Welcome to @garrytan, CEO of Y Combinator! 

He’s kindly agreed to do an AMA. Reply with your questions. :)

gm @garrytan, as a newbie in the startup world without prior experience, what top advice would you give for successfully launching and raising funding?

Political activist. Founder of mydemocracy.app and /advocacy. Host of the /politics channel. RCs may or may not = endorsements.

Launching and creating something of great value is important. YC is magical for people who are starting out because it gives you a network that gives you know how, support, and access to capital. It’s shockingly hard to get that outside unless you are already an insider from top schools or top startups.