Y Combinator : #44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children Cindy Mi is the founder and CEO of VIPKID. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers. Anu Hariharan is a Partner here at YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/f384ef28-ad06-11e7-97c2-0e1a21565276/44—chinese-entrepreneur-cindy-mi-on-building-the-worlds-largest-english-learning-platform-for-children—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514995416Podcast: Play in new… Continue reading Y Combinator : #44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Y Combinator’s Paul Buchheit on Creating Gmail Version 1.0 & Leadership Lessons from Working With Zuckerberg and Larry Paige

ABOUT THIS EPISODEPaul Buchheit is a Partner @ Y Combinator, the world’s most successful accelerator with portfolio companies including the likes of AirBnB, Dropbox, Stripe, Zenefits, Twitch, the list goes on. Before YC and starting from the beginning, Paul was the 23rd employee at Google where he created Gmail, developed the original prototype for Google… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Y Combinator’s Paul Buchheit on Creating Gmail Version 1.0 & Leadership Lessons from Working With Zuckerberg and Larry Paige

Angel | hosted by Jason Calacanis : Premiere: Cyan Banister, angel investor now Founders Fund VC, shares portfolio hits/misses, deal flow strategies, finding founder-product fit & backing startups that change human behavior | Angel S1 E1

ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to the first episode of the “Angel” podcast. In this series, Jason interviews angels about their investment strategies and pulls back the curtain on how early-stage startups get funded. In E1, Cyan Banister, former angel investor (Uber, Thumbtack) now Founders Fund Partner, shares with Jason her portfolio successes & brutal losses, her… Continue reading Angel | hosted by Jason Calacanis : Premiere: Cyan Banister, angel investor now Founders Fund VC, shares portfolio hits/misses, deal flow strategies, finding founder-product fit & backing startups that change human behavior | Angel S1 E1

Y Combinator : #32 – Hosain Rahman on The “Defibrillator Experiences” of Jawbone

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 32 – Hosain Rahman on The “Defibrillator Experiences” of Jawbone Hosain Rahman is the CEO and Founder of Jawbone. Jessica Livingston is a cofounder of YC. Jessica interviewed Hosain during our 2014 Startup School and this is the recording of their conversation. If you’d like to check out our 2016 Startup School… Continue reading Y Combinator : #32 – Hosain Rahman on The “Defibrillator Experiences” of Jawbone

Y Combinator : #29 – Jack Dorsey On The Books That Helped Him Succeed

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 29 – Jack Dorsey On The Books That Helped Him Succeed Jack Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter and Square. This is his talk from Startup School 2013. Read the transcript here. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/2391efa4-86ba-11e7-a29d-0e98b1f8e214/29—jack-dorsey-on-the-books-that-helped-him-succeed—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514997176Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Y Combinator : #24 – Padmasree Warrior on Designing Autonomous Vehicles – With Anu Hariharan at the Female Founders Conference

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 24 – Padmasree Warrior on Designing Autonomous Vehicles – With Anu Hariharan at the Female Founders Conference Padmasree Warrior is the CEO of NIO. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC Continuity. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/b4c93362-7bb4-11e7-b75b-0e6e2408d686/24—padmasree-warrior-on-designing-autonomous-vehicles-with-anu-hariharan—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514997623Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong on The Rise & Short Term Correction in ICOs, The Regulatory Framework Required For Blockchain To Succeed & How The Rise of Blockchain Disrupts The VC Industry

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBrian Armstrong is the Founder & CEO @ Coinbase, the startup that provides the world’s most popular way to buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin. They have backing from some of the biggest and best in VC having raised over $100m from the likes of Andreesen Horowitz, USV, DFJ and many more… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong on The Rise & Short Term Correction in ICOs, The Regulatory Framework Required For Blockchain To Succeed & How The Rise of Blockchain Disrupts The VC Industry

Y Combinator : #23 – VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders Conference

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 23 – VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders Conference Diane Greene is SVP of Google Cloud and she was also the CEO and cofounder of VMware. Jessica Livingston is cofounder of YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/5fdf443e-78a5-11e7-9b5f-0e6e2408d686/23—vmware-cofounder-diane-greene-with-jessica-livingston-at-the-female-founders-conference—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514997738Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Max Levchin on What Makes A Truly Great CEO, Why Self-Awareness Is The Most Important Trait For Entrepreneurs & Why When There Is Doubt There Is No Doubt

ABOUT THIS EPISODEMax Levchin is the Founder & CEO @ Affirm, the company that aims to remake consumer finance from the ground up. They have backing from some of the best in the business with over $400m in VC funding from the likes of Founders Fund, Lightspeed, Andreesen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital just… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Max Levchin on What Makes A Truly Great CEO, Why Self-Awareness Is The Most Important Trait For Entrepreneurs & Why When There Is Doubt There Is No Doubt

Y Combinator : #18 – Q&A with YC Partners at the Female Founders Conference

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 18 – Q&A with YC Partners at the Female Founders Conference This Q&A was recorded at our fourth annual Female Founders Conference. Partners: Kat Manalac, Jessica Livingston, Adora Cheung, Anu Hariharan, Carolynn Levy, and Kirsty Nathoo. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/a4d4e6da-6837-11e7-918a-0e6e2408d686/18—qa-with-yc-partners-at-the-female-founders-conference—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514998195Podcast: Play in new window | Download