitter) I also helped build the engineering team for Palantir Technology's quant finance analysis platform, and designed the current Palantir logo and wordmark. I love building things. Forbes Midas List 2019 through 2022 🚀

Episodes

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Change the Game Before the Game Changes You

27 Jan 2026
8m
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The Vale: Raising Builders, Not Consumers

16 Sep 2025
7m
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Make Your Own Luck

31 Jul 2025
8m
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The Lesson of Craft

23 Jul 2025
11m
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Don’t be thirsty

09 Jul 2025
7m
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Steve Jobs' Hidden Blueprint for Insane Success

23 Jun 2025
11m
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Save Your Startup, Unleash Your Golden Shadow

12 Jun 2025
12m
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This 18 yo Asian American genius got rejected from 16 colleges because of racism

02 Jun 2025
9m
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Legalize Math in California ft. Jelani Nelson

30 Apr 2025
11m
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What if Jung was your private diary writer? Rosebud AI journaling as therapy is here

05 Sep 2024
27m
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Making Startup Finances 10X Easier & More Powerful - Siqi Chen, Founder of Runway

26 Aug 2024
48m
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Small Businesses CAN Take Back Their Future - with Kevin Song of withco

28 Jun 2024
11m
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Discussing Silicon Valley's Bright Future with Sarah Guo & Elad Gil

23 May 2024
26m
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Homelessness: Trapped Between Compassion & Chaos

13 May 2024
22m
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The Untold Stories of Y Combinator with Co-Founder Jessica Livingston

29 Apr 2024
1h 2m
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Achieving The American Dream through Tech, with Aarthi & Sriram @AarthiAndSriram

01 Apr 2024
27m
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Secrets of Reality Distortion Fields With Lulu Cheng Meservey

25 Mar 2024
24m
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The conversation centers on how to create a "reality distortion field" to effectively communicate a story or advocate for a startup. Lulu Cheng Meservey provides insights on influencing groups by identifying target audiences, understanding their motivations, and injecting messages strategically. A key point emphasizes ...

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How Luxury Beliefs are Ruining Society, with Rob Henderson

18 Mar 2024
47m
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This chip will accelerate AI compute way past Moore's Law

11 Mar 2024
10m
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Day in the Life of Y Combinator President & CEO Garry Tan during the first week of W24 batch

01 Mar 2024
13m
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