YC turns builders
into formidable founders[1]
into formidable founders[1]
[1] “A formidable person is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.”
— Paul GrahamIn 2005, Y Combinator developed a new model of startup funding. Four times a year we invest $500k in a select group of startups. They move to San Francisco for three months, where we work intensively with them to get the company into the best possible shape, before they present to a large audience of investors on Demo Day.
But YC doesn’t end on Demo Day. We and the YC alumni network continue to help founders for the life of their company, and beyond.
In Founders’ Words
YC compresses months of growth into weeks.The sense of urgency is so infectious among founders that it becomes the most productive period in most people’s lives.
It’s a community of founders that you can’t find anywhere else.It feels like having the entire world at your back—from Partners to batchmates.
Being surrounded by the top 1% of founders in the world just completely resets the bar.You leave with a completely new sense of how fast ‘fast’ can be.
