r/ycombinator
48k members
r/ycombinator is a subreddit with 48k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
News and discussion around Y Combinator and Y Combinator companies.
In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. Twice a year we invest a small amount of money in a large number of startups.
Popular Themes in r/ycombinator
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Advice Requests
: "Technical Founders: Is 37 too old for a non-technical person to start learning to code? Where do I start?"
38 posts
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Pain & Anger
: "Thoughts?"
19 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone know how to screen record a demo like this?"
12 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "I got 99 problems but $$$ ain't one"
6 posts
#5
News
: "Multiverse acquires Searchlight, a YC talent intelligence and skills assessment platform that uses AI to help companies close their skills gaps"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ycombinator
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Startup
: "Did GPT-4o just kill your Startup?"
41 posts
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Yc
: "I interviewed 3 Yc founders on pricing AI products (they all hate usage-based)"
33 posts
#3
Founder
: "What do Startup Founders see when they hire their Founding Engineer?"
18 posts
#4
Cofounder
: "For Cofounders who met outside school or work, how did this happen?"
15 posts
#5
Application
: "Application Submitted!"
8 posts
#6
Interview
: "Questions they asked me in my YC Interview two years ago"
6 posts
#7
Yc
: "Founders who got into Yc - how much did you raise and how much did/do you pay yourself? "
5 posts
#8
Founders
: "Founders who got into YC - how much did you raise and how much did/do you pay yourself? "
5 posts
#9
Startups
: "YC has begun uploading accepted Startups for the S24 batch on the startup directory"
5 posts
#10
Solo
: "Solo (non technical) founder applied to S24"
4 posts
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Member Growth in r/ycombinator
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+372 members(0.8%)
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+5k members(12.8%)
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+34k members(249.2%)
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