10 May, 2014
Quora joins Y Combinator
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reuben2014-10-16 15:36:082015-08-10 12:52:56Quora joins Y CombinatorAltman invites the question-and-answer site to be the first late-stage participant:
I don’t know if [Quora] will develop a new product that they did not already have in the works as a result of being at Y Combinator…But we think we can help them with certain areas like hiring… And we think they can help our community a great deal.
16 Aug, 2005
Loopt joins Y Combinator
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reuben2014-10-16 15:31:112015-03-23 01:35:49Loopt joins Y Combinator
Loopt joins the inaugural batch and receives a reported $6,000. Altman says the money-saving culture at Y Combinator, which extends to things like readymade meals, helps develop the location-based mobile app company develop:
That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset. The start-ups that do well are the ones that are working all the time.