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Top YC Startup Trends You Need to Know in 2024
Exploring Y Combinator's Latest Request for Startups and What It Means for the Startup Ecosystem
Trey Layton
May 23, 2024
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The Most Prominent YC Startup Trends for 2024
I know guys that have dated girls that are all as similar as this…
… and still claim they “don’t have a type.”
It’s early, but we’re already starting to see the industries that are interesting to the partners at YC.
Let's dive into the top YC startup trends for 2024 and what they mean for you as a founder. 👇️
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OpenAI and News Corp signed a multi-year deal which will enable the former to display real-time journalism in query responses
Touched on it when the NYT lawsuits first kicked off, but AI companies will genuinely have to factor in licensing costs in their business models
This brings OpenAI one step closer to being a full-on Google competitor, and frankly makes the platform more powerful for users
The timing of this being announced (see: Scarlett Jo drama) isn’t coincidental
Microsoft announced its newest Black Mirror feature, Recall, which observes a user’s behavior through a constant series of screenshots of the user’s window in order to understand a user’s normal behavior and provide proactive AI-ssistance based on these observed patterns…
Shocker, people aren’t happy, and even worse, the feature will be set to on by default
Though the company claims that these are not being stored in the cloud but rather locally, others are pointing out that many users have inadvertently opted into OneDrive which would do exactly that…
Thinking bigger, the real money will come from a push into enterprise, where companies will suddenly have access to unrestricted data on employee behavior, enabling them to train AI models to literally do anything and everything a human currently does…
TikTok is reportedly laying off employees in their operations and marketing departments
These are some of the departments most expected to be hit with a dose of AI automation
They’ve been known to be reaaaally creative with their visa sponsorships when it means replacing American employees with imported workers from China
San Jose’s gyms are about to get a whole lot more crowded
RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital launched a joint platform for college athletic programs looking for financing… ironic considering I said the NFL’s embrace of institutional money would be just the beginning like two days ago lol
I’ve mentioned the widening gap between the have’s and have not’s of college sports, and this move makes sense as more programs left on the outside looking in are forced to explore any and all opportunities for capital to keep their heads above the water
It’s also another sign of the value that big money sees in the growing college sports landscape… it’s not like their LPs are participating for the love of the game
Arguably more notable, the vote on the House vs. NCAA settlement is taking place as we speak with the Big 12 and ACC already voting in favor of the $2.7 billion fund and plan for revenue sharing with players. Amateur collegiate sports are gone, folks
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3:45 PM • May 22, 2024
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