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Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by @buggeroaf to talk about YCombinator, the start-up accelerator. They discuss experiences, benefits & requirements to participate in the ecosystem, transactional vs. emotional engagement, the importance of timing, and much more.-----* Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship.-----Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:04) Why is Ycombinator antifragile?(3:08) Is it working as a Tax or gating fee? What do you gain access to? How do you use it to your advantage?(6:33)Is Yc the top tier of accelerators?(8:20) What is the “succession program”? How do they manage to maintain huge personalities outside the YC Brand?(10:13) Is YC too efficient to expand?(15:05) Why do you need a thesis to be a good investor?(17:06) Which are the implications of SaaS being the dominating category? How does this relate to the global development of startups?(19:56) Why are these investments concentrated in the US? Where are innovations coming from?(22:47) How big can YC get before devolving?(24:45) What is your take on Thiel fellowships, and why haven’t they expanded?(29:40) Let’s go over the best YCombinator companies per Techcrunch(30:19) A mobile app that combines music & social features(32:32) Wellness company for women(34:20) DocuSign for India - Super consumer app(35:30) Levels for Urine(37:20) Cashflow visualizer(38:38) Long Covid treatment from home(40:40) The Netflix for manga(42:53) Code to document translator(45:18) Rosebud DNA(46:04) Nigerian Bank-----Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies proliferate - Unusual Profits e24#19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19#13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - e13
