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The Social Radars

The Social Radars

By: Jessica Livingston
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Summary

 Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy are The Social Radars. Carolynn and Jessica have been working together to help thousands of startups at Y Combinator for almost 20 years. Come be a fly on the wall as they talk to some of the most successful founders in Silicon Valley about how they did it.Copyright 2026 Jessica Livingston Economics Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel: Silicon Valley Bank Crisis

    Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel: Silicon Valley Bank Crisis
    Apr 28 2026

    In today's Social Radars episode we talk to Ron Conway about one of the most momentous events in recent Silicon Valley history, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and the frantic behind-the-scenes efforts that prevented it, with just hours to spare, from triggering a Depression-style financial panic.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Justin Kan, Cofounder, Twitch

    Justin Kan, Cofounder, Twitch
    Apr 15 2026

    In this episode of The Social Radars, we talk to Justin Kan, who has spent his whole adult life in startups, much of it around YC in some way. We've funded him three times, the first time in the very first batch, and he's been a YC partner too. So Justin has seen it all, and because he's so candid, he tells it all too.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator

    Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator
    Mar 19 2026

    Paul Graham is back in the latest episode of The Social Radars. This time we focus on what was going on behind the scenes at Y Combinator back in the early years. If you really want to understand what YC is like and what made it that way, this is the episode for you.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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