Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by pg » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 7:48 PM UTC

Early Photos of Y Combinator
ycombinator.com

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Post by dirkdeman » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 7:56 PM UTC

Priceless! It also puts a human perspective to Y Combinator. I get sweaty palms just by thinking of applying (although I will - again) this year, let alone actually making it. These pics show me you're actually humans instead of, well, deities. It makes me a bit less anxious of applying, if only a little bit.

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Post by mef » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:02 PM UTC

Love the beer cups in HN orange.

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Post by oguz » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:03 PM UTC

This is amazing. I also believe that YC should have own it's own story with pictures like this, for every batch.

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Post by ayanb » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:03 PM UTC

"It will never work" is such a killer name for a possible cult classic on Investing and Entrepreneurship.

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Post by ga0bi » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:05 PM UTC

can't believe this was about 6 years ago. congrats on all the success!

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Post by pkamb » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:06 PM UTC

I love the 12-inch Powerbook G4s.

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Post by brackin » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:11 PM UTC

Amazing to see this, thanks for posting. Exciting to see how much they've grown through hard work and to see how much their vision expanded.

YC is now regarded as the harvard of tech startups. It's great that YC's original vision to put founders first is still instilled in YC today, even further than then as they have more resources and alumni.

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Post by jl » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:12 PM UTC

Wow. It seems like so long ago yet I remember every moment of these photos. Especially the one taken the night we decided to start YC (we actually didn't come up with the name till later on). I think that was a tear of joy/excitement in my eye.

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Post by coffeemug » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 8:14 PM UTC

YC is incredible. If you're on the fence about applying - do it! The worst thing that can happen is that you'll go through an incredibly exciting process of applying, get a polite rejection, and reapply the next time around. The best thing that can happen is that it will change your perspective and your life in a very fundamental way. If you look at it that way, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.