The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
We’ve overhauled the YC Library to make it easier to find the latest videos, essays, and podcasts from around Y Combinator, and to help you explore some of the best YC content from over the years. Come learn how to make something people want.
Hi PH! I’m Cat, and I’m one of the engineers that worked on the YC library, alongside @katherine_bernstein. We’re excited to show you the reimagined YC Library!
We first launched the Library in 2020, and it has proven to be a tremendous resource since; much of the stuff in there has been viewed hundreds of thousands or millions of times.
With this redesign, it’s much easier for founders to keep up with our growing lineup of new video series and and for future founders to explore the wealth of content we’ve made over the years.
The new Library will always be growing — as we release new content, as we expand its archives of prior releases, and as we continue to build out its functionality.
If you have any ideas for things we should add to the library, let us know in the comments!
About YC Library on Product Hunt
“The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more”
YC Library launched on Product Hunt on August 18th, 2023 and earned 817 upvotes and 66 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. We’ve overhauled the YC Library to make it easier to find the latest videos, essays, and podcasts from around Y Combinator, and to help you explore some of the best YC content from over the years. Come learn how to make something people want.
On the analytics side, YC Library competes within Tech, Startup Lessons and Business — topics that collectively have 636.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how YC Library performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted YC Library?
YC Library was hunted by Kat Manalac. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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