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The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator Randall Stross
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

FORTUNE — For several years, a group of venture capital firms has committed to invest a pre-determined amount into each startup accepted into the storied Y Combinator incubator program. He said “while we had enough cash in the bank we wanted to grow faster, and joining YC would embed us fully into the place where we wanted to be.”. Mar 28, 2014 - Influential startup program Y Combinator is making a major change. Now we've learned that YC is launching a new vehicle that is unlikely to include any VC firms as limited partners. Sep 25, 2012 - The preeminent three-month start-up accelerator program gets book-length treatment in Randall Stross's new book, “The Launch Pad,” to be released this Thursday. Jul 16, 2012 - The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups. Last year, we compiled thoughts from several Y Combinator founders about the incubator. Dec 10, 2012 - Acclaimed journalist Randall Stross discusses his new book The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups. Jul 25, 2012 - Today, Y Combinator Summer 2012 startup Sponsorfied launches its tool that connects and manages the relationship between brands and the events or influencers they want to sponsor. But Fortune has learned that things are about to change. Mar 17, 2014 - Getting accepted to join Y Combinator must feel like winning the Super Bowl. Sep 12, 2012 - For many would-be tech startups, Y Combinator is the promised land — an elite pressure cooker where hackers can hone their ideas for 10 weeks surrounded by their own kind. Jan 5, 2012 - The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups by Randall Stross – a look at the behind-the-scenes of the SF startup life. Mar 2, 2014 - Web platform that takes bricks-and-mortar retailers' raw point-of-sale data and turns it into easy-to-read insights has been snapped up by prestigious Silicon Valley tech incubator. Jan 23, 2014 - The founders pivoted their business into userfox in November 2012 and launched retention-driven email, newsletter management and A/B testing products in 2013. Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. May 28, 2013 - But what is it actually like once you get accepted into Silicon Valley's most prestigious accelerator? Jan 13, 2014 - Y Combinator, since its creation in 2005, emerged as the most successful accelerator and launched billion-dollar valuation companies such as Dropbox or Airbnb. The business history of Y Combinator highlights the role of the surrounding ecosystem and the Stross Randall, The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups, Portfolio, 2012. With alumni like Acquisitions · Changes · Feature · Funding · Launches · Partnerships · Emerging “We really focused on transactional email, like welcome emails after web site sign ups, Facebook or LinkedIn message alert emails. Sep 24, 2013 - Strikingly (YC W13) launches its site builder for Southeast Asia The platform's app store also has new products that allow users to integrate platforms like Facebook, SoundCloud, Google Maps and Twitter into their sites.