An inside look at scaling Y Combinator from 30 to 100 companies per batch (feat. Harj Taggar)

Update: 2019-01-15

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Episode 39: We spoke with Harj Taggar, co-founder & CEO at Triplebyte and one of the first partners at Y Combinator. We discuss his time at Y Combinator including how he evaluated startups and grew the program from 30 to 100 companies per batch. Plus, we talk ICOs and their benefits and drawbacks as well as whether blockchain will live up to the hype.

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An inside look at scaling Y Combinator from 30 to 100 companies per batch (feat. Harj Taggar)

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An inside look at scaling Y Combinator from 30 to 100 companies per batch (feat. Harj Taggar)