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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/24/2013
ISBN: 9781591846581
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d