Y Combinator articles

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  Behind the curtain of Y Combinator, the 'sleep-away camp for startups'

  By Amar Toor on May 4, 2013 10:12 am + 4 comments

  Since its founding in 2005, Y Combinator has become one of the most prominent seed accelerators in Continue reading…

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  Y Combinator-backed startup fueling Windows crapware installs

  By Adi Robertson on January 15, 2013 10:11 am + 62 comments

  Y Combinator is known for helping fund great ideas like Dropbox or Reddit, and many other successful Continue reading…

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  More than just lyrics, Rap Genius sets out to 'explain everything'

  By Adrianne Jeffries on October 3, 2012 03:15 pm + 78 comments

  Rap Genius was founded as the "Wikipedia for rap," a people-powered community where rappers and fans Continue reading…

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  At Silicon Valley's elite startup school, success comes to the ascetic

  By Jeff Blagdon on September 11, 2012 09:52 pm + 5 comments

  For many would-be tech startups, Y Combinator is the promised land — an elite pressure cooker Continue reading…