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The AI North BriefDelaware or BustSend us a textY Combinator has quietly removed Canada from its list of countries where it invests. Canadian startups now need to incorporate in the U.S., Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join the world's most prestigious accelerator. YC president Garry Tan confirmed the change, saying Canadian founders should "just convert to Delaware C Corp" if they want to raise money. But on the same day, Toronto-based Waabi announced what it claims is the largest funding round in Canadian tech history: $750 million USD, with Uber committing up to another $250 million. Two stories, two different answers to...
2026-01-2905 min
Sad FranciscoRise and Fall of SFs Doom Loop with Jeremy MackIn 2022, rightwing influencers began using the term "doom loop" to paint San Francisco as a crime- and fentanyl-ridden hellhole that whose downfall was due to too much woke progressivism. It didn't matter that the doom loop narrative wasn't based in reality: the media took it and ran with it. The narrative has since lost its resonance in San Francisco, but it's now being deployed in several other cities. Jeremy Mack is back to talk about the Phoenix Project's most recent report, "The Rise and Fall of the San Francisco Doom Loop." The Phoenix...
2026-01-141h 32
Startup Growth PodcastAllen Naliath | Sam Altman + Garry Tan Cold Asks, Win Conditions You Control & Why Friday Stops at 99%Allen Naliath is the Founder and CEO of Friday, a Chrome extension that integrates AI email management directly into Gmail. Two years ago at Stanford, he struggled with the confidence to ask for what he wanted. So he engineered a solution: a 30-day rejection challenge where he had to hear "no" once per day or start to ask for increasingly audacious requests. The problem: people kept saying yes. He escalated strategically—waiting by a golf cart to ask Sam Altman to sign his laptop, and cold-asking Garry Tan to add him on LinkedIn during a Stanford talk. Garry's response: "Is...
2025-12-0219 min
The Dart Board with Daniel DartAlda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right alliesMeet Alda Leu Dennis, managing partner at Hawktail VC.From her start at Disney and Wilson Sosini to working alongside Peter Thiel at Founders Fund and Garry Tan at Initialized, Alda shares what she’s learned from two decades in venture. From backing exceptional founders to why smaller funds often outperform to the power of clear expectations with LPs and founders alike, she also discusses what she's building, why she's building it, along with understanding resilience, and why her guiding philosophy is: “Be bold, and all the mighty forces will come to your aid.”
2025-10-2940 min
The Neon ShowHow Viral Bajaria Turned a Last-Minute YC Application Into a $5B B2B AI Giant | 6senseFrom a last-minute YC application to a $5 billion Company built on deep technical insight.In this episode, Viral Bajaria, Co-Founder and CTO of 6sense, takes us back to the very beginning. He recounts his early days at Hulu, where managing massive data systems during the Super Bowl taught him how data could drive real business decisions.Joining one of Y Combinator’s early batches, Viral recalls being interviewed by Sam Altman and Garry Tan, and how the team quit their jobs after getting in, moved into a small townhouse, and began writing code. While most st...
2025-10-241h 09
The Next New ThingGarry Tan: Why Startups Are Scaling to $10M in 20 Months⏱️ Timestamps / Episode Guide00:00 – Intro00:46 – Garry Tan on CaseText, early LLMs, and hallucination risk04:00 – The first AI breakthroughs in legal tech08:00 – How vertical SaaS outperforms general AI platforms11:00 – Avoca & HVAC: beating ServiceTitan with niche AI13:00 – YC startup growth rates: 10%–20% revenue weekly17:00 – The “startup energy” coming back in 202520:00 – Garry’s vision: CRMs for every niche, not just Salesforce22:00 – Not everyone needs to build a unicorn—small exits still transform lives24:00 – Lost generation of big-tech employees vs. hungry 22-year-olds26:00 – Jasper.ai, Read.ai, and the “demo effect” on enterprise adoption29:00 – How YC partners support found...
2025-10-1749 min
Startup Stories - Mixergy#2281 Garry Tan: Y Combinator Startups Growing 5X Faster – Here’s What ChangedAI changed everything. During their time at Y Combinator, startups typically grew revenue weekly by 2-4%. Now? 10-20%! PER WEEK. YC President Garry Tan told me the reason is simple: AI transformed software from a “nice to have” into an urgent necessity.
“Before it was like, ‘Yeah, I know I need to replace my software.’…Today it’s becoming, ‘Oh. I see a demo. It’s really impressive… I need it right now. When can you start?'”
Garry Tan is President and CEO of Y Combinator, the world’s most successful startup accelerator. He previously co-founded Posterous, which was acq...
2025-10-1700 min
Keen On AmericaBeware of another Silicon Valley Win-Win-Win: Can users, publishers and tech companies really all benefit from the AI revolution?When somebody says “win-win” in Silicon Valley, check your pockets. It’s usually some elaborate prelude to a sales pitch. And the only thing dodgier than a two-way win is the “win-win-win” narrative that my friend Keith Teare is selling this week. “User, Publishers and AI: Everybody Wins” is the title of Keith’s That Was The Week newsletter this week. And to be fair, what he’s selling is the dream of an AI world in which the publishers, consumers and manufacturers of information all win. Who wouldn’t want that? Our conversation this week is built around the AI...
2025-08-3145 min
Keen On AmericaBeware of another Silicon Valley Win-Win-Win: Can users, publishers and tech companies really all benefit from the AI revolution?When somebody says “win-win” in Silicon Valley, check your pockets. It’s usually some elaborate prelude to a sales pitch. And the only thing dodgier than a two-way win is the “win-win-win” narrative that my friend Keith Teare is selling this week. “User, Publishers and AI: Everybody Wins” is the title of Keith’s That Was The Week newsletter this week. And to be fair, what he’s selling is the dream of an AI world in which the publishers, consumers and manufacturers of information all win. Who wouldn’t want that? Our conversation this week is built around the AI...
2025-08-3145 min
The Social RadarsFounder Mode: Garry Tan, President & CEO, Y CombinatorWe spoke with YC president & CEO Garry Tan about the Founder Mode event he organized for YC alumni. He talks about why founder mode matters and how the concept is evolving the the age of AI.
