What's working for YC companies since the AI boom

lubujackson wrote: post #4

0 consumer products is wild. I know SaaS has taken over from a bang for buck perspective, but this seens like a too-narrow approach by YC.

0 consumer products is just a symptom of the current state of the global economy

Re: What's working for YC companies since the AI boom

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Post by biccsdev » Sat, May 31, 2025, 6:46 AM UTC

konstantinua00 wrote: post #6

what does YC mean here? Y combinator?

yes

Re: What's working for YC companies since the AI boom

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Post by Ezhik » Sat, May 31, 2025, 7:06 AM UTC

lubujackson wrote: post #4

0 consumer products is wild. I know SaaS has taken over from a bang for buck perspective, but this seens like a too-narrow approach by YC.

I guess consumer products are a niche to be filled either by the giants or by random people with a dream and a bit of SwiftUI knowledge.

Re: What's working for YC companies since the AI boom

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Post by millgrove » Sat, May 31, 2025, 7:18 AM UTC

a number of companies from these batches have raised series As and have not announced yet. probably ~5