The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator

A behind-the-scenes look at how tomorrow's hottest startups are being primed for greatness Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul Graham, YC's impresario, and his partners. Receiving an offer from YC creates the opportunity of a lifetime. Acclaimed journalist Randall Stross was granted unprecedented access to Y Combinator, enabling a unique inside tour of the world of software startups. Over the course of a summer, we watch as a group of founders scramble to make something people want. This is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill trumps experience, undergraduates confidently take on Goliaths, and investors fall in love.

• | Author: Randall Stross
• | Publisher: Portfolio
• | Publication Date: Sep 24, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1591846587
• | ISBN-13: 9781591846581