# Y Combinator Startup Podcast A podcast by Y Combinator. We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines. Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [This Is How You Should Actually Make Launch Videos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/a2727b0abc1d) (2026-10-23, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/127965614/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-23%2F434835258-44100-2-faab6a32fc456.mp3 - [How To Stand Out In A World Of AI Designs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/6ceccc70cc99) (2026-10-22, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/127872338/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-22%2F434710491-44100-2-23b7fe365c416.mp3 - [Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/5fa164744aa1) (2026-09-26, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/126339684/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-26%2F432708848-44100-2-ba9049a9c4a07.mp3 - [The State of Startups in 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/515d78474d44) (2026-09-18, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125938592/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-18%2F432171154-44100-2-7e57e7b587c8f.mp3 - [8 Ways To Improve Your Outbound Sales](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/b956417b36af) (2026-09-13, 13 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125672219/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-13%2F431804026-44100-2-63676612def7f.mp3 - [Open Models Change The Economics of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/449f9b1c832d) (2026-09-12, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125638035/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-12%2F431757948-44100-2-a60c62d3496b1.mp3 - [Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/7e0961ccddf4) (2026-09-05, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125222193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431209191-44100-2-a7e65b9e8e208.mp3 - [The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/3d0d54743baa) (2026-09-04, 15 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125213546/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431196868-44100-2-944f55b7f1625.mp3 - [Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/9eb44a0e7eca) (2026-08-29, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/124871524/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-28%2F430730936-44100-2-5c0528f500313.mp3 - [Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/e7cbb212a279) (2026-08-28, 52 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/124236322/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F429861286-44100-2-58495781e8404.mp3 - [Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/f4a6f5cc1083) (2026-08-13, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/124178146/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-13%2F429782123-44100-2-cab930f0a7ef2.mp3 - [Peter Steinberger: "Fun Is Velocity"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/19e81436cae7) (2026-08-11, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/124090141/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429659619-44100-2-294fb99113552.mp3 - [Max Hodak: How Startups Build Speed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/d5c0f9e313ec) (2026-08-10, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/124043944/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-10%2F429595889-44100-2-a070af848a476.mp3 - [How To Design In The Agent Era](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/1917a0d061ec) (2026-08-07, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123914285/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2F429419166-44100-2-5b7b650740ab6.mp3 - [Garry Tan: Own Your Intelligence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/e643d74930e0) (2026-08-06, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123874113/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429363789-44100-2-e2c4dd8914daf.mp3 - [Building the First Data Centers in Space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/9476797558ae) (2026-08-05, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123816852/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-5%2F429283987-44100-2-43ac4a2874969.mp3 - [Waymo Co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov: "Move Fast And Ship Safely"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/3fa4c9bc8a5d) (2026-08-04, 50 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123764066/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2F429211619-44100-2-80c61c5d2a7a4.mp3 - [Patrick Collison: "What If You Succeed?"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/6ec07649bd9c) (2026-08-03, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123708315/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-3%2F429138468-44100-2-8806da84c4f95.mp3 - [Jeff Dean: The 1% Rule for Building in AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/a0037a0ae45b) (2026-08-01, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123586250/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F428976415-44100-2-4750afd8ab692.mp3 - [Alexandr Wang: “This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/534845b1f707) (2026-07-31, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123585681/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F428975476-44100-2-60b67de499775.mp3 - [Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/5c8ceaa34bc2) (2026-07-29, 51 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123502569/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-29%2F428862376-44100-2-99591f9c333df.mp3 - [Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/75ce51dc4f65) (2026-07-28, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123433442/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F428769142-44100-2-5c82673dfc0a.mp3 - [Boris Cherny: Building Claude Code](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/7ea3a1b533eb) (2026-07-28, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123415216/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F428743828-44100-2-eb65dd355d011.mp3 - [Jensen Huang: The Mindset That Built NVIDIA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/0da278576506) (2026-07-27, 49 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/123400698/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F428723985-44100-2-b1d7f98df8a9c.mp3 - [World Models, Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/33029308894f) (2026-07-17, 75 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/122964783/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-17%2F428135155-44100-2-ab08c297ef593.mp3 - [How To Better Understand Your Users](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/5c708ce3651a) (2026-07-09, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/122621148/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-9%2F427673015-44100-2-d7db7520dd49d.mp3 - [Why Domain Experts Are Winning In The Age Of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/91fe9eda3bca) (2026-06-19, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/121692170/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F426428445-44100-2-cc6fbd2bc5962.mp3 - [How To Pick A Startup Idea](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/f52a508f09ab) (2026-06-17, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/121617226/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-17%2F426327051-44100-2-d0987302df15f.mp3 - ["The CEO Must Be the Chief AI Officer"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/ffb3afa8c54d) (2026-06-10, 55 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/121288295/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-10%2F425886734-44100-2-da292e1c6d619.mp3 - [How to Build an AI-Native Services Company](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/3a321e82132b) (2026-06-03, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/120910885/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-2%2F425382042-44100-2-c297bc5c34c0a.mp3 - [How To Build Superintelligence Inside Your Company](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/3a00c3a7bffc) (2026-05-27, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/120596984/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424962817-44100-2-669c81bab6e9.mp3 - [How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/cc0827f3f008) (2026-05-25, 51 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/120518617/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424857770-44100-2-13252d234815c.mp3 - 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[The $9B Startup That Wants to Create a Billion New Developers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/af891daee255) (2026-04-25, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/119037190/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-25%2F422858940-44100-2-ffbd6836d47b5.mp3 - [The Playbook For Building An AI Native Company](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/2b809fcac448) (2026-04-24, 11 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/118995382/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-24%2F422798195-44100-2-57bb38660bda4.mp3 - [Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Breaks Down Their New Website](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/ee24e3df9d28) (2026-04-22, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/118828622/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-21%2F422567896-44100-2-c5ab85bf4e051.mp3 - [The GPT Moment for Robotics Is Here](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/8d609208ecbb) (2026-04-16, 50 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/118554796/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-16%2F422201610-44100-2-d7cdeaeca0efc.mp3 - 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[Building A Global AI Startup From India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/4a2be343e45f) (2026-03-16, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/116967447/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-15%2F420074489-44100-2-ca3e74cd1ed44.mp3 - [The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces with Science's Max Hodak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/c59663510740) (2026-03-09, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/116634857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-9%2F419622106-44100-2-cbe72d9683e9f.mp3 - [How To Avoid AI Design Slop](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/ed2d4c3ef3ae) (2026-03-06, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/116507893/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-6%2F419449126-44100-2-fda80259a3455.mp3 - [The Fastest Path To Super Intelligence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421/5fdeb74b443c) (2026-02-27, 20 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/116120003/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F418923471-44100-2-6c854c0e50e71.mp3 - 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