Y Combinator names Garry Tan as its next president, replacing Geoff Ralston in January 2023; Tan will step away from his role at his firm Initialized Capital
YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community. https://www.forbes.com/... @initialized : News alert: Congratulations to @jenhwolf & @brettdg, our new managing partners. Jen & Brett joined Initialized in 2017 and have been instrumental in building the modern version of the firm that is recognized today. Read more about our announcement here: https://blog.initialized.com/ ... @ycombinator : Today we're excited to announce that Garry Tan will be YC's next president and CEO. Welcome home, @garrytan. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Sam Altman / @sama : @garrytan Also, it's a big deal imo that YC will have a president so active in local politics! I think YC can make a real difference here... Paul Graham / @paulg : Jessica and I are delighted that Garry Tan is going to be YC's new boss. He's a hacker, a YC founder, was a YC partner for 5 years, started a very successful investment firm, built his own brand on Youtube, and is one of the best liked people in SV. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Jessica Livingston / @jesslivingston : I've known Garry since 2008 when he offered to take photos at Startup School. I'm thrilled he's coming back to YC and know he'll continue to inspire so many from the startup community. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Jeff Richards / @jrichlive : love it when the good people win ❤️https://www.forbes.com/ ... Joe Gebbia / @jgebbia : Well done Geoff, and bravo Garry for stepping into this prestigious role. You've been supporting YC companies with unofficial ‘office hours’ since 2009 when you mentored us. Now, “go meet your customers!” https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Ron Conway / @ronconway : Congrats to Garry Tan on becoming President of “World Class” Y Combinator! ...and well done Geoff Ralston! https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Kulveer / @kul : This is wonderful news for @ycombinator & @garrytan! Garry's been on @ZeusLiving's board since 2017. He's seen us rocketship, fight for survival, and emerge the other side. At each critical moment, I knew I could rely on him. That means everything as a founder. https://twitter.com/... @pplscitycouncil : Is there anyone who's not blocked by @garrytan?? https://twitter.com/... Apoorva Mehta / @apoorva_mehta : Can't think of a better person than @garrytan to lead the next chapter at @ycombinator. He is not only one of the nicest ppl around, he also deeply understands what it means to be an early stage founder https://twitter.com/... Brian Chesky / @bchesky : Garry Tan was one of the first people to help us in 2008. His mix of design sensibility, technical know-how, and passion for helping tech founders stood out from the very beginning; traits he shares with PG. I can't wait to see what he dreams up for YC. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... @om : Gary is the perfect person for the next chapter of @ycombinator - congratulations! https://twitter.com/... Raphael Schaad / @raphaelschaad : YC gave Cron the start (@gralston, @daltonc & @KatManalac in Paris in '19). INITIALIZED took the first bet (@garrytan, @alexisohanian & @jenhwolf over Zoom in March '20). Thankful for how both shaped my most recent years & excited about what this news means for future founders. https://twitter.com/... Biz Carson / @bizcarson : YC has a new CEO: Garry Tan https://www.protocol.com/... That makes another big move for the “palantir pack” I wrote about: https://www.protocol.com/... Kanyi Maqubela / @km : this is just excellent. whole ecosystem is cheering @garrytan for a reason here. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://twitter.com/... @blackamazon : Can't , he's blocking with coordinated help every progressive and Black person whose ever critiqued him. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Anil / @anildash : If you'd like to know how welcoming YCombinator's culture is, here's a hint. (I've never said a rude word to Tan, though I think he's wrong as hell about a lot of things, and he's cited my work dating all the way back to the blogging startup he did 14 years ago.) 🤷🏾♂️ https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Chad Loder / @chadloder : Feel free to comment on @sama's tweet if you're one of the hundreds if thousands of progressives blocked by @garrytan https://twitter.com/... Bobby Goodlatte / @rsg : Incredible. Congrats Garry! Makes me very excited for the future of YC https://twitter.com/... @harjtaggar : Can't wait to start working with @garrytan again 🙏 He's the most multitalented and inspiring person I've worked with, amazing news for @ycombinator! https://twitter.com/... Patrick Collison / @patrickc : .