The Wy Combinator

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Wy combinator named their company after a function that starts other functions, and they like to fund companies that wouldn't happen without their help.
Wy combinator is a venture firm that likes to invest in companies that will be successful no matter what, and this is something different about them that sets them apart from most other venture capitalists.

Founders aren’t superheroes, says Sam Altman.They may play extreme sports, respond to emails within seconds, and start billion-dollar companies, but they are rarely the product of extraordinary circumstance. In fact, they tend to be solidly upper-middle class, reasonably smart, and with loving parents.

So would Sam fund Peter Parker? What about Bruce Wayne?

Tyler and Sam discuss these burning questions and more, including what’s wrong with San Francisco, Napoleon’s underrated skill, nuclear energy, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution, his rant against coworking spaces, UBI and AGI, risk and regret, optimism and beauty, and why venture capitalists don’t have superpowers either.

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Recorded January 28th, 2019 Other ways to connect

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