2025-08-2210 min
Tank Talks By Ripple VenturesSeed Investing in the Age of AI, Crypto & Space Tech with Brett Gibson of Initialized CapitalIn this episode of Tank Talks, we sit down with Brett Gibson, Managing Partner at Initialized Capital, to explore how the world of venture capital is being reshaped by advancements in AI, crypto, and space technology.Brett’s career has been anything but conventional. From co-founding Posterous with Garry Tan (which was later acquired by Twitter) to rebuilding the platform as Posthaven, and reengineering Y Combinator’s internal software systems, he’s seen it all. Today, as Managing Partner at Initialized Capital, Brett is spearheading investments in emerging sectors like AI infrastructure, crypto technologies, and even asteroid mining...
2025-08-2146 min
Feed CompletoY Combinator: Transformando a Inovação Global A Revolução Silenciosa da Y Combinator: Esta é a história da Y Combinator (YC), a aceleradora que se tornou uma força global, transformando o empreendedorismo. Com um portfólio avaliado em mais de $600 bilhões, sua filosofia de inovação e foco nos fundadores redefiniu como as empresas de tecnologia são construídas. As Origens e os Fundadores Visionários: A YC foi fundada em março de 2005 por Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Tappan Morris e Trevor Blackwell. A ideia surgiu após uma palestra de Graham em Harvard, com o objetivo de criar um novo modelo de inve...
2025-06-1420 min
TBPNLive @ YC Demo Day | Garry Tan, Delian Asparouhov, Matteo Franceschetti & Many MoreToday's show was recorded live on location at Y Combinator Demo Day and is made up of short interviews with a variety of batch founders and investors in attendance. Back to regular programming tomorrow!TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.comFigma - https://figma.comVanta - https://vanta.comLinear - https://linear.appEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://a...
2025-06-123h 42
Building One with Tomer CohenBuilding Y Combinator with Garry Tan: What It Really Takes to Build a Successful StartupWhat do Airbnb, Stripe, and DoorDash have in common? They were built with support from renowned startup accelerator, Y Combinator. And Garry Tan knows exactly what made them work.
In the season finale of Building One, Tomer Cohen sits down with Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, to unpack what really makes a startup succeed, and why the startup journey is more about mindset, resilience, and ruthless honesty than having the “perfect” idea.
Garry shares rare insights from his dual perspective: as a former founder who went through YC himself, and now as the leader of t...
2025-06-0354 min
Podcast Notes Playlist: Startup#226 Garry Tan: Billion-Dollar Misfits — Inside Y Combinator’s Startup FormulaKnowledge Project
Key Takeaways Check out the episode pageRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMost accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from those who burn out. It's not the flashiest résumé or the boldest pitch but something President Garry Tan says is far rarer: earnestness. In this conversation, Garry reveals why this is the key to success, and how it can make o...
2025-05-062h 23
Wenbin Fang's Podcast PlaylistY Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders Podcast: The Knowledge Project (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into FoundersPub date: 2025-04-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMost accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from those who burn out. It's not the flashiest résumé or the boldest pitch but something President Garry Tan says is far rarer...
2025-04-292h 20
The Knowledge ProjectY Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into FoundersMost accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from those who burn out. It's not the flashiest résumé or the boldest pitch but something President Garry Tan says is far rarer: earnestness. In this conversation, Garry reveals why this is the key to success, and how it can make or break a startup. We also dive into how AI is reshaping the whole landscape of venture capital and what the future might look like w...
2025-04-292h 20
Uncapped with Jack AltmanUncapped #7 | Garry Tan from Y CombinatorThis week I sat down with Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator. YC has funded 5,000+ startups including Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, Rippling, and Reddit, among others that have totaled $600B in combined valuation.
Garry is a designer, engineer, and investor in early stage startups. Previously Founder & Managing Partner of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund that was earliest in Coinbase and Instacart. Before that, Garry was a partner at Y Combinator where he invested in and directly worked with over 700 companies at the earliest stage. He previously co-founded Posterous and helped build it to a...
2025-04-1746 min
Innovation with Mark Peter DavisGarry Tan of Y Combinator: How Innovation Is ChangingY Combinator has long been - and continues to be - the tip of the innovation spear. That's why I was especially excited to sit down with Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator, for a conversation that gets right to the core of what’s changing across the startup landscape.At Interplay, I've spent years working alongside entrepreneurs who are laser-focused on building, scaling, and making a lasting impact. Over that time, I've seen countless trends come and go - but when a true seismic shift hits, like the one we’re seeing with AI today, it’s...
2025-04-1014 min
The DrainThe Drain 006 - "Poverty porn" peddlers and the billionaires who love them, with Marke B.Today we're joined by Marke B, cofounder and arts editor at 48 Hills, co-owner of The Stud, DJ, and author of Queer: the Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens, and Into the Streets: a Young Person’s Visual Guide to the History of Protest in the US
Marke is a San Franciscan with a deep history in the culture, starting at Citysearch and Gay.com, and then getting a front-row seat to the corporate takeover of SF tech and the boom/bust/web 2.0 mess (before he fled back into print for his sanity).
He pops in to dis...
2025-04-081h 05TBPNGarry Tan, Augustus Doricko, Nichole Wischoff, Billy Thalheimer, Mamma Mia!TBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/i...
2025-03-072h 43
The DynamistA Little Tech Agenda for 2025 w/Garry Tan and Jon AskonasAt Trump's second inauguration, one of the biggest stories, if not the biggest, was the front-row presence of Big Tech CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg—placed even ahead of Cabinet members. As the plum seating signaled a striking shift in Silicon Valley's relationship with Washington, just 24 hours later, the administration announced Stargate, a $500 billion partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and other tech giants to build AI infrastructure across America.But beneath the spectacle of billionaire CEOs at state functions lies a deeper question about the "Little Tech" movement—startups and smaller companies pushing...
