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Title:

Inside Y Combinator - The YC Startups Speak

Your vote:
Yes No
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:
  1. What is Y Combinator?
  2. How has YC helped? And has it outweighed the equity stake they take?
  3. What's been the biggest downside to taking YC funding
  4. Are the founders (typically young and inexperienced hackers) being exploited?
  5. Is Y Combinator the best route for anyone with a startup idea?
  6. Can the model be effectively replicated?
  7. What impact has it had on the VC funding model?
  8. How helpful has it been to be plugged into a network of other startups, some of whom are competitors?
  9. I've got a great idea and/or team to implement it -- now what?
  10. 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
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Tim Hwang
on 12/8/08
Let it be known that Alexis is pretty much one of the best moderators/presenters I've ever seen.
Andrew Hyde
on 13/8/08
Would be very interesting to hear from many of the incubator 2.0 models.
Alexis Ohanian
on 19/8/08
First question for the panel: Is YC a cult?


Incidentally, I'll also be serving orange Kool-aid.
Alexis Ohanian
on 21/10/08
It's been suggested that I link to this recent talk I gave (don't worry, it's only a couple minutes long) -- http://74signals.com

Brace yourself.
last minute kreta
on 15/5/09
Most excellent!
last minute
on 18/5/09
Interesting, you have my vote.
Essay help
on 7/8/09
maybe that panel is a cult ?
air jordans
on 18/8/09
Another vote from me, drupal design is something the community can't get enough of.
Games Online
on 3/11/09
Great idea
blu ray ripper
on 13/11/09
So looking forward to this..
business directory
on 17/11/09
I am very fond of reddit.com and when I saw this even, it really fascinates me.
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