The most powerful investor in Silicon Valley doesn’t have the biggest fund.
Doesn’t lead mega-rounds.
Doesn’t even call itself a VC.
It’s a 3-month program that started as a summer school.
YC went from 8 founders + $160k to 120 unicorns + $800B in value.
This video breaks down how that happened:
- The Harvard Square walk that started YC
- Why standardized seed funding beat big checks
- Reddit, Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase — and the founder pattern behind them
- The SAFE, PG’s essays, and the Hacker News flywheel
If you build, invest, or evaluate startups, this is required context.
Part 1 is out now. Subscribe so you don’t miss Part 2.
📽️ Full video here: https://t.co/BNqWXs5WKo
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