Sentences with phrase «glan y»

Tech - y breakups suck... and they're usually followed by raging, histerical Yelp reviews.

Two diversity organizations announced they would cut ties with Y Combinator until the accelerator startup formally cuts ties with Thiel, its part - time partner and investor.

A blog post on the company's website, which previously listed Thiel as a part - time partner, now says, «Edit: Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator.»

Laurence has also previously written of the need for companies to attract members of Generation Y (those born after 1982).

Back in the day, Y Combinator and TechStars were one of the programs to get into.

The company recently enrolled in the prestigious Y Combinator accelerator program in Silicon Valley, deepening its connections to American investors.

You started talking about X, but then you started going into Y and Z.»

Y Combinator has gained prominence in the Bay Area for its start - up school, a rigorous process that includes mentorship and some investment dollars.

Take Y Combinator alum and founder of Amicus Seth Bannon, for example.

Within a week, he'd agreed to invest $ 500,000 to fund their seed round; they soon earned an investment from startup accelerator Y Combinator as well.

It's inspiring, and a must read for any Gen - Y's who are thinking about entrepreneurship.

Y Combinator president Sam Altman has responded, saying he doesn't plan to cut off ties with Thiel but that he disagrees — vehemently — with the influential investor.

Investors include Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, and Yunqi Partners.

Say, «speaking of Y, that makes me think of how X...» If you're using this method, just make sure you're not connecting the dots in a contrived or awkward manner.

Y Combinator president Sam Altman tweeted he would not fire someone for supporting a major party nominee for president, even though he disagreed with Thiel's support of Trump.

Employees indicate that they have access to additional perks, both traditional (subsidized healthcare plans, 401 (k), holiday pay) and more startup - y (free food, game rooms and on - site dry cleaning).

«Ben was trying to create this idea of products that inspire people, that they want to share, that gives them a way to connect with their friends, and it was a BuzzFeed - y way of thinking about commerce,» Peretti tells Fortune.

Y Combinator is not alone in coming under pressure to change or sever its relationship with the controversial investor.

Five years, a dropped syllable and one Y Combinator stint later, Tilt has morphed into a Venmo - for - college - groups, a payments company that's growing 41 percent every month on university campuses.

Thiel, an earlier investor in Facebook and creator of Founders Fund, and Y Combinator's Sam Altman are two of Silicon Valley's more outspoken voices and, when it comes to politics, they land in very different places.

«On the ride home, we get a phone call from Paul Graham to inform us that he'd like to offer us a spot in the Y Combinator program, and we later found out that the reason wasn't because of our idea,» said Gebbia.

On one hand, millennials, also known as Generation Y, seem more interested in financial literacy and taking control of their financial management.

A Y Combinator blog post, which previously listed PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel as a part - time partner, now says, he's «no longer affiliated» with the incubator.

The Joy - Cons have all the standard gamepad features, including analog thumb sticks, face buttons (A, B, X, Y), left and right buttons, and a square button that'll let you grab screenshots (and in the future, video) to share online.

Javelin Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by investors including Y Combinator.

She noted, however, that Project Include is in a different position than Y Combinator when it comes to asserting its relationship with Thiel, adding that YC has made a point of acknowledging problems of discrimination in tech.

Having worked at traditional financial planning firms since 2007, certified financial planner Sophia Bera quit her job in mid-2013 to launch her own company, Gen Y Planning, catering to millennial investors.

Launched in 2009 by three Yale alums — Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman, and Ilan Zechory — and refined during a stint with the well - known startup incubator Y Combinator, the company was completing the details of a massive $ 40 million funding round by one of the top investors in tech, a piece of news they had agreed to announce as part of a profile on Business Insider.

Investors include Shasta Ventures, Y Combinator, Trucks.vc, 50 Years, and 9Point Ventures.

Thus, especially if you operate in certain Instagram - y verticals like: travel, fitness, entertainment, food, consumer goods (etc.) you absolutely should be spending time connecting with folks here as there is plenty of «free» organic engagement to be had here.

A question posed on Y Combinator's discussion board Hacker News called for a statement from the fund's co-founder Paul Graham and president Sam Altman (both of whom have been vocal Trump critics) regarding future dealings with Thiel.

Slowe met Ohanian and Huffman back in 2005 in Y Combinator — his desktop - search company, Memamps, was in the same inaugural YC class, though it folded because Google and Apple were also working on the same (desktop search) problem.

Millennials are no different from Gen Y, Gen X, or any previous generation when it comes to being affected by a culture shift.

«Is Peter Thiel still a Y Combinator partner?»

Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in New York she explained her views, Fins.com reports:

Researchers at Pew recently described Gen Y as «confident, self - expressive, liberal, and upbeat.»

His decision has been a divisive one, spurring at least two organizations to announce they would distance themselves from Y Combinator until the accelerator formally cuts ties with Thiel.

«It's an issue, but I think it's probably going to be one that'll be corrected in the next round of manufacturing,» said Y Studios» Viramontes.

A pair of mentors recommended they apply to startup accelerator Y Combinator, which they did — past deadline, but a mentor was able to convince YC cofounder Paul Graham to take a look at their application, said Gebbia.

Design firm The Bold Collective went with an «Australian pub» theme when designing the offices of marketing firm Y & R, but the lounge area has a tropics vibe with fake grass carpeting and plants to make employees feel at home.

According to BuzzFeed, Y Combinator ended its part - time partner program, thus ending Thiel's affiliation with the firm.

But whether you are typ e X, Y or Z and choose motivating your people through bonuses, fear or you just believe the power their community has over them will work in your favor towards increasing your team's motivation you are bound to give your best and show you care.

SoftTech Ventures led the round, and was joined by investors including Maven Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Sound Ventures, Sherpa Ventures, Core VC, Founders Fund, and Y Combinator.

Along with Y Combinator founder Sam Altman, Musk co-founded OpenAI, a non-profit with $ 1 billion in pledged backing that has the goal of ensuring artificial intelligence is used for good.

Musk's school of thought is shared by Y Combinator president Sam Altman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, with whom he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit meant to ensure A.I. is used for good.

There's a misnomer in today's SaaS - y world that to build a successful growth company you need venture capital or angel investors.

The company, which developed a hair quiz that has been taken 1.5 million times, has raised $ 12.2 million from venture capitalists, including Y Combinator and GGV Capital.

T. Rowe Price Associates led the round and was joined by investors including Accel and Y Combinator.

General Motors Ventures and ExxonMobil led the round, and were joined by investors including Y Combinator.

«We're trying to make it painless for people who want to maintain a paperless office,» says Joseph Walla, co-founder and CEO of HelloFax, a Y - Combinator start - up faxing service based in San Francisco.