.@YCombinator is widely regarded as the most successful startup accelerator in the world and the top choice for world-class entrepreneurs. They've helped incubate more than 90 unicorns, 45% of their companies go on to raise a Series A (higher than the 33% average), and the combined market cap of their startups is currently over $600B. To honor the final day you can apply to Y Combinator’s first-ever Spring batch (i.e. X25), I teamed up with past collaborator Palle Broe on the most in-depth and intriguing analysis you’ll find anywhere of the world’s most successful startup incubator. Palle spent over 100 hours (!!!) digging through all available public data to pull back the magic that is YC—so that others can learn from their success. Key takeaways: 🔸YC has gone from being a Consumer investor to primarily a B2B investor. Consumer companies have resulted in over $200 billion of market cap, while B2B companies are currently privately valued at some $170 billion and are on the rise. 🔸 Based on batch profiles, founders are betting on AI (specifically, B2B AI) to be the next big thing. The most promising subcategories include “Engineering, Product, and Design,” Infrastructure, and Sales. 🔸 Solo founders are at a disadvantage. Although solo founders are encouraged, the data does show a steep decline in the number of them accepted to YC. 🔸 Success has so far been driven by U.S.-founded companies. More than 70% of the startups have been founded in the U.S., and to date, 99% of returns have come from the U.S. 🔸 The durability of YC companies is significantly higher than that of the average startup. More than 50% of companies are still alive after 10 years (vs. 30% average). 🔸 The chances of startup success are higher with YC. 45% secure Series A (vs. 33% average), 4% to 5% become a unicorn (vs. 2.5% average), and 10% achieve an exit. 🔸 The VC power law also exists at YC. Four companies account for more than 85% of YC’s returns to date: Airbnb, Coinbase, Reddit, and Instacart. 🔸 The investors in YC companies are the “crème de la crème.” Tier 1 VCs frequently invest in YC companies, and some have made several hundreds of investments. Don't miss the full post: If this post inspires you, it’s not too late to start your application and apply to YC. Apply here by 8 p.m. PT tonight:

The classic software startup writes code to solve users' problems. If AI makes writing code more of a commodity, understanding users' problems will become the most important component of starting a startup. But it already is.

no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want

そういえば、Zuckerbergを名乗る人からコミュニティ招待が来て、また詐欺通知かと思ってみたら、本人のアカウントに紐づいていて！？！？となっている 結構みんな来てますか？