Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

YC 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.

. 21min 24sec

The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew

Heart 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 visits Heart's pilot plant in LA and sits down ... Show more

. 14min 48sec

Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else

Today, 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 one of the fastest-growing enterprise sof ... Show more

. 59min 39sec

Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac

Susan 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 visual language for personal computing that st ... Show more

. 51min 44sec

Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics

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 Intelligence cofounder Chelsea Finn expl ... Show more

. 58min 17sec