SXSW 2012 - Inside Y Combinator - The YC Startups Speak

Inside Y Combinator - The YC Startups Speak
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Panel
Organizer	Alexis Ohanian – reddit.com
Description	Much has been written about Y Combinator, but this is an opportunity to learn from a group of YC-funded startup founders candidly discussing their experiences and the model itself. We'll draw from founders who've sold their startups, continued growing and taken larger VC funding rounds, or closed shop.
Questions Answered	What is Y Combinator? How has YC helped? And has it outweighed the equity stake they take? What's been the biggest downside to taking YC funding Are the founders (typically young and inexperienced hackers) being exploited? Is Y Combinator the best route for anyone with a startup idea? Can the model be effectively replicated? What impact has it had on the VC funding model? How helpful has it been to be plugged into a network of other startups, some of whom are competitors? I've got a great idea and/or team to implement it -- now what? We'll also create a reddit for people to submit and vote on questions they'd like to see asked (e.g., http://reddit.com/r/askcheez/top/?t=all )
Level	Intermediate
Category	Business / Entrepreneurial

Inside Y Combinator - The YC Startups Speak