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Brad Flora
Y Combinator
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Aug 31, 2024
    There’s a very nice example of this in the current YC batch: @wordware_ai’s home page “I’m technical” toggle switch -
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    scott belsky
    @scottbelsky
    Aug 30, 2024
    we always think people buy products when they understand the products, but what if people buy products when they feel understood? empathy is a powerful thing - and gets harder at scale when many people in the middle don’t use the product nor understand the struggles of the user.
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Sep 9, 2025
    Today is YC’s S25 Demo Day. Congratulations to all the S25 founders and good luck out there!
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Sep 1, 2024
    Terrific post from PG giving a term for something that’s been apparent at the best companies but hard to articulate. What I find thrilling about “Founder Mode” and a lot of what was thrilling about Brian’s talk, is how it points to a radically different org chart for companies:
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    Paul Graham
    @paulg
    Sep 1, 2024
    Founder Mode: paulgraham.com/foundermode.ht…
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Sep 12, 2024
    If the numbers in your investor update show it was a bad month but you: - call it a bad month - explain why it went badly - detail your plan to make next month better …then your investors will usually get more, not less, excited about your startup.
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Aug 1, 2025
    I'm sorry I funded this company
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Oct 13, 2023
    Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for YC W24. You weren't meant to have a boss. You weren't meant to climb the ladder. You weren't meant to follow the pace car. Come make something people want with us.
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    Y Combinator
    @ycombinator
    Oct 10, 2023
    At YC, we work with founders throughout the life of their startup and beyond, to build the world-changing companies of the future. And we'd love to work with you. The deadline to apply for YC W24 is this Friday, Oct 13 at 8pm PDT — apply today at ycombinator.com/apply.
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Apr 9, 2024
    There's a W24 startup whose customers love their product so much that 3 out of 5 invested. Most YC startups have to balance growing the business against talking to investors around Demo Day. This company can just close more customers and get their round done at this rate.
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Feb 8, 2021
    I'm beyond excited to join @ycombinator as a Group Partner and help the next generation of great founders build great companies that use software to improve life for people in every corner of the globe.
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    Y Combinator
    @ycombinator
    Feb 8, 2021
    Today, we are celebrating some of the people who make our batch program, our Series A Program, Work at a Startup, and YC Continuity successful! blog.ycombinator.com/promotions-at-…
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Apr 16, 2025
    Very good advice for early stage founders too. You won’t fully understand the work your customer wants you to automate until you’re standing next to them watching them do it.
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    Tyler Bindi
    @TripleNetTyler
    Apr 15, 2025
    One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in sales: Have a low threshold for getting on a plane In my first year, I was chasing a $20M listing I hadn’t closed a single deal yet, 10 months in with no income But I crushed the Zoom call, and the seller all but told me I was going
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Apr 6, 2024
    Terrible news. Mahbod was the biggest personality in S11, the guy that made everyone else question if they were being aggressive enough with their startup. A founder who cleared PG’s animal test epically and yet was never anything but kind and encouraging in conversation. My
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    Ryan Petersen
    @typesfast
    Apr 6, 2024
    RIP Mahbod, founder of RapGenius. You were a legend in your own time.
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Nov 11, 2024
    We want to fund more stablecoin tools, services and products that use them in the background at YC. Cryptonative founders who swap stables every day take for granted how hard it is for businesses to handle them and for developers to build products around them. After the first
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    Y Combinator
    @ycombinator
    Nov 11, 2024
    Replying to @ycombinator
    Stablecoins 2.0 @bradflora @harjtaggar
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Jan 24, 2025
    CAD tools have barely evolved in decades. Years of incremental updates have made them buggy and only harder to use. Meanwhile makers and builders have more ideas than ever for things they want to bring into the world. The team at @makewithadam is using AI to leapfrog the
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    Zach Dive
    adam
    @zachdive
    Jan 24, 2025
    Introducing Adam: The Future of CAD
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Sep 25, 2025
    College seniors - For decades your fall has consisted of running a gauntlet of career fairs, info sessions, and recruiting dinners to lock-in a plum post-grad gig at a big name. Now there's a new option: Bet on yourself. With YC Early Decision you apply to YC this fall, get
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    Y Combinator
    @ycombinator
    Sep 24, 2025
    Introducing Early Decision. For students who want to do a startup but also want to finish school first. Apply now, get funded the moment you're accepted, and do YC after you graduate. ycombinator.com/early-decision
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    Brad Flora
    Y Combinator
    @bradflora
    Feb 7, 2025
    AI Startup School — This June in SF. Elon. Satya. Sam. YC's paying your travel and finding you a place to crash. For new grads, undergrads, grad students in AI.
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    Garry Tan
    Y Combinator
    @garrytan
    Feb 7, 2025
    I'm proud to announce YC's first AI Startup School— June 16 and 17th in San Francisco. It's a totally free conference bringing together the next top CS and AI minds in the world. Learn from top founders and AI researchers and meet your peers who will build the future. Apply now
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