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Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

#22
post #9

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.

Everyone looks so young. Sam Altman looks exactly the same. (he still looks super young)

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

#23
post #17
post #5

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

Dammit! itllneverwork.com and itwillneverwork.com are both taken :-(

goingtofail.com isn't registered. (Yes, I know it's not the same name, but I thought it was a good one)

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

#25
post #13
post #9

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.

I seem to remember that, at the time, one of the partners was unnamed on the website. Was that you, or someone else?

That was Jessica. She hadn't quit her previous job yet.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

#28
post #21

Who are the folks/companies in the picture at the bottom? I feel like I might recognize some of them, but they're much younger.

According to yclist.com (which is both unofficial and outdated), that first batch was Reddit, Infogami, Kiko, Loopt, ClickFacts, and Firecrawl.
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