2025-01-3149 min
Business DadNavigating Fatherhood from Anxiety to Confidence, with Garry TanIn this episode of Business Dad, I talk to Garry Tan about our experiences being venture capitalists and fathers. We share parenting hacks, favorite morning routines and creative ways of being present for our children. The conversation delves into our work together as co-founders of Initialized Capital, and how being active parents influences their work life. This episode was originally released February 20th, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-01-1431 min
KingpilledThe ASTROLABE: 12/26/24 | MAGA Tech Bros and The Other Jay QueueEvery M-F I do a livestream on Twitter and YT called The ASTROLABE, covering all the tweets, videos, articles, and memes that caught my eye. Many are saying it's the "best afternoon morning show on the internet."SEE BELOW for the list of all the content for the 12/26 show.SUPPORT THE SHOW:* GET YOUR PATRIQT DRQP: ewbsx.com* Join the super top-secret private Kingpilled community: kingpilled.com* Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realkingpilled* Help Matt pay the bills: https://buymeacoffee.com/kingpilled* TAKE...
2024-12-292h 45
The Anthropic AI Daily BriefClaude 3.5 Models, Amazon Partnership, and AI-driven Workflows with Garry TanExplore Anthropic's AI advancements, focusing on user data privacy and consent, industry impact, and Amazon's investment. Discover Claude 3.5 Haiku and Sonnet models, their AWS launch, and integration with Google Docs. Garry Tan shares insights on AI-driven workflows and future expectations.
(0:00) Introduction to Anthropic's AI and User Data Privacy
(0:30) Anthropic's Data Policies and User Consent
(2:06) Anthropic's Impact on AI Industry and Amazon Investment
(3:35) Claude 3.5 Haiku and Sonnet Models on AWS
(5:06) Amazon and Anthropic's Strategic AI Partnership
(6:16) Launch and Expectations for Claude 3.5 Haiku Model
(8:03) Claude's Integration with Google Docs and Autonomous Use
(9:32) Garry Tan's Insights on Claude's Computer Use
(10:14) The Future of...
2024-12-0911 min
My First MillionY Combinator CEO Shares How They Pick Winners, Advice For Founders + Lessons From Paul Graham | Garry Tan InterviewEpisode 642: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Garry Tan ( https://x.com/garrytan ), CEO of Y Combinator, about the sauce that makes YC outperform the rest of Silicon Valley plus lessons from Paul Graham, Peter Thiel and Garry’s first million. —Show Notes: (0:00) Winning the game(3:16) Being the Harvard of startups(7:31) How YC outperforms most Silicon Valley investors(9:36) Spotting extreme winners(14:14) Capital-as-a-service(16:34) How Garry hustled at 14 to get his into financial security(23:04) Turnin...
2024-10-281h 11
Washington Post LiveDavid Autor and Garry Tan on AI’s impact on businesses, consumers and employeesMIT economics professor David Autor and president and CEO of Y Combinator Garry Tan join Washington Post Live to discuss how the next phase of the artificial intelligence revolution could impact America’s businesses, workforce and economy.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
2024-10-0248 min
Pirate WiresGarry Tan Interview: Politics, SF Boom Loop, The Future Of Tech, Lina Khan, and AIThis interview was recorded at the Foundation For American Innovation "Reboot" conference. Big thank you to FAI for allowing Mike to interview Garry and for providing us with the video. Please check them out! https://www.thefai.org/
Today, we have special interview with Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. In this conversation, we discuss Garry's reasoning for becoming politically active, corruption in SF, the future of tech, AI, building San Francisco to be better than ever, big Tech vs. small tech, and Lina Khan
Featuring Mike Solana...
2024-09-1841 min
Startup Ideas Agent1 business idea found on 2024-04-22"1. Gradebook Software"[0.00] Garry Tan_You can only learn by DOING.txtGarry TanYou can only learn by DOING"-BUSINESS IDEA- 1: **Gradebook Software**[YouTube Link:Many successful founders started by creating gradebook software while they were still in school. They had access to teachers who were frustrated with the existing gradebook options. This provided them with valuable insight into a real-world problem. While many of these founders didn't remain in the education space, developing this software taught them valuable skills. Creating something tangible, even if it's just...
2024-06-2300 min
Startup Ideas AgentEpisode_2024-04-19[0.00] Garry Tan_How to be a hustler or a builder.txtGarry TanHow to be a hustler or a builder"**-BUSINESS LEARNING- 1: The Power of Marketing and Sales in Business**[YouTube Link:To succeed in business, you need to master marketing and sales. Marketing is about understanding people's problems and communicating how your solution is the best fit. You can practice this by finding products or services you like and offering improvement suggestions. Sales involve actively seeking and acquiring customers. One effective strategy is to identify potential customers...
2024-06-2300 min
Startup Ideas AgentEpisode_2024-04-17[0.00] Y Combinator_When Should You Trust Your Gut_.txtY CombinatorWhen Should You Trust Your Gut?"-BUSINESS LEARNING- 1 When to Trust Your Gut[YouTube Link:This discussion revolves around the concept of trusting your gut feeling as a startup founder, particularly when deciding whether to pursue an idea and how to validate it. They highlight two contrasting scenarios: Founders with significant prior experience and expertise in a specific domain, and those who are relatively new and exploring different avenues.For those with extensive domain...
2024-06-2302 min
Startup Ideas AgentEpisode_2024-04-15[0.00] Garry Tan_Become good at doing things.txtGarry TanBecome good at doing things"[YouTube Link:-BUSINESS LEARNING- 1: Importance of learning and self-awareness in career developmentIt is crucial to prioritize learning in the initial stages of your career, especially focusing on practical skills related to creating ("making") or promoting ("hustling") a product. This learning phase is essential before seeking opportunities. Begin by understanding your interests, passions, and what helps you achieve a state of flow. Once you identify your area of interest, dedicate yourself to mastering it...
2024-06-2300 min
Startup Ideas AgentEpisode_2024-04-01"## Business Ideas:- **NONE**## Business Learnings:1. **Market Analysis for Long-Term Investments**2. **The Importance of Having a Demo When Applying for Y Combinator**3. **The Power of Seeking Heat in Your Career**4. **The Importance of Bringing Value to Meetings with Influential People** "[0.00] Y Combinator_There’s a short list of things that actually matter when starting a company..txtY CombinatorThere’s a short list of things that actually matter when starting a company."-BUSINESS LEARNING- 1: **Market Analysis for...
