[Read] The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups
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A behind-the-scenes look at how tomorrow?s hottest startups are being primed for greatness ? Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC?s impresario, and his partners. Receiving an offer from YC creates the opportunity of a lifetime. ? Acclaimed journalist Randall Stross was granted unprecedented access to Y Combinator, enabling a unique inside tour of the world of software startups. Over the course of a summer, we watch as a group of founders scramble to make something people want. ? This is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill trumps experience, undergraduates confidently take on Goliaths, and investors fall in love. ?
A behind-the-scenes look at how tomorrow?s hottest startups are being primed for greatness ? Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC?s impresario, and his partners. Receiving an offer from YC creates the opportunity of a lifetime. ? Acclaimed journalist Randall Stross was granted unprecedented access to Y Combinator, enabling a unique inside tour of the world of software startups. Over the course of a summer, we watch as a group of founders scramble to make something people want. ? This is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill trumps experience, undergraduates confidently take on Goliaths, and investors fall in love. ?