Lightcone: Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, The vibes immaculate

What's happening in startups right now and how can you get ahead of the curve? In this episode of the Lightcone podcast, we dive deep into the major trends we're seeing from the most recent batch of YC using data we've never shared publicly before. This is a glimpse into what might be the most exciting moment to be a startup founder ever. It's time to build. YC is accepting late applications for the Summer 24 batch: ycombinator.com/apply Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Coming Up 01:51 - AI companies in the batch 02:40 - Consumer ideas 04:46 - B2B ideas 06:45 - Developer tools 13:37 - Technical founder 16:41 - Platform shift 20:31 - What has YC funded less of? 31:56 - New initiatives 41:42 - Outro

Harj TaggarhostGarry TanhostJared FriedmanhostDiana Huhost

Apr 25, 202442mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 25, 2024
Duration: 42m
Channel: Y Combinator
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What's happening in startups right now and how can you get ahead of the curve? In this episode of the Lightcone podcast, we dive deep into the major trends we're seeing from the most recent batch of YC using data we've never shared publicly before. This is a glimpse into what might be the most exciting moment to be a startup founder ever. It's time to build. YC is accepting late applications for the Summer 24 batch: ycombinator.com/apply Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Coming Up 01:51 - AI companies in the batch 02:40 - Consumer ideas 04:46 - B2B ideas 06:45 - Developer tools 13:37 - Technical founder 16:41 - Platform shift 20:31 - What has YC funded less of? 31:56 - New initiatives 41:42 - Outro

SPEAKERS

Harj Taggar
host
Garry Tan
host
Jared Friedman
host
Diana Hu
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Y Combinator, featuring Harj Taggar and Garry Tan, Lightcone: Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, The vibes immaculate explores yC’s AI Supercycle: Consumer Revival, Dev Tools Boom, Crypto Cools Off The Y Combinator partners discuss why the Winter 2024 batch feels uniquely energetic, driven largely by an AI platform shift that’s resetting what’s possible in software and startups.

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