Meet Y Combinator’s newest partner, Geoff Ralston
The newest member of Y Combinator’s team is angel investor and successful entrepreneur Geoff Ralston.
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham announced the addition of Ralston in a blog post yesterday, writing that Ralston is “a perfect match for YC because he’s smart and energetic, and yet informal and a super nice guy.”
Graham told VentureBeat via email that Ralston will be a full partner in Y Combinator, but will continue to be a partner in … Continue Reading
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski calls for SOPA compromise
The Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act may be on hiatus, but what’s really at stake are two equally critical values that don’t necessarily have to be in opposition of each other, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski stated in a fireside chat at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich today.
PIPA and SOPA would give the U.S. government and copyright holders the authority to seek court orders against foreign … Continue Reading
Go Daddy gives into pressure, comes out against SOPA
Domain and hosting site Go Daddy just announced that it no longer supports the recently proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
The statement (pasted below) comes after the intense backlash Go Daddy received yesterday from customers and Internet critics after it appeared on an official list of companies supporting SOPA. Not only did Go Daddy issue a statement on its new stance, but it’s also compulsively responding to any comments on Twitter referencing a Go … Continue Reading
Paul Graham: SOPA supporters are no longer welcome at Y Combinator events
Paul Graham has put the kibosh on SOPA-supporting companies showing up at Y Combinator events, including the popular and investment-driven Demo Days.
Graham founded Y Combinator, an incubator and accelerator program that attracts some of the brightest minds and most interesting startups around the world. A Graham-imposed ban means the exiled parties might not have the best chance get in on early investment rounds — or acquisition deals when companies (and founders) are young enough … Continue Reading
Ad innovation takes the stage at Y Combinator event (video)
A few lucky people got a peek at the future of online advertising recently, thanks to a Y Combinator event.
Close to 200 entrepreneurs, marketers, publishers, and venture capitalists packed Y Combinator headquarters in Mountain View on Sept. 14 for the startup incubator’s first ever Ad Innovation Conference. The two-hour event was open to the public and designed to showcase companies developing ad-related technologies.
What with Demo, TechCrunch, Intel Developer Forum and Microsoft Build last … Continue Reading
A look at life inside Y Combinator from a two-time alumnus (video)
Y Combinator‘s Demo Days this year featured a crush of innovation and excitement. After 63 startups presented to a room full of reporters, VCs and other influencers, we were all exhausted — none more than the belles of this particular ball, the founders themselves.
So we gave the bright young men of Parse a day to recuperate before we asked them to drop into the VentureBeat studio in downtown San Francisco to talk about their … Continue Reading
Y Combinator’s latest partners are also alums
Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator is bringing some of its most notable alumni back into the fold — as partners.
In a blog post today, partner Paul Graham announced that Loopt founder Sam Altman (pictured), Justin.tv founders Emmett Shear and Justin Kan, and Posterous founder Garry Tan are all joining as “part-time partners” who will “do the same sort of work regular YC partners do advising startups, but only 1/5 of their time.” Three of … Continue Reading
