1/ Still amazed by the caliber of founders in the very first
@ycombinator
batch in the summer of 2005.
In the first YC batch almost 19 years ago, there were just 8 companies and 15 founders.
1/
@perplexity_ai
, world’s first conversational answer engine, just raised $73M in Series B funding @ $520M valuation. Perplexity’s co-founder,
@randomjohnnyh
, is IOI 2012 Gold (perfect score: 600/600). In the middle (3rd from the left) of the first picture.
7 ноября 2018г. в Алматы, Проспект Назарбаева 48, в 11.00 запланировано открытие мемориальной доски на доме, где родился и жил легендарный фигурист Денис Тен. В 12.00 - официальная презентация Фонда "Фонд Дениса Тен" (Халык Арена). Эти события посетит известнейший советский …
8/ The “Y Combinator” label was not yet another badge of prestige (akin to Harvard, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, etc.) that ambitious high-achievers chase after. Those who came to the summer program of 2005 were not the ones following trends, fashion, reputation, or prestige.
2/ Among them:
@sama
- the future president of YC and co-founder of OpenAI, founders of Reddit - the 9th most visited site in the world -
@alexisohanian
, Steve Huffman, and Aaron Swartz (who would later contribute to RSS, Creative Commons, , and Markdown)
4/ Back then, YC didn’t have the prestige and reputation it has today. There were no scalable distribution channels. Founders simply read Slashdot and
@paulg
's essays.
Денис сделал так много для своей страны за свою короткую «промелькнувшую как метеор» жизнь. Переименовать ледовую арену в его честь - это самое маленькое, что мы можем сделать в его память. Для подписания петиции - ссылка в био.
3/ founders of Twitch - the 27th most visited site in the world -
@justinkan
and
@eshear
. That is, summer 2005 batch led to Reddit, Twitch, and OpenAI.
7/ On the other hand, however, it's very possible that the 2005 YC batch spoke to a certain type of founder. “The Social Network” (2010) had not yet been released, startups were not yet fashionable.
5/ From there, they learned about an experimental summer program that offered an alternative to a summer internship: instead of a monthly salary - a small seed check, instead of working for a big company from “Office Space” - “start your own company with friends”.
@mrexits
@elonmusk
For commenters. Let's be more respectful towards
@JackMa
. AI is not his area of expertise. Hence, not very thoughtful arguments. This was at the peak of his popularity -> he became a victim of his own halo effect. Still one of a kind founder!
6/ What accounted for such a talent density in the summer of ’05? On one hand, no doubt, the amazing community of YC mentors and alumni, peer pressure, exposure to investors, and the brand contributed to founders becoming who they became.
Сегодня в 18:00 в Esentai Mall будет выставка, посвящённая памяти Дениса. Он обладал неописуемой энергией, которая электризовала все и всех вокруг. Это возможность соприкоснуться хоть с частичкой этой энергии. P/S: очень часто гуляли вдоль Весновки, на фото - семичасовой мар…
2 months ago on "The Social Radars" podcast,
@patrickc
and
@collision
recalled building an offline Wikipedia reader for iOS which made 6-digits in sales. They suggested that a 2023 equivalent would be an iOS app with LLM running locally. Here you go!
#RFP
2/ A month ago
@pika_labs
, idea-to-video platform, raised $55m in Series A funding. Pika’s co-founder/CEO,
@demi_guo_
, is IOI 2015 Silver. In the middle (4th from the left) of the second picture.
Today is our first wedding anniversary. Aiym’s idea is to have a new wedding ceremony in a tradition of different countries for every anniversary. 2017 was KZ edition. 2018 is India edition. What do you think?
Hi! We’re Higgsfield - a Video AI company that's democratizing social video creation to everyone.
Our game changing foundational model excels at creating personalized characters with lifelike motion - with just 1 selfie and all on mobile.
We bring any story to life. Watch👇
After 5 years of doing education non-profits and software development in my home country of Kazakhstan, I’m starting a new expedition in India. We moved here on Monday and can’t wait to see what the future holds.
GGG is robbed again! After the match last year, it was clear that referees would never give decision to GGG because of the better marketability of the younger fighter. We all feel down right now, but what gives optimism is that
@GGGBoxing
will definitely be back!
#CaneloGGG2
Маг на льду. Маг вне льда. Художник во всех смыслах этого слова. Замечательный друг. Только позавчера отправил очень трогательное аудио-поздравление на день рождения. Кто знал, что это будет последним его сообщением в нашей переписке. Столько планов: спорт, ледовые шоу, фил…
Instead of placing a defensive bus after 2-0, Japan got into the attacking rush with the hopes to score more. Lack of experience prevented the team from punishing the over-confident Belgium. ありがとうございます for an amazing tournament!
#BELJPN
Just finished this amazing book by
@kocienda
. The origin story of iPhone autocomplete, one simple workflow behind Safari’s speed, creative breakthroughs and numerous inspiring stories from the trenches. The next up on the reading list is “Natural Selection” 😂
A couple of nights before the deadline, Uszkoreit realized they needed a title. Jones noted that the team had landed on a radical rejection of the accepted best practices, most notably LSTMs, for one technique: attention. The Beatles, Jones recalled, had named a song “All You
Finally we've got our entrepreneurial visas and are preparing to relocate to Denver, CO for at least a year. Then we'll see how things are going and where we'll go next
@ThatEricAlper
May 9 2011, Spring semester is coming to a close. We were sitting at the table right next to the tray return conveyors at the Frist Campus Center, so when I spotted a familiar figure returning his tray, I decided to approach him. That was indeed Prof. John Nash.
My siblings seeing me off back to India. Wishing
@_rabikon_
an adventurous school year as a 10th grader at NISA. Wishing
@nurymka33
a joyful & intellectually stimulating sophomore year at UCLA.
#backtoschool
Your first 10 hires can make or break your startup. So when you’re picking them, think the same way you think when picking co-founders. Photo: Poshak’s hands describe a big market opportunity! Hopefully 😅
It hasn’t yet been a week since we came to India, but we were already hosted by a wonderful Kazakh family. Timur & Anar, thank you for the dinner & all the recommendations on how to navigate this ecosystem!
С наступающим новым годом, дорогие друзья!
Пусть Ваша индивидуальная миссия станет персональным будильником, который буквально катапультирует Вас с постели в начале дня.
Пусть все новое, что Вы узнаете в новом году, приводят не к бОльшему знанию, а к бОльшему количеству но…
My real reason not to read so many books: "I have no discipline, have a scrolling addiction, and not good at energy management". My cheap excuse not to read so many books: "I'm just waiting when I'm an investor" 😂😂😂