Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Jeff Bussgang is a lecturer at Harvard Business School and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners.Michael Seibel is CEO of YC.

Tim Hwang, Global Public Policy Lead on AI and Machine Learning for Google, discusses topics such as developing AI systems, privacy, bias in machine learning, adversarial data, the potential of machine learning APIs, preparing for a shift in AI, impact on the economy, and advancements in machine learning and art.

Ali Rowghani, CEO of Y Combinator Continuity, discusses his journey at Pixar and Twitter, the importance of hiring executives who align with company values, common mistakes when expanding to the U.S., and the ideal composition of a board of directors.

Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman discuss the key changes founders should think about as they scale their company. The conversation was recorded at The Scaleup Offsite, a private event hosted by Y Combinator Continuity and Greylock Partners in April 2017.

Ryan Ridley is a writer on Rick and Morty. Before that he was a writer on Community.Read the transcript and show notes on the YC blog.

Entrepreneur and co-founder of Y Combinator, Jessica Livingston, discusses the qualities of successful founders, the distractions they face, traits that differentiate them, and the early days of Y Combinator. She also gives advice to aspiring female founders and encourages them to focus on their product and not be deterred by challenges.

Kat Manalac, Partner at YC, discusses fostering entrepreneurship in developing countries, navigating co-founder disputes, bringing on a third person, importance of honesty in reapplying to YC, and timing of launching and press for startups.

Wojciech Zaremba, cofounder of OpenAI, dives into the fascinating world of AI and robotics. He reveals OpenAI's mission to create beneficial artificial general intelligence. Zaremba discusses the complexities of robotic manipulation, the evolution of AI learning mechanisms, and breakthroughs in computer vision. He highlights how advancements in image recognition benefit tasks like speech recognition. The conversation also touches on the implications of automation on jobs and explores the future of work in an increasingly automated society.

Sam Altman interviews Elon Musk for a series called How To Build The Future, which you can watch on YC’s YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/ycombinator). Read the transcript here (http://blog.ycombinator.com/elon-musk-on-how-to-build-the-future/).

Ed McManus was the technical advisor for season three of Silicon Valley on HBO. He came in to talk about what his experience working on the show. Read the transcript here (http://blog.ycombinator.com/the-technical-advisor-for-silicon-valley-on-hbo-ed-mcmanus).