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Dalton + MichaelHow To Build A Successful Career In Tech: Where To Join, When To Leave
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 29, 2026
- Duration
- 12m
- Channel
- Dalton + Michael
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
In this video, Dalton and Michael dive into tactics for having a successful long-term career as an employee in tech industry. Timing matters, having a good sense for where the talent density is (and where it is moving to) is a great technique for deciding where to consider joining. Watch out for getting caught in a local maxima and focus on the long game. Dalton + Michael is brought to you by @Standard_Cap, the AI-native Series A firm. Learn more at standardcap.com – About Dalton: Dalton Caldwell is Co-Founder and Partner of Standard Capital. He spent 12 years at Y Combinator, where he served as Managing Partner, worked across 25 YC batches, and advised more than 1,000 startups. His investments include Whatnot, Brex, GitLab, PostHog, Stoke Space, Rappi, Razorpay, and Oklo. Before becoming an investor, Dalton founded imeem and App.net. About Michael: Michael Seibel is a Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator, where he served as Managing Partner of the early stage accelerator from 2014 - 2024. Michael also serves on the board of three companies: Reddit, Dropbox, and Kalshi. He moved to the bay area in 2006, and was a co-founder and CEO of two Y Combinator startups Justin.tv/Twitch (2007 - 2011) and Socialcam (2011 - 2012). In 2012 Socialcam sold to Autodesk Inc. for $60m and in 2014, under the leadership of Emmett Shear (CEO) and Kevin Lin (COO) Twitch sold to Amazon for $970m. – Are you an AI builder? Check out StandardDB. Discover offers, credits, tools, and partner programs from the StandardDB ecosystem. Dalton Caldwell on X: https://x.com/daltonc Michael Seibel on X: https://x.com/mwseibel
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Dalton Caldwell
hostManaging Partner at Y Combinator and tech startup founder.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Dalton + Michael, featuring Dalton Caldwell, How To Build A Successful Career In Tech: Where To Join, When To Leave explores Build tech wealth by tracking talent pockets and underwriting equity The hosts argue that the biggest career advantage in tech is positioning yourself near dense “pockets of talent” that shift across companies and eras.
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