No Priors Ep 66 | With Y Combinator President and CEO Garry Tan

Garry Tan is a notorious founder-turned-investor who is now running one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world, Y Combinator. As the president and CEO of YC, Garry has been credited with reinvigorating the program. On this week’s episode of No Priors, Sarah, Elad, and Garry discuss the shifting demographics of YC founders and how AI is encouraging younger founders to launch companies, predicting which early stage startups will have longevity, and making YC a beacon for innovation in AI companies. They also discussed the importance of building companies in person and if San Francisco is, in fact, back. Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @garrytan - https://www.youtube.com/@GarryTan Show Notes: 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Transitioning from founder to investing 5:10 Early social media startups 7:50 Trend predicting at YC 10:03 Selecting YC founders 12:06 AI trends emerging in YC batch 18:34 Motivating culture at YC 20:39 Choosing the startups with longevity 24:01 Shifting YC found demographics 29:24 Building in San Francisco 31:01 Making YC a beacon for creators 33:17 Garry Tan is bringing San Francisco back