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Lightcone Podcast
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Lightcone Podcast
Y Combinator
@LightconePod
Techno optimism for technical founders. Hosted by @garrytan, @snowmaker, @sdianahu, and @harjtaggar.
San Francisco, CA
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    Lightcone Podcast
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    Apr 3, 2025
    Startups are hard, and the ones that make it are rare. You can do it alone, but with a good co-founder, you can go farther and for longer.
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    May 6, 2025
    "Startups require two distinct beliefs, and they actually kind of run counter to each other. You need this irrational optimism... and you need uncompromising realism. Even when Copilot looked untouchable, @windsurf_ai co-founder and CEO Varun Mohan (@_mohansolo) says betting on
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    May 28, 2025
    In the AI era, the playbook is changing. Instead of “fail fast,” it’s about following your curiosity and building with the latest tech. Jared (@snowmaker) talks about why living at the edge of the future makes discovering great startup ideas much easier.
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    Jul 2, 2024
    .@garrytan: The artistry of creating software or technology products is actually in that interface between the human and the technology itself.
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    Jun 29, 2024
    Jensen might disagree, but @snowmaker believes builders should still learn how to code.
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    Aug 29, 2024
    Gmail creator @paultoo on building the first version of Google's "Did you mean?" feature
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    Mar 22, 2025
    Co-founder relationships can be intense and challenging, especially with the high pressure of trying to build a successful company. Learning how to navigate them can be a difficult journey, but can also lead to personal growth and self-discovery.
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    Sep 11, 2024
    How YC Was Created With Jessica Livingston Jessica Livingston is one of the original co-founders who started YC back in 2005. On a recent visit to YC's SF HQ, she shared with the Lightcone hosts the stories and decisions of the early days that would form the foundations of YC as
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    Jun 26, 2024
    Better models, better startups.
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    May 28, 2025
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    Startup Ideas You Can Now Build With AI: youtu.be/K4s6Cgicw_A
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    We take a look at the best approaches to managing and navigating co-founder relationships, and share advice on how to make them work in the long run:
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    How Top 1% Founders Navigate Co-founder Conflict
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    How Top 1% Founders Navigate Co-founder Conflict
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    May 6, 2025
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    Full episode:
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