2024-06-2301 min
Washington WelcomesGarry Tan, President and CEO, Y CombinatorGarry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, participated in a discussion with Economic Club Officer Teresa Carlson, Board Member of General Catalyst, on the culture of innovation and risk-taking in startups.In their conversation, Tan explained the success of their startup accelerator program as seen in their track record with around 5.5% of its accelerated startups achieving unicorn status.
2024-05-2947 min
Sad Francisco5 Rich Guys Trying to Buy the Bay f/ Julie Pitta and Jeremy MackJulie Pitta and Jeremy Mack are part of the Phoenix Project, which is tracking the wealthy wannabe overlords of the Bay. They run down dossiers of five extremely rich dudes who want to run local politics: Michael Moritz, William Oberndorf, Chris Larsen, John Kilroy, Jr., and Garry Tan. Phoenix Project - request the Phoenix Papers: Volume 2 Episodes mentioned: "VCs vs. SF" f/ Julie Pitta "Michael Shellenberger Thinks He Knows Your Gender" f/ Soleil Ho "Stop Garry Tan to Stop Asian Hate" f/ Emily Mills
2024-05-2751 min
No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | StartupsHow YC fosters AI Innovation with Garry TanGarry Tan is a notorious founder-turned-investor who is now running one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world, Y Combinator. As the president and CEO of YC, Garry has been credited with reinvigorating the program. On this week’s episode of No Priors, Sarah, Elad, and Garry discuss the shifting demographics of YC founders and how AI is encouraging younger founders to launch companies, predicting which early stage startups will have longevity, and making YC a beacon for innovation in AI companies. They also discussed the importance of building companies in person and if San Francisco is, in fa...
2024-05-2339 min
Why You Venture Capital (YUVC)Lewis Hong: 7 Years Working with Elon Musk, Backed by Garry Tan, Investing in Space Tech | YUVC Podcast #3Lewis Hong is Founding Partner at FP Solutions VC, leveraging his SpaceX network and expertise, investing in the next SpaceX.
Yuyan Wang: When do first principles fail?
Lewis Hong: First principles give you a guideline. It takes execution. The gap persists.
Now listen in for more insights! ❤
00:19 - Social Media
00:57 - Joining SpaceX in 2012
03:21 - Work-life Balance at SpaceX?
05:41 - Inside Elon's Brain
06:38 - Leaving SpaceX
09:05 - FP Solutions VC
09:44 - Idiot Index
12:02 - Android for SpaceX
13:07 - Timing Issue Founding a VC
14:43 - Founders Lewis Love
17:39 - Founders Lewis Hate
18:50 - Founder-VC Dynamics
23:10 - Ea...
2024-03-2528 min
Sad FranciscoVCs vs. SF: The Tech Barons Behind GrowSF and TogetherSF f/ Julie PittaGrowSF, TogetherSF and other benign-sounding local political organizations are more rightwing innovations from rich tech barons like David Sacks and Michael Moritz. Julie Pitta, a journalist previously at the LA Times, Forbes, and the SF Richmond Review, talks about the newly launched Phoenix Project, which looks at how dark money flows in California politics. (FYI: The conversation with Julie was recorded in early February, shortly after Garry "Die Slow" Tan's drunken appropriation of Tupac lyrics calling for the death of a bunch of local politicians, and just before a rightwing trolling campaign convinced the Richmond Review's publisher...
2024-02-1519 minPirate WiresMark Cuban Falls Prey to DEI, Elon's Neuralink Is Here, & SF Police Called Over A Tupac TweetEPISODE #35: The Pirate Wires crew is back for your Friday pod! This week, we get into Mark Cuban's battle with a cartoon rabbit on Twitter over questionable DEI policies. Nearulink, Bryan Johnson's p**** and.. electric stoves? What do these all have to do with the aesthetics of the future? We jump into a viral 'men vs. women' political views chart. Garry Tan's tweet that has the SF supervisors clutching their pearls and police involvement. Finally, the recent societal queer cosplay by our far left citizens (particularly by women.)
Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman
2024-02-021h 04
Hacker News RecapJanuary 31st, 2024 | Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to supes, police reportsThis is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 31st, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): Infinite CraftOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39205020&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:18): Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to supes, police reportsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39205676&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:27): Making a PDF that's larger than GermanyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39210507&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:32): Mistral CEO confirms 'leak' of new open...
2024-02-0122 min
The Knowledge with David Elikwu83. Taste, Judgement, and the Traits of Great Founders with Sondre RaschDavid speaks with Sondre Rasch, Co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing, a global social safety net for remote workers and companies.They talked about:🌐 Choosing the right projects💡 Independent thinking and developing taste🤔 How ideas and individuals evolve over time🚀 The traits of great founders🎯 Audience capture🌐 How algorithms influence beliefs and behaviourThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: 🎙️Building Enduring Digital Companies with Sondre Rasch (Episode 79)
2024-01-2529 min
All Things VC#009 Initialized CapitalIt’s rare that a Venture firm invests in 27 unicorns in just 12 years of its existence. It’s even rarer that a venture firm invests in 27 unicorns all at the seed stage, even when it’s just a founder and an idea. It’s EVEN RARER that a firm turns a $7 million fund into over $2 billion in distributed capital for LPs.
Put all of those rare feats together, and you get one of the best, if not the best, early-stage VC firms: Initialized Capital.
Since its founding, the general thesis of Initialized, as described by founding...
2024-01-2456 minSad FranciscoMichael Shellenberger Thinks He Knows Your Gender f/ Soleil HoSoleil Ho is an opinion editor at the San Francisco Chronicle who recently covered the Berkeley-based writer and wannabe California governor Michael Shellenberger. In Shellenberger's last book, San Fransicko, he says rising homelessness rates in West Coast cities comes from us "loving victims" too much. Shellenberger's latest escapade: positioning himself as an expert on trans people. Soleil breaks it down. Soleil's SF Chronicle column on Michael Shellenberger Stop Garry Tan to Stop Asian Hate - our episode on Garry Tan, a Shellenberger ally based in SF (f/ Emily Mills) Support Sad Francisco and find links to our pa...
