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Meaning / origin of the name?

I think this unusual name was chosen for a reason. Is this known? --RokerHRO (talk) 20:16, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

False lead? Y combinator WurmWoode^T 04:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

A statement on their website supports this, though it requires a great deal of interpretation... https://www.ycombinator.com/faq says: "Why did you choose the name “Y Combinator? The Y combinator is one of the coolest ideas in computer science. It's also a metaphor for what we do. It's a program that runs programs; we're a company that helps start companies." Solomon Ucko (talk) 15:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

The history section could use a cleanup

The history section does not read smoothly and could use a narrative cleanup. Jenny8lee (talk) 07:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Agreed. I'll try to work on it. Mooonswimmer 23:54, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Repeated Edits: Vocera

It seems like Vocera keeps adding themselves to the very end of the history section, citing a questionable article.

I would like to point out that this is just one of [at least 600 companies]https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=F24&batch=S24&batch=W24 that where admitted that year. Admitting means you get the YC standard deal which is explained here: https://www.ycombinator.com/deal Which makes the company not noteworthy or stand out. This should be removed, since if it stays it opens the gates to hundreds of companies every batch.

It seems like they’ve been putting themselves back into the article repeatedly. Umgefahren (talk) 08:04, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Page Title

Why does a company get the main page of this term and the original term is on a disambiguation page? Seems odd. Even for practical reasons: The company may cease to exist or simply rename itself tomorrow. The original term will still be valid. ~2025-40627-13 (talk) 10:21, 6 January 2026 (UTC)