The Hunt for State of the Art (with Suhail Doshi)
Suhail Doshi, a YC alumni who previously founded Mixpanel and Mighty, has created a state-of-the-art (SOTA) AI image diffusion model with Playground. The app allows you to talk to it like a graphic de...
19 Sep 202455min
How YC Was Created With Jessica Livingston
Familiar with the lore of Y Combinator? Then you'll know Jessica Livingston — one of the original co-founders who started YC back in 2005. On a recent visit to our SF headquarters, she shared with the...
6 Sep 202458min
Are We In An AI Hype Cycle?
Is the latest excitement around AI just another round of dot-com or crypto-style hype? The Lightcone hosts discuss where AI might be if the hype cycle is real, and what may remain once the buzz wears ...
22 Aug 202437min
Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom
It’s the first guest episode of Lightcone! The hosts sit down with Paul Buchheit, one of Google’s earliest employees, the creator of Gmail and current YC Group Partner. (He also came up with Google’s ...
9 Aug 202448min
10 People + AI = Billion Dollar Company?
As AI continues to evolve and advance, a line of thinking has emerged that humans will no longer need to learn how to write code in the future. If so, could this mean that a staff of ten or less could...
27 Jun 202438min
Better AI Models, Better Startups
There's been a lot of news lately about the updates to some of the largest foundational AI models. But what does this mean for startups? How will future product releases from the AI giants effect the ...
6 Jun 202441min
Why This Is The Perfect Time To Start A Startup
Last month, YC hosted Startup School East, a one-day event in Boston for university students. As part of the event, the Lightcone Podcast did their first live stage recording specifically tailored for...
17 Mai 202419min
Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, Immaculate vibes
What's happening in startups right now and how can you get ahead of the curve? In this episode of the Lightcone podcast, we dive deep into the major trends we're seeing from the most recent batch of Y...
30 Apr 202442min
