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What Founders Can Do To Improve Their Design Game

DoorDash CEO: Customer Obsession, Surviving Startup Death & Creating A New Market

This episode explores the journey of Tony Xu, founder of DoorDash, from its inception to becoming a market leader in food delivery. Against the backdrop of initial project failures, the DoorDash idea emerged from observing unmet delivery needs among small businesses. More significantly, the founders' commitment to und...

How Top 1% Founders Navigate Co-founder Conflict

From A Pivot To Building A $9.6 Billion Payroll Company

Figma's Dylan Field: Exploring the idea maze, vibe coding, and the power of “locking in”

In this podcast episode, Garry Tan interviews Dylan Field, the co-founder and CEO of Figma, about the impact of AI on design and the evolution of Figma. Dylan shares his perspective on how AI serves as a tool to enhance design capabilities, emphasizing the importance of design in differentiating software in the age of ...

GPT-4.5 = Big Model Energy | YC Decoded

Vibe Coding Is The Future

This episode explores the impact of "vibe coding," a new approach to software development leveraging AI code generation tools, on the future of software engineering. Against the backdrop of rapidly evolving AI capabilities, the panelists discuss a survey of Y Combinator founders revealing that a significant portion uti...

This Is What Young Founders Should Focus On

This podcast episode offers practical and conceptual advice for founders in their 20s. The hosts discuss three key areas: starting side projects to gain experience, relocating to a vibrant startup ecosystem (like the Bay Area), and managing information consumption to avoid negativity and maintain a beginner's mindset....

AI Interfaces Of The Future | Design Review

How To Build The Future: Aravind Srinivas

This podcast features an interview with Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, a search engine valued at over $9 billion. The conversation traces Srinivas's journey from AI research at OpenAI and Google to founding Perplexity, highlighting key decisions and challenges faced during the company's develop...

How AI Is Changing Enterprise

This podcast features an interview with Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, discussing the impact of AI on the software industry. The conversation covers the shift from "wrapper" AI applications to those focused on delivering specific business outcomes, the decreasing cost of AI intelligence, and the evolving business models for...

How Blake Scholl Built The First Independent Supersonic Jet

The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup

This podcast episode discusses startup finances, focusing on how founders should approach spending money at different stages (pre-seed, seed, Series A, and beyond). The panelists advise extreme frugality pre-product market fit, prioritizing time over spending, and focusing on essential hires like engineers. Post-prod...

How To Get AI Startup Ideas

The Engineering Unlocks Behind DeepSeek | YC Decoded

Bob McGrew: AI Agents And The Path To AGI

This podcast features an interview with Bob McGrew, former Chief Research Officer at OpenAI, discussing the evolution of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs). The conversation covers OpenAI's early research projects (robotics, Dota 2), the pivotal role of scaling in LLM development, and the emergence of reaso...

AI Revolution: What Nobody Else Is Seeing

How Scaling Laws Will Determine AI's Future | YC Decoded

How To Use AI In Your Startup

How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad