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Geoff Ralston

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Former President at Y Combinator. Founder, Imagine K12. Angel Investor.

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Geoff Ralston
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Accelerating safely. A new fund I’m launching.
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Geoff Ralston
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Yes, she really, really can.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
RT @ooshma: @gobbleinc team's grit, mastery, ingenuity, and purpose took us all the way 💪📈💪📈.TY longtime gobble investors @Initialized @a16….
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Nothing gave me greater confidence that we will solve the wildfire problem than talking to Bill and learning how @convectivecap will invest in solutions.
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Bill Clerico
3 years
Today we're announcing @convectivecap 's debut $35M fund to invest in wildfire startups! 🔥. A thread👇.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Hey founders: tonight at 8pm PT is @ycombinator's next batch (W23) application deadline! Apply now and change the world.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
It's happening now! @ycombinator's 35th Demo Day where the extraordinary S22 batch shows off their startups and their progress. This will be my last Demo Day as YC's President. @garrytan - you are up! . Thanks YC, YC founders, and, of course, @paulg, Jessica, Trevor, and Robert.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
We've just announced that @garrytan will be succeeding me as President and CEO of @ycombinator. It has been an epic 11+ years at YC - a time of extraordinary growth and change. And Garry is the perfect next leader for YC. Congrats Garry! .
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Today we're excited to announce that Garry Tan will be YC's next president and CEO. He is a visionary and builder — having founded the earliest blogging platform and advised hundreds of startups over...
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
It feels bad to pile on to @onepeloton when the company is struggling, but these new terms are awful! You have to agree to them to use the service, and by doing so you must agree to be spammed AND you can only opt out by contacting customer service. Oh joy.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Congrats to @usenash - the first recipient of the new Ron Conway Economic Empowerment award. @RonConway (Ronco!) is an old friend and an extraordinary investor and person. Love this effort with both @bchesky and @mwseibel helping support YC founders.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Eleven years ago, @imaginek12's first cohort included two Brits with a pretty weak idea. They quickly pivoted and just look at them now: . Congrats @liamdon and @samchaudhary_.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Epic founders and companies are worth studying. @MaxRhodesOK from @faire_wholesale is building an amazing company. You can read about it here.
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Y Combinator
3 years
Today, we're launching a new series to help founders everywhere scale and build enduring companies: Learnings of a CEO. We're kicking it off with @MaxRhodesOK, co-founder and CEO of @faire_wholesale, a one-stop shop for wholesale. Read the 1st edition at
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Geoff Ralston
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Check out @ycombinator's new video series called the First Five, where growth stage companies look back on their first five hires, customers, and launches. The inaugural episode features @gustohq, which now has more than 2,000 employees!.
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Y Combinator
3 years
First Five is a new video series where growth stage companies look back on their first five hires, customers, and launches. In the first episode, YC's @anuhariharan sat down with @GustoHQ co-founder & CPO @tomerlondon, to look back on their first hires:
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Geoff Ralston
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. and we launched our 2022 version of @ycombinator Startup School - with new content, software, speakers, and live sessions:.
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startupschool.org
Learn how to start a company with help from the world's top startup accelerator - Y Combinator.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Often, the most important advice we give @ycombinator isn't, strictly speaking, advice. Rather it is an injection of deep belief in your business and your future. @paulg is the best in the world at this.
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inc.com
Emmett Shear's mentor knew how to dream big.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Building the infrastructure of the future financial world isn't easy, the Collisons just make it look that way @stripe as they affably build one of the world's epic companies.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
Some founders seem more like YC founders even though they aren't, and the Varanasi brothers (@acv and Sunil) are epic. I suspect their startup @meter is going to be as well.
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bloomberg.com
Meter, founded by two brothers, has a new way to get workplaces online as well as some noteworthy backers.
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Geoff Ralston
3 years
This is a great read on @christinacaci and her @ycombinator W18 startup, Vanta.
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