2024-01-1828 min
How I WriteGarry Tan: Y Combinator CEO - The Key To Writing For Startups and EntrepreneursLearn how Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, wrote his way to success in the startup world — and how you can, too.SPEAKER LINKS:Website: https://www.ycombinator.com/people/garry-tanTwitter: https://twitter.com/garrytanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/garrytan/Blog: https://blog.garrytan.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GarryTanLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrytanWRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class Write of Passage?C...
2023-11-1559 min
Stanford eCornerGarry Tan (Y Combinator) - Unconventional Advice for FoundersGarry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.
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2023-10-1848 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Garry Tan (Y Combinator) - Unconventional Advice for FoundersGarry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.
2023-10-1848 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video SeriesGarry Tan (Y Combinator) - Unconventional Advice for FoundersGarry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.
2023-10-1848 minSad FranciscoStop Garry Tan to Stop Asian Hate f/ Emily MillsThe self-appointed voice of techbros and "effective accelerationism," Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is a prime example of a common archetype in Bay Area tech - a libertarian who wants socialism, but only for corporations. Emily Mills (@sf_mills on Twitter/X) does the undervalued job of keeping track of some of the richest people in the Bay, and which politicians and campaigns they're spending their money on, including Garry. Taping of an evening with Garry Tan, featuring Martin Shkreli, hosted by techbro hype house AGI House: youtube.com/watch?v=xMRlKPqNMT4 Latest p...
2023-10-0518 min
The IO Podcast: Investor + OperatorHow YC's Garry Tan Evaluates Startups | Episode 3 of the Investor + Operator PodcastPresident and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts his time as an early hire at Palantir, starting his company Posterous and becoming an investor of dozens of well-known startups. The companies Garry has worked with are worth a combined $226 billion.Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors & Operators.Chapters:00:00 Intro05:55 Garry's $200 Million Mistake13:00 Why Posterous Stopped Growing14:30 Why You Should Pay Attention To The Competition 21:10 A Healthy Cofounder Relationship...
2023-09-281h 07
Generations (Talking 'bout My Sports...)Extra Time: Immaculate Grid - 07 August - Grid 127Follow along as I reveal my daily Immaculate Grid and how I got there.
I will post my results each evening after 9:00 PM PT to ensure no spoilers. Learn how I come up with my picks–if I had to get an assist or if I flat out looked it up. I use the game for fun and to connect with old friends.
Share your results with me and I will give you a shout out on the show.
Highlights: Bob Ken Forsch, Bruce Sutter, Nolan Ryan, Garry Templeton, Lou Brock, St Louis Card...
2023-08-0827 min
This Week in StartupsYC demo day valuation tensions, how VCs can find gems, Substack's performance & more | E1716Jason breaks down the valuation tension surrounding YC demo days (2:36), how to get better prices on YC-equivalent startups (8:59), Garry Tan's response to complaints (15:18), and more! Then, Jason reacts to a law firm's leaked expectations list that went viral (29:29) before wrapping with some thoughts about Substack (41:59).
(0:00) Jason tees up Friday's topics!
(2:36) Understanding the valuation tension of YC's demo day; why some investors resent YC
(8:59) Jason's three ways to avoid overpaying for YC startups
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2023-04-0847 min
Dear Asian Americans191 // Garry Tan // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by ToyotaThis episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by Toyota.As the proud partner of those who dare to dream, Toyota wants the stories of these Asian American Dreamers to stretch beyond the page. They must be seen, heard, and most importantly, supported. We hope these narratives will inspire you to chase your own Asian American Dream.Learn more about Toyota at toyotausa.com.#ToyotaDayOneGarry Tan joins Dear Asian Americans for the Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by...
2023-04-0338 minThe Social RadarsGarry Tan, President & CEO of Y CombinatorIn this episode we’re talking to Garry Tan, the president & CEO of Y Combinator. We go full circle with Garry as we chat about his path from turning down a job with Peter Thiel, to founding a YC-backed company in 2008, then starting his own multi-billion dollar fund in 2011, and finally returning to run Y Combinator in 2023. Garry knows about programming, design, running startups, and investing in them, so there are lessons and stories for everyone in this episode.
2023-04-0355 min
Newslit Daily🧭 Y Combinator Names Venture Capitalist Garry Tan As Its Next PresidentGood morning, it’s Tuesday August 30th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your morningsIn today's edition:Y Combinator Names Venture Capitalist Garry Tan As Its Next President. Y Combinator names Garry Tan as its next president, replacing Geoff Ralston in January of next year; Tan will step away from his role at Initialized Capital. (Alex Konrad / Forbes)Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor. Mining in pa...
2022-08-3001 min
This Week in StartupsYC brings on Garry Tan as President, Apple's AR plans, Bored Apes at the VMAs | E1547First up, J+M break down YC announcing Garry Tan as its new President and CEO, and what this means for the industry. (11:44) Then, they break down Apple potentially showing its card for its AR goggles name (37:16), and they wrap with some commentary on Eminem and Snoop Dogg performing as their Bored Apes at the VMAs. (58:20)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's topics
(2:12) Catching up on the weekend
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(11:44) Garry Tan is stepping back from Initialized to become YC's new C...
2022-08-301h 23
Getting2AlphaGarry Tan: Investing in CryptoGarry Tan is a software engineer turned entrepreneur turned investor. On his popular YouTube channel he offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. He is intensely aware of the privileged position he is in as a tech-savvy investor in Silicon Valley, and is eager to share his knowledge with the next generation.
2022-08-1245 min
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'ShaughnessyGarry Tan - Unwrapping the GiftMy guest today is Garry Tan, founder and managing partner of early-stage venture firm, Initialized Capital. Before starting Initialized, Garry was a partner at Y Combinator, employee number 10 at Palantir, and co-founder of YC backed blog platform Posterous. Our discussion covers what’s missing in the investment world, how to best systematize venture investments, and what he learned from Paul Graham. Please enjoy my conversation with Garry Tan. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ----- This episo...
2022-03-081h 02
First GenerationGarry Tan: Founder of Initialized CapitalGarry Tan is the founder and Managing Partner of Initialized Capital. Born in Canada, Garry moved to the Bay Area as a toddler and now is fighting to save San Francisco! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-1844 min
First GenerationGarry Tan: Founder of InitializedGarry is the founder and managing partner of Initialized Capital.