@garrytan is an excellent choice. Look forward to YC's next chapter under his leadership. https://twitter.com/... Elad Gil / @eladgil : Huge congrats to @garrytan as incoming CEO of @ycombinator 🔥🔥 Amazing progress and weathering the COVID storm by @gralston https://twitter.com/... Josh Constine / @joshconstine : It's long felt like @GarryTan is the beating heart of the startup scene. His journey from engineer to founder to investor gives him a deep empathy for builders that's obvious from every interaction. Brilliant move for Y Combinator to choose him to lead https://www.forbes.com/... Aaron Epstein / @aaron_epstein : Been an incredible run for @gralston leading YC, end of an era! And no one better to take over than @garrytan - he was the first one to help us before our YC interview in 2009, & has helped countless other founders in the decade+ since. Welcome back Garry! https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Sriram Krishnan / @sriramk : Garry is one of the nicest people I've met/known. Super happy for you @garrytan ! https://twitter.com/... Casey Neistat / @casey : congrats Garry!!! and congratulations to YC for putting such a brilliant mind at the helm. https://twitter.com/... @immad : Huge news. Congrats Garry! https://twitter.com/... @jenny8lee : Fourth leader in history of @ycombinator, the highly regarded @garrytan. Will be fascinating to watch. https://twitter.com/... Todd Goldberg / @toddg777 : Some of my best office hours during YC were with Garry. He has a knack for the 0->1 phase. I think he'll do great things here to help even more founders on a larger scale. Congrats, Garry! https://twitter.com/... Sam Sheffer / @samsheffer : whoa!!!!! congrats garry that's awesome https://twitter.com/... Ali Partovi / @apartovi : Huge news for Garry, Initialized Capital, and Y Combinator. Congratulations, Garry! https://twitter.com/... Rob Go / @robgo : Woah, makes total sense. Pretty cool. https://twitter.com/... Lindsay Amos / @lindsayaamos : “This is a community where people's dreams, more or less, are fulfilled in a lot of ways,” Tan tells Forbes in an exclusive interview. “The chance to come back and help make that happen is a one in 10 billion lifetimes kind of thing.” https://twitter.com/... Sam Altman / @sama : Thrilled for @garrytan, and Y Combinator! Garry is one of the most “YC” people in the whole industry. I'm excited to see what he'll do. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Brett Gibson / @brettdg : Humbled to say I'll be leading @Initialized alongside my friend @jenhwolf. We're grateful to Garry and looking forward to what's next for Initialized! https://blog.initialized.com/ ... David Lieb / @dflieb : Sometimes the universe just delivers exactly the right thing. So excited for @garrytan and @ycombinator, and deeply thankful for @gralston's leadership. https://twitter.com/... Steven Pham / @svkpham : 8 yrs ago, @garrytan took a chance on me — a wide-eyed kid who knew nothing about startups — and gave me the opportunity of a lifetime @Initialized + @ycombinator. I wouldn't be where I am without you, G. So glad to have you back, inspiring the next generation of founders. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Dan Primack / @danprimack : Wow. @garrytan to become CEO of @ycombinator. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Also means that, come next year, Initialized VC will have a totally new leadership team — with both co-founders gone. Thanks: @alexrkonrad
Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO. It's a one in ten billion lifetimes kind of opportunity— YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community. https://www.forbes.com/...
News alert: Congratulations to @jenhwolf & @brettdg, our new managing partners. Jen & Brett joined Initialized in 2017 and have been instrumental in building the modern version of the firm that is recognized today. Read more about our announcement here: https://blog.initialized.c…
Jessica and I are delighted that Garry Tan is going to be YC's new boss. He's a hacker, a YC founder, was a YC partner for 5 years, started a very successful investment firm, built his own brand on Youtube, and is one of the best liked people in SV. https://www.ycombinator.com/ .…
I've known Garry since 2008 when he offered to take photos at Startup School. I'm thrilled he's coming back to YC and know he'll continue to inspire so many from the startup community. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Well done Geoff, and bravo Garry for stepping into this prestigious role. You've been supporting YC companies with unofficial ‘office hours’ since 2009 when you mentored us. Now, “go meet your customers!” https://www.ycombinator.com/ ...
This is wonderful news for @ycombinator & @garrytan! Garry's been on @ZeusLiving's board since 2017. He's seen us rocketship, fight for survival, and emerge the other side. At each critical moment, I knew I could rely on him. That means everything as a founder. https://twitter.co…
Can't think of a better person than @garrytan to lead the next chapter at @ycombinator. He is not only one of the nicest ppl around, he also deeply understands what it means to be an early stage founder https://twitter.com/...
