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YC just showed founders where the next AI opportunities are

Oct 17, 2026

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YC just showed founders where the next AI opportunities are

I went through YC's Fall 2026 Requests for Startups. The interesting part is what they reveal about where AI is going next.

Your idea doesn't have to be unique to get into YC

Oct 14, 2026

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2 min read

Your idea doesn't have to be unique to get into YC

I went through YC's funded startups and found a pattern worth sharing with you all

YC wants to fix the $25.6M deepfake problem

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

YC wants to fix the $25.6M deepfake problem

Every person on his video call was fake. He had no way to know

Do things that don’t scale in 2026

Sep 23, 2026

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2 min read

Do things that don’t scale in 2026

then scale the judgment, not the busywork

YC founders don’t “do marketing.” They do this.

Sep 12, 2026

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3 min read

YC founders don’t “do marketing.” They do this.

I used to think YC companies were bad at marketing, until I found this

Read this before you pitch “Cursor for X” again.

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

Read this before you pitch “Cursor for X” again.

The data company just lapped the agents

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