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2022-01-1844 min
Moonshots Master SeriesFree: First Principles: How to think betterHello listeners! In our second Moonshots Master episode, we provide a comprehensive breakdown of FIRST PRINCIPLES.
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We get inspired by some new as well as familiar superstars who maximise their problem-solving ability through the use of First Principles. We hear from Garry Tan who helps break down First Principles for us, Therealisedman who teaches us how Aristotle utilised First Principles thousands of years ago, as well as Elon Musk at his 2014 USC Commencement speech.
Once fully inspired around First Principles thinking we get into case studies and...
2021-09-2416 min
Moonshots Podcast: Superstar mindsets and success habitsMaster Series: Episode 02 - First Principles: TrailerHello listeners! In our second Moonshots Master episode, we provide a comprehensive breakdown of FIRST PRINCIPLES.Subscribe today to our Master Series!We get inspired by some new as well as familiar superstars who maximise their problem-solving ability through the use of First Principles. We hear from Garry Tan who helps break down First Principles for us, Therealisedman who teaches us how Aristotle utilised First Principles thousands of years ago, as well as Elon Musk at his 2014 USC Commencement speech.Once fully inspired around...
2021-08-1816 min
Christ Covenant Church (Langley, BC)No Option: Clear Out the Rubble & RebuildAnthony Esolen is a professor at Magdalene College of the Liberal Arts in Warner, New Hampshire, and the author of many books, including Life Under Compulsion (ISI Books), Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church (Tan, with a CD), Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture (Regnery), and The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord (Ignatius Press, 2019). He has also translated Dante's Divine Comedy (Random House).Church Website:https://langleychurch.org/Communion of Reformed & Evangelical Churches:https://crechurches.org/
2021-07-1437 min
Leveling Up with Eric SiuHow Creator-Investor Garry Tan Leveled Up His Fund From $7M AUM to $770M AUMToday’s guest is Garry Tan from Initialized, a company that focuses on investing in high potential software startups at the seed stage and earlier. From starting with $7 million in assets under management, his company has grown to the point where it currently has over $770 million, and they're starting to create over $100 billion in market value. He's invested in companies such as Coinbase, Opendoor, Flexport, Rippling, Patreon, Ro, and more. Even though Garry has established a name for himself as one of the world’s best venture capitalists, today on Leveling Up, he explains why he still thinks of hims...
2021-06-2837 min
Leveling Up with Eric SiuHow Creator-Investor Garry Tan Leveled Up His Fund From $7M AUM to $770M AUMToday’s guest is Garry Tan from Initialized, a company that focuses on investing in high potential software startups at the seed stage and earlier. From starting with $7 million in assets under management, his company has grown to the point where it currently has over $770 million, and they're starting to create over $100 billion in market value. He's invested in companies such as Coinbase, Opendoor, Flexport, Rippling, Patreon, Ro, and more. Even though Garry has established a name for himself as one of the world’s best venture capitalists, today on Leveling Up, he explains why he still thinks of hims...
2021-06-2835 min
What I KnowGarry Tan: There is No Normal Path for Starting a CompanyGarry Tan is known for his investments in Coinbase and Instacart--but before cofounding and managing his fund, Initialized Capital, he was a partner at Y Combinator, where he advised more than 700 startups. He’d been down that road before--founding two of his own companies. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Tan--now a thought-leader with a popular YouTube channel, about his journey from food-insecurity in the Bay Area to student to founder to investor, and what he’s learned along the way to shaking up venture capital and managing the flow of early-stage money to young companies.
2021-06-2137 min
Quite a Quote!Garry Tan: Learn or earnThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://quiteaquote.in/2021/04/12/garry-tan-learn-or-earn/
2021-06-1800 min
ACQ2 by AcquiredOwning Your Own Media Stream (from Collison Conf with Garry Tan)Ben interviewed Initialized Capital founder and friend of the show, Garry Tan at Collision Conf last month. Garry is of course also a YouTuber, Clubhouse'r, and master of content creation. The good people at Collision Conf gave us the thumbs up to share this interview on the value of owning your own media stream with all of you.Sponsors:Koyfin: https://bit.ly/acquiredkoyfin
2021-06-0422 min
Sand Hill RoadE23 Insights from building a VC firm in public with Initialized Capital founder Garry TanIn this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Garry Tan, co-founder of Initialized Capital about his journey as a content creator, founder and managing partner at Initialized Capital.
00:00 Intro
02:02 Garry's Twitter game
06:00 Keeping up the content cascade
08:12 Getting started on YouTube
10:50 Paying it forward at scale
14:45 Respecting the audience
18:00 Content creation is like building a startup
21:13 Garry as a founder
25:14 Founder "what ifs"
28:26 Garry as a VC
2021-04-2333 min
StrictlyVC DownloadCoinbase Director Katie Haun and Early Coinbase Backer Garry Tan on What's Next for the CompanyThis week, we talk to Coinbase Director and Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun and Initialized Capital's Garry Tan, who wrote Coinbase its first check, about where this week's hottest listing is headed. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Ke...
2021-04-1746 min
The Quest Pod with Justin KanGarry Tan: Designer, Engineer, Investor, Human | Family, Culture, Venture Capital and Self-WorkGarry Tan is a very close friend of mine. The co-founder of Initialized Capital is a veteran entrepreneur, investor, and online content creator. We share a familiar story: a couple of young Asian guys from a family of immigrants in America, building a career in tech, and eventually partnering at Y-Combinator. He also runs a popular YouTube channel, which has inspired me to create my own online content. This episode is particularly special to me because of how vulnerable Garry was willing to be, and how deeply connected I felt to him after our conversation. It...
2021-04-1348 min
Garry Tan on lessons from past startup failures, power of community funnels, Alexis Ohanian’s departure & more | Angel S5 E8Check out Initialized: https://initialized.com
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2021-03-1159 min
rational vc#016 - Ruben Harris: Educating 1-Billion People and Raising $10MM from Alexis Ohanian & Garry TanRuben is the Founder and CEO of Career Karma - the easiest way to find a tech career online. The EdTech startup is a marketplace that empowers students to find the best bootcamps for their price point and career goals. Cyrus and Iman talk to Ruben about why he built Career Karma, and what his aspirations are with the company. This follows a successful $10MM fundraising round led by Initialized Capital (Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan). https://careerkarma.com https://twitter.com/rubenharris This podcast provides regular content on technology i...
