I’m a partner at Y Combinator and I've seen 1,300+ companies go through the program – Kat Manalac
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I’m a partner at Y Combinator and I've seen 1,300+ companies go through the program – Kat Manalac
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Hi everyone! I’m a Partner at Y Combinator. I’ve been at YC since 2013 and have seen about 1,300 companies go through the program. At YC, I read applications, interview companies, and I lead our outreach efforts to prospective YC founders. I also help our founders with their first press launches. Before joining YC, I was Chief of Staff to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. And before that, I managed Brand & Strategy at WIRED Magazine. I have a BS in communications from Northwestern University.I live in San Francisco with my husband and French Bulldog Buster.Ask me anything about building your startups, applying to YC, working with reporters, or anything else!///EDIT: I answered a few this morning and will try to get to a few more later this afternoon! Thanks for riding along.
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