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Today: #103 in Technology on our combined chart.
Today: #46 in Technology, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #61 in Technology, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #36 in Technology, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #94 in Technology, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #149 in Technology, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #51 in Technology, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #87 in Technology, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #62 in Technology, India on our combined chart.
Today: #41 in Technology, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 22 | #61 | #61 | — | #46 |
| Oct 21 | #43 | #43 | #43 | #40 |
| Oct 20 | #58 | #58 | — | #74 |
| Oct 19 | #59 | #59 | — | #76 |
| Oct 18 | #66 | #65 | — | #55 |
| Oct 17 | #48 | #48 | #41 | #66 |
| Oct 16 | #116 | #113 | — | — |
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Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics
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The State of Startups in 2026
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8 Ways To Improve Your Outbound Sales
September 13, 2026 · 13 minThe best outbound starts before you automate anything. Founders need to learn who actually has the problem, what gets their attention, and what makes them reply. YC Visiting Partner Christina Gilbert recommends doing at least your first…
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Open Models Change The Economics of AI
September 12, 2026 · 57 minOllama (YC W21) is used by 9 million developers and 85% of the Fortune 500, giving co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Morgan a unique view into which AI models people are actually using and how that’s changing.Right now, the biggest shift he sees…
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Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders
September 5, 2026 · 21 minYC Visiting Partner Vivian Shen sits down with Paul Graham at the original YC office in Mountain View to talk about startups, AI, ambition, and what makes great founders.
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The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew
September 4, 2026 · 15 minHeart Aerospace (YC W19) just flew the largest electric airplane ever flown — a 100-foot wingspan, a takeoff weight of 25,000 pounds, and $5 of electricity to get it off the ground. In this episode of Hard Tech, YC's Gustaf Alströmer…
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Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else
August 29, 2026 · 60 minToday, more than 3% of the world’s lawyers use Legora, and the company has grown from $1 million to $100 million in ARR since launching in October 2024.At Startup School 2026, Legora co-founder and CEO Max Junestrand shares how they built…
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Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac
August 28, 2026 · 52 minSusan Kare joined Apple as an art history PhD who barely knew anything about computers. She went on to design many of the icons, typefaces, and symbols that helped make the original Macintosh feel understandable and human, defining a…
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Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics
August 13, 2026 · 58 minRobots can already fold laundry, make espresso, clean kitchens, and assemble things. The harder problem is getting them to do those tasks reliably, for long periods of time, without a human babysitting them. At Startup School 2026…
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Peter Steinberger: "Fun Is Velocity"
August 11, 2026 · 42 minLast November, Peter Steinberger was annoyed that there was no good way to talk to his coding agents from his phone, so he built one himself. A few months later, OpenClaw had exploded into one of the biggest open source AI projects in the…
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Max Hodak: How Startups Build Speed
August 10, 2026 · 57 minScience is building a retinal implant that restores vision to people who have gone blind. One patient has already used it to read a 300-page novel.Building a company like that requires a lot more than getting the technology right. At…
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How To Design In The Agent Era
August 7, 2026 · 56 minAI isn't just changing the tools designers use. It's changing how they build, ship, and stand out. In this episode of Design Review, Stephen Haney, founder of AI-native design tool Paper, joins YC General Partner Aaron Epstein to demo…
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We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.