
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


The Vale: Raising Builders, Not Consumers

Make Your Own Luck

The Lesson of Craft

Don’t be thirsty

Steve Jobs' Hidden Blueprint for Insane Success

Save Your Startup, Unleash Your Golden Shadow

This 18 yo Asian American genius got rejected from 16 colleges because of racism

Legalize Math in California ft. Jelani Nelson

What if Jung was your private diary writer? Rosebud AI journaling as therapy is here

Making Startup Finances 10X Easier & More Powerful - Siqi Chen, Founder of Runway

Small Businesses CAN Take Back Their Future - with Kevin Song of withco

Discussing Silicon Valley's Bright Future with Sarah Guo & Elad Gil

Homelessness: Trapped Between Compassion & Chaos

The Untold Stories of Y Combinator with Co-Founder Jessica Livingston

Achieving The American Dream through Tech, with Aarthi & Sriram @AarthiAndSriram

Secrets of Reality Distortion Fields With Lulu Cheng Meservey
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 ...

How Luxury Beliefs are Ruining Society, with Rob Henderson

This chip will accelerate AI compute way past Moore's Law

Day in the Life of Y Combinator President & CEO Garry Tan during the first week of W24 batch
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