2021-03-0154 min
The Tony Tan PodcastRetail In The Age Of DisruptionWe have so many questions regarding the retail scene, here are just a few of todays interesting and insightful show and podcast:What are the key changes over the last 15 years? What are the advantages of an online retailer? Are there still advantages of the analog / brick and mortar store?What does the Future of Retail / Converged Hybrid Retailors look like ?Let us invite Mr. Garry Ng who has spent much of his career that spans global consulting firms like KPMG, to DFS / Louis Vuitton and Harvey Norman to share with us his insight...
2021-02-051h 07
The Ones Who SucceedVC Turned Creator, with Initialized Capital Managing Partner Garry Tan | Episode 39On today's podcast, a conversation with Venture Capitalist Turned Creator, Garry Tan. Garry is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Initialized Capital, a venture firm Garry started with Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian in 2011. With past investments in companies including Instacart, Coinbase and Cruise, Initialized boasts a combined market cap totalling 40 billion dollars. However, in 2019, Garry was inspired to start creating content on YouTube and in the process build a personal brand. A decision that was very much inspired by none other than YouTube luminary Casey Neistat. As a result, I sat down with Garry to discuss his entry into...
2020-11-1138 min
That Creative LifeGarry Tan - $40B in Startup Value (Initialized Capital)Garry Tan is co-founder of Initialized Capital - a venture firm with $40B in value and a focus on early stage startups. He got his start as a program manager at Microsoft and later co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was a partner at Y Combinator from 2011-2015. Garry also shares his startup wisdom every week on his YouTube channel.GARRY TANhttps://initialized.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/garrytanTwitter: https://twitter.com/garrytanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/garrytan/THAT CREATIVE LIFE PODCAST...
2020-10-051h 13ACQ2 by AcquiredHow YC Rewrote the Seed Playbook with Garry TanWe're joined by Posterous co-founder, former YC partner and current Managing Partner of Initialized Capital Garry Tan to go deep on how YC changed the game for company creation and seed investing, how they thought about building the "cult" of startups, and what lies ahead as the early-stage world continues to globalize and evolve more quickly than ever.Sponsors:Koyfin: https://bit.ly/acquiredkoyfin Topics Covered (among others):How the recruiting challenge for early-stage startups led to outside-the-box thinking Peter Thiel’s “crazy” (but not actually crazy) offer to Garry...
2020-09-291h 16
Base LayerBase Layer Episode 167: Garry Tan from Initialized Capital on Paradigm shifts in Tech & Digital Assets role in a new worldGarry Tan is a legend...end of story. Listen why here.No seriously, Garry is a designer, engineer, and investor in early stage startups. Cofounder and managing partner of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund that was earliest in Coinbase and Instacart. They are a team of 6 investing partners with over $770M in assets under management and our startups have created more than $40 billion in market value in the past 8 years. They focus on pre-product-market-fit seed and seek to be the investor of record at that stage. We spoke about everything from...
2020-08-2836 min
Evolving for the Next BillionGarry Tan of Initialized: Saying No to Peter Thiel, Engineer turned Investors, and Betting Against Big TechToday on the show we have Garry Tan, the managing partner of Initialized Capital, a venture firm based in San Francisco he started with the Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Garry is a designer/engineer turned early-stage investor. He was a partner at Y Combinator for nearly five years where he advised and funded over 600 companies and more than a thousand founders. He was a cofounder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous (Top 200 Quantcast site, acquired by Twitter in 2012). Before that he was employee #10 at Palantir, where he was a founding member of the engineering team for Palantir's financial analysis product, a...
2020-06-241h 00
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 332: Initialized Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Garry Tan on The New NormalPrepare for the worst, hope for the best. Hear from Garry Tan, co-founder and managing partner at Initialized Capital, about how to protect your business during a crisis. He'll cover remote work, team management, sales, marketing, product development and more. This podcast is an excerpt from Garry's session at SaaStr Summit. You can watch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/lIZDFQscwQM
2020-05-0722 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 332: Initialized Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Garry Tan on The New NormalPrepare for the worst, hope for the best. Hear from Garry Tan, co-founder and managing partner at Initialized Capital, about how to protect your business during a crisis. He'll cover remote work, team management, sales, marketing, product development and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloud.substack.com
2020-05-0722 min
Paradox Podcast#10 — Garry Tan — Building the world you want to live inGarry Tan (@garrytan) is a designer and engineer turned early stage investor as a Managing Partner and co-founder at Initialized Capital. While recording from our coronavirus bunkers, Garry and I chatted about building the world you want to live in, how refugee ancestors has influenced his worldview, navigating the idea maze as a founder, his $200M mistake and how parenthood has changed his life. In 2019, Tan was listed at #21 on the Forbes Midas List having invested in Instacart, Coinbase, Flexport, Plangrid, Hellosign and many others. Prior to founding Initialized, Garry was a partner at Y Combinator for nearly five years...
2020-04-151h 03
An Nou Grandi AnsanmMennen Tèt Ou Ak Ekip Ou ByenNan epizòd sa-a nou envite pran ti tan pou ou travay sou sa ki ka ede ou devni e rete yon lidè ki toujou efikas.
2020-02-1614 min
HOW TO CEOHow to Build a Functional Family to Create a Billion Dollar Company (with Cameron Yarbrough and Garry Tan)In this episode of the How to CEO podcast, I was honored to speak with two guests. Cameron Yarbrough is CEO of the leadership-development company Torch. My other guest is Garry Tan, Managing Partner of Initialized Capital (a firm that backed Torch.) Today, we discussed the importance of building a functional family to create a billion-dollar company. Other topics included characteristics of a good co-founder, the high-trauma environments that many entrepreneurs come from, and much more. You won’t want to miss this episode!
