If you're a founder giving away free inference and counting that as product market fit, think again.
Start charging and see what customers do.
Nemil Dalal
@nemild
@ycombinator Visiting Partner
| x402 ambassador | Ex-@coinbasedev lead | Ex-$USDC lead @coinbase | Crypto class of 2014 | YC S12, Stanford
- AX is the new UXAX has been our #1 priority at @insforge for the past year. When agents get stuck using InsForge, they can now report bugs themselves. Then we deploy agents to fix them automatically. Beautifully agentic.
- Epic debate on the @_choppingblock on the next phase of crypto with @hosseeb @tomhschmidt and @tarunchitra. We argued about what will survive from the last bull run, crypto in institutions, and the value of decentralization. Some reflections 🧵Has crypto never looked better? @nemild says he's never been more bullish. Haseeb calls out the 'everything failed will eventually work' thesis toxic positivity. Who's right? Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:23 Inside YC Startup School 03:05 BitMEX Shutdown & Wind-Downs 05:08 Why
- That's a wrap for @ycombinator Startup School 2026. Inspired by this next wave of founders. Epic chats with builders on agentic finance, building for agents as the user, and the next wave of blockchain adoption. Our next YC application deadline is today.
- It's a low moment in crypto: prices are down sharply and many once hot narratives have fallen flat. At @ycombinator, here's some reasons we're optimistic. If you're a builder, our fall application deadline is July 27.
