Y Combinator has had a significant impact on the technology industry by helping launch and support many successful businesses, including Airbnb, Dropbox, DoorDash, Reddit and Stripe. Y Combinator is ...

Y Combinator pitch decks raised millions in funding in 2025, as AI reshapes industries and expectations for young founders ...

As Y Combinator’s latest batch of startups prepare their pitches for the accelerator’s April Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan is busy pitching investors, too — but on YC itself. YC is raising $2 billion in new ...

Scientific Management, sometimes called “Taylorism” after its founder, Frederick W. Taylor, is the idea that human workers can be fine-tuned to be more efficient. If a garment factory worker could ...

Twenty-four-year-old Brian Liou was a little nervous. But he had to focus. His turn was next. Liou is the cofounder of Leada, a startup to help businesses train better data analysts, and he had a lot ...

More than one-third of the famed startup accelerator Y Combinator’s latest batch of companies are focused specifically on artificial intelligence. Y Combinator received a record 24,000 applications ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Jordan Hart Every time Jordan publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox!

The University of Washington has one of the world’s best computer science programs. MBA recruiters recently ranked the UW’s business school No. 2 for entrepreneurship reputation. Its CoMotion ...

Editor’s Note: Smart Business highlights the way in which innovative thinking is making our world faster, smarter and more connected. Creating the next Uber or Facebook may be the dream of many tech ...

A chill has descended onto the global startup market, albeit not evenly. Venture capital totals are sagging in most geographies, and falling share prices for tech companies large and small have soured ...