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2020-01-0925 min
14 Minutes of SaaS - founder stories on business, tech and lifeFixing a Broken World - Garry Tan, 2 of 2Garry Tan, co-founder & managing partner of Initialized. Discovering what needs to be fixed in the world, why there's never too much capital, the power of great engineers as well as investments Patreon, Coinbase & Plate IQ. 2 of 2
2019-06-0500 min14 Minutes of SaaS - founder stories on business, tech and lifePower of Smart Engineers - Garry Tan, 1 of 2Garry Tan, who is co-founder and managing partner of Initialized. The Palantir blues, Big company blindness, there's never too much capital, the power of a great engineer as well as Algolia, EasyPost and Rainforest QA, 1 of 2
2019-06-0500 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Initialized's Garry Tan on The Most Important Thing A Seed Investor Can Do For Founders, How Ownership Requirements Change With Evolution of Funds & Why There Is Not Too Much Capital Chasing Too Few DealsGarry Tan is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Initialized Capital, one of the West Coast's leading early-stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of Coinbase, Instacart, Cruise, Flexport and Opendoor, just to name a few. As for Garry, before co-founding Initialized, he was a partner at Y Combinator for nearly five years where he advised and funded over 600 companies. He was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous (acquired by Twitter in 2012). Before that he was employee #10 at Palantir, where he was a founding member of the engineering team for Palantir's financial analysis product, and also fun fact, Gar...
2019-04-0132 min
An Nou Grandi AnsanmEpisode 18 - Kreye "Vision Board" Pa W' La.Nan epizòd sa-a nou envite ou ale kreye yon "vision board" nan lang Anglè-a epi "Tableau de Visualisation". Yon zouti kibka pèmèt panse tout tan nan yon fason ki pozitif olye de negativ.
2019-02-2413 min
Product Hunt RadioMegatrends in tech and missed opportunities with Garry Tan of Initialized CapitalToday I'm visiting Garry Tan at Initialized HQ, a multi-stage fund that he started with Alexis Ohanian, one of the co-founders of reddit. The fund has grown tremendously over the past six years with nearly $1B under management, a team of more than 10, and investments in a few companies you might be a customer of, including Coinbase, Instacart, Algolia, GOAT, Opendoor, and a bunch of others. They were also investors in Product Hunt.
In this episode we talk about:
Garry's early years working as a software engineer in tech, including some major missed opportunities (in hindsight...
2018-12-1900 min
The Rushi Shah Podcast#12 Co-Founder of Initialized Capital, Garry Tan & Backing World Changing CompaniesTurn outward and listen to what other people around you need! One of the best conversations I’ve had till date with none other than the amazing Garry Tan! Garry is a designer, engineer, and investor in early-stage startups. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund that was the earliest investor in Coinbase and Instacart. They have over $500M in assets under management and their startups have created more than $23 billion in market value in the past 7 years. From a rough childhood to Silicon Valley hero, Garry has had a profound jo...
2018-11-0125 min
Tech Stories from HackerNoonE08 - Ending The Crypto Winter with Garry Tan and Brett Gibson of Initialized CapitalEpisode 8: In this episode we sit down with Garry Tan and Brett Gibson of Initialized Capital and discuss emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, and what sets them apart from other venture capital firms.
"People are conditioned for 200 milliseconds at this point. Even waiting 5-seconds for a little spinner is not going to cut it."- Garry Tan
"Privacy is going to be a big deal for the blockchain and crypto technologies." - Brett Gibson
"It really is about those users, and what's their experience. We want to help other fellow hackers who are bu...
2018-11-0137 min
Breaking Into Startups#96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry TanToday, we have two amazing people behind the widely successful early stage venture capital firm, Initialized. Today, they discuss the power of coaching, the cryptocurrency space, building teams and community, and some tech trends to watch out for.
Dubbed as "Mayor of the Internet," Alexis Ohanian is the Co-Founder of Reddit, Breadpig. He was a former partner at Y Combinator before co-founding Initialized.
Garry Tan is also a Co-Founder of Initialized, Posterous.com, and Posthaven.com. Also a former partner at Y Combinator, where he advised over 700 companies. In addition to that, he is the first seed investor at Instacart...
2018-08-1700 min
The Rhys Show#37 Kim-Mai Cutler / Garry Tan, Initialized Capital: Tech Utopia, The VC System, Changing SF, #BUIDLKim-Mai Cutler and Garry Tan, partners at Initialized Capital, the first seed investor in Coinbase. We chat about techno-utopianism vs. skepticism, venture capital as a system, why people are leaving SF, and #BUIDL as a powerful meme.
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2018-04-1145 min
TV Tan PodcastTV Tan 0218: Beneath the Valley of the UnderMuleREPOST MARCH 26, 2018: Bill Frost (SLUGMag.com & X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (a comedy dive near you) talk Showtime "free" weekend, Billions, Homeland, Netflix's shittastic Game Over Man, Listener Mailbag (Trust, The Affair, Splitting Up Together), ugh ... Roseanne, Shondaland vs. ABC ratings, Alex Inc, podcast Dirty John to become a TV series (so why not TV Tan?), Rasslin'/Women's Soccer News, Queer Eye gets Season 2 and What to Watch Harder (The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, The Walking Dead, Roseanne?, Splitting Up Together?, Grace vs. Abrams, Nobodies, New Wave: Dare to Be Different, Jesus Christ Superstar, iZombie, Supernatural/Scooby-Doo...
2018-03-261h 14TV Tan PodcastTV Tan 0218: Beneath the Valley of the UnderMuleREPOST MARCH 26, 2018: Bill Frost (SLUGMag.com & X96 Radio From Hell) and Tommy Milagro (a comedy dive near you) talk Showtime "free" weekend, Billions, Homeland, Netflix's shittastic Game Over Man, Listener Mailbag (Trust, The Affair, Splitting Up Together), ugh ... Roseanne, Shondaland vs. ABC ratings, Alex Inc, podcast Dirty John to become a TV series (so why not TV Tan?), Rasslin'/Women's Soccer News, Queer Eye gets Season 2 and What to Watch Harder (The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, The Walking Dead, Roseanne?, Splitting Up Together?, Grace vs. Abrams, Nobodies, New Wave: Dare to Be Different, Jesus Christ Superstar, iZombie, Supernatural/Scooby-Doo...
2018-03-261h 14