Gumloop names early employee Gonzalo as co-founder
Gumloop announces Gonzalo, who joined as employee #5 two years ago, is now officially co-founder, after playing a key role in re-founding the company as an agent-building platform.
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16 signalsFrom Meta PM to founder: quxiaoyin's Run The World journey
@quxiaoyin was a Meta PM in 2015, then dropped out of Stanford to found Run The World, a virtual events platform that raised $15M from a16z and others, powered 50,000 events and was acquired.
Garry Tan: stay profitable, run your company on agentic loops
Garry Tan advises startups to stay profitable and run on maximal agentic loops, reinvesting $10M yearly profit like an annual Series A with no dilution, instead of complaining about the funding crunch.
On-Site, a portfolio company, is hiring an AI engineer
Investor @iamazfer shares that one of his portfolio companies, On-Site, is hiring an AI engineer. He describes a strong team with a backlog of customers, and welcomes referrals of good candidates.
Prototyping_io Raises $6.2M Seed Round
Revanth announced a $6.2M seed round for Prototyping_io in June from VCs and angel investors. He met talented people while building the team but paused hiring as plans evolved.
Robots can already fold laundry, make espresso, clean kitchens, and assemble things.
Robots 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, @physical_int cofounder @che
Sam Altman: "I can kind of automate an entire startup of agents and four of us.
Sam Altman: "I can kind of automate an entire startup of agents and four of us. Four people and all this compute." This might be the biggest startup opportunity of 2026. He says the startups being created today could be far more valuable than the startups of t
A recent YC startup spent 250k on a domain.
A recent YC startup spent 250k on a domain. I was slightly shocked. But when I asked how much they raised after YC, the answer was 6.5m. So 1/26 of their round. This is the time we live in; one shocking number counterbalances the other.
The startup JetZero just picked up U.S.
The startup JetZero just picked up U.S. support in its effort to dislodge Boeing as the only American maker of commercial airliners
You can build it yourself now in many cases.
You can build it yourself now in many cases. Human=1 startups But can you maintain it yourself? Do all the support yourself? Bug fixes yourself? Sell it yourself?
They just killed hundreds of startups with this.
They just killed hundreds of startups with this. Probably most in the healthcare domain.
At 3 AM, He’s Building a Company
His girlfriend asked why he was still awake at 3 AM; he replied, "Building the company."
What will our lives look like in 10 years?
What will our lives look like in 10 years? "Everyone will be some sort of boss of a team of virtual people who will help us in our everyday lives," according to Yann Le Cun, founder of the startup AMI Labs. #JT20h
YC Partner on Token Spending
YC partner advises young founders to be less conservative with token budgets.
Open Platforms Give Startups a Chance
Open platforms mean startups have a shot, while closed platforms hinder progress.
New question for YC startups office hours
Asking how to ensure companies survive in an AI-dominated world.