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  1. Y Combinator26 min

    Geoff Ralston and Adora Cheung Discuss Startup School

    Geoff Ralston, Adora Cheung, Craig, Jeff

    Startup School is a 10-week Stanford-taught online program led by YC partners and executives Paul Graham, Sam Altman, and Michael Seibel, designed to lower barriers for early-stage founders globally. The course offers two participation tracks featuring live lectures, expert advice from volunteer founders, and access to exclusive partner deals, while incentivizing serious commitment through $10,000 equity-free grants awarded to 100 completing companies. Building on last year's success where 38 graduates entered the YC accelerator, the initiative aims to maximize global innovation by fostering accountability and providing capital to prevent promising startups from failing due to early funding gaps.

  2. Y Combinator1h 2m

    3D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity

    Alexandria Lafci, Brett Hagler, Craig

    New Story, a Y Combinator alumni non-profit, partners with local governments and impoverished families to deliver dignified housing in Haiti, Latin America, and emerging markets. The organization transitioned from traditional aid models to a transparent crowdfunding strategy that funded 100 homes in 92 days, before launching a 3D-printing initiative with partner Icon to drastically reduce construction costs and time. This technological pivot now targets global scalability through open-source templates and community-driven micro-economies that empower residents to co-design their own homes.

  3. The Economist17 min

    Corals: can they be saved from climate change?

    Darwin, Dr. Ruth Gates, Ginny, Yimnang Golbu, Craig

    With over half of global coral reefs already dead and climate change outpacing natural adaptation, scientists are racing to preserve marine biodiversity through a global "Noah's Ark" project led by researchers like Dr. Ruth Gates and Dr. Mary Hagedorn. Utilizing cryopreservation technology to bank genetic material and developing "super corals" via assisted evolution, these efforts aim to deploy heat-resistant strains to critical ecosystems in Hawaii and Palau. Despite logistical challenges limiting species collection, the initiative seeks to prevent the irreversible loss of habitats that support one-quarter of marine life and sustain 500 million people.