Derek Ray

Reinventing Insurance from the ground up at Corgi

[nico laqua @nico_laqua]

YC’s Summer 2024 batch has produced 4 unicorns (so far). I remember during the batch, someone *in the batch* directly told PG that YC’s best days were behind it, and that there was “unlikely to be another stripe”.

As usual, pessimists sound smart while optimists make money. Congratulations to the Emergent team, well earned!

[Kaya Roberts @robertskayaa]

Hey X! Not really sure how to start posting, so here's an intro.

I'm Kaya, and I do GTM at @usecorgi.

I'm new to tech, which means I'm constantly learning, asking questions, and trying new things.

This account is where I'll share:
→ What I'm learning at Corgi
→ GTM experiments that work (and don't)
→ Startup life
→ AI and building

If you're building, selling, or just figuring things out too, let's connect.

[TO @TO]

The best advice I can give to anyone who's reading this is to stop what you are doing and apply for a job at @UseCorgi 👇
https://t.co/Nbxp0XIEUj

[TO @TO]

Corgi named one of America's Greatest Startup Workplaces 2026

With highest rating of 5 Stars

Never forget the outrage junkies who tried to cancel @nico_laqua for saying he believes in working 7 days a week so the company can win

Corgi is winning

[LeBron History 🏀 @bronhistory]

No three hits like a LeF*ck You 3 🔥🔥

[Corgi @UseCorgi]

YC Community never misses

[nico laqua @nico_laqua]

Today, we're excited to launch Corgi Claims (our AI-native TPA).

Traditional TPAs typically have adjusters manually sift through thousands of files per claim. We're changing that with AI.

[laura @lauradang0]

How I beat brain fog: eating whole foods and swapping out processed snacks

My favorite swap right now is replacing regular chips with homemade meat chips. Literally just ground turkey and seasoning

[nico laqua @nico_laqua]

We didn't want to spend $1000s on DocSend, so we built it ourselves (and for you).

Today, we're releasing DataRoom (by @UseCorgi) so you don't have to overspend on simple sharing features.

[BronMuse @BronMuse]

Fun fact:

LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of all time 🐐.

[Emily Yuan @emily_yuan_]

Imagine getting sued because your AI agent messes up.

That's why we built AI coverage at @UseCorgi to help cover new types of risks that AI is creating during this technological shift.

We give our AI agents a lot of autonomy today (e.g. pushing code to production, talking to customers, processing payments). And sometimes, they get things wrong.

[nico laqua @nico_laqua]

AI is letting too many people be perfectionists, and perfectionists don’t change the world. If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of what is released, you have waited too long. Ship now, and iterate!

[Corgi @UseCorgi]

Air Corgi who?

[laura @lauradang0]

the dog: thriving

the company: also thriving

truly a great era to be a Corgi

[Corgi @UseCorgi]

Extra extra: The Corgi Times is back next week 📰🗞️

[Derek Ray @derekkrayy]

@erikalee @nico_laqua 🫡I’ll have to pop out to SF sometime.

[nico laqua @nico_laqua]

We raised another $106M at a $2.6B valuation since announcing our last round three weeks ago.

Corgi has grown exponentially in the past couple of months, but we're only just getting started transforming one of the largest sectors in the US economy: insurance.

[Corgi @UseCorgi]

WE WANT YOU!

do you wanna work at corgi?

we're hiring sales + engineering and we're skipping the recruiter email chain.

speed dating event at our SF HQ. rotating 1:1s with the people you'd actually work with. no resumes, no formal interviews, no bs.

if you're cracked, pull up 🐾

[Erika Lee @erikalee]

did God basically say "just ship"