Garry Tan was one of the first people to help us in 2008. His mix of design sensibility, technical know-how, and passion for helping tech founders stood out from the very beginning; traits he shares with PG. I can't wait to see what he dreams up for YC. https://www.ycombinator.co…
YC gave Cron the start (@gralston, @daltonc & @KatManalac in Paris in '19). INITIALIZED took the first bet (@garrytan, @alexisohanian & @jenhwolf over Zoom in March '20). Thankful for how both shaped my most recent years & excited about what this news means for future founders. h…
YC has a new CEO: Garry Tan https://www.protocol.com/... That makes another big move for the “palantir pack” I wrote about: https://www.protocol.com/...
Can't , he's blocking with coordinated help every progressive and Black person whose ever critiqued him. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
If you'd like to know how welcoming YCombinator's culture is, here's a hint. (I've never said a rude word to Tan, though I think he's wrong as hell about a lot of things, and he's cited my work dating all the way back to the blogging startup he did 14 years ago.) 🤷🏾♂️ https://tw…
Can't wait to start working with @garrytan again 🙏 He's the most multitalented and inspiring person I've worked with, amazing news for @ycombinator! https://twitter.com/...
It's long felt like @GarryTan is the beating heart of the startup scene. His journey from engineer to founder to investor gives him a deep empathy for builders that's obvious from every interaction. Brilliant move for Y Combinator to choose him to lead https://www.forbes.com/...
Been an incredible run for @gralston leading YC, end of an era! And no one better to take over than @garrytan - he was the first one to help us before our YC interview in 2009, & has helped countless other founders in the decade+ since. Welcome back Garry! https://www.ycombinator…
Some of my best office hours during YC were with Garry. He has a knack for the 0->1 phase. I think he'll do great things here to help even more founders on a larger scale. Congrats, Garry! https://twitter.com/...
“This is a community where people's dreams, more or less, are fulfilled in a lot of ways,” Tan tells Forbes in an exclusive interview. “The chance to come back and help make that happen is a one in 10 billion lifetimes kind of thing.” https://twitter.com/...
Thrilled for @garrytan, and Y Combinator! Garry is one of the most “YC” people in the whole industry. I'm excited to see what he'll do. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ...
Humbled to say I'll be leading @Initialized alongside my friend @jenhwolf. We're grateful to Garry and looking forward to what's next for Initialized! https://blog.initialized.com/ ...
Sometimes the universe just delivers exactly the right thing. So excited for @garrytan and @ycombinator, and deeply thankful for @gralston's leadership. https://twitter.com/...
8 yrs ago, @garrytan took a chance on me — a wide-eyed kid who knew nothing about startups — and gave me the opportunity of a lifetime @Initialized + @ycombinator. I wouldn't be where I am without you, G. So glad to have you back, inspiring the next generation of founders. https:…
Wow. @garrytan to become CEO of @ycombinator. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ... Also means that, come next year, Initialized VC will have a totally new leadership team — with both co-founders gone.
This is incredibly exciting news, and a huge win for both founders and YC. If there was a physical way to embody the “spirit of YC”, it would be through Garry. The next generation of founders is in great hands. https://twitter.com/...
I'm delighted that @garrytan is returning to YC. He's an uncommon combination of kind and fierce - an advocate and advisor any founder would be lucky to work with. I'm excited to see where YC goes with Garry at the helm. https://twitter.com/...
The move is a surprise as Tan, No. 28 on the @Forbes Midas List and No. 4 on our Midas Seed List this year, has built @Initialized into a prominent VC firm in recent years. But it's a homecoming for Tan, who went through YC as an entrepreneur and partner. https://www.forbes.com/.…
Congrats to our founder @GarryTan, who will join @YCombinator as president and CEO in early 2023. We are grateful to Garry for instilling Initialized's original vision a decade ago and showing us how to believe before it's obvious. https://twitter.com/...
I'm proud to announce Jen Wolf (@jenhwolf) and Brett Gibson (@brettdg) will be the new Managing Partners of Initialized Capital. They are truly the best investors any founder could ask for: thoughtful, insightful, a steady rock through rain or shine https://blog.initialized.com/ …
I spoke to @garrytan about the move, which will be effective in Jan 2023. @ycombinator president @gralston will leave the accelerator after the transition. https://www.forbes.com/... tip @Techmeme