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Y Combinator posts on TikTok about business, y combinator, ai, build the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social Influence

Social category influence vc firms #97 finance 4% technology brands 3% stocks 2% countries 1%

Social topic influence business 29%, y combinator #13, ai 10%, build 8%, tech #1316, company 3%, software #496, the most 3%, spacex 2%, the first 2%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @figma @asianhustlenetwork

Top assets mentioned Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) DoorDash Inc. (DASH)

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Take the leap and actually do the thing. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business #tech"
TikTok Link 2023-10-05T17:26Z 67.4K followers, 102.4K engagements

"For Priya Khandelwal and her company Nixo the key to growing fast was being part of a community of founders solving tough problems together. She found that sense of momentum and shared purpose at YC. And so can you. ycombinator.com/apply"
TikTok Link 2025-11-09T16:41Z 67.4K followers, 123.5K engagements

"By generating custom code for uncommon company-specific use cases large language models have the potential to eliminate the need for glue code altogether. #startup #yc #rfs"
TikTok Link 2024-04-10T18:28Z 67.4K followers, 128K engagements

"What David Lieb and his team built eventually became the foundation for Google Photos"
TikTok Link 2024-12-19T18:44Z 67.4K followers, 47.2K engagements

"Zip co-founder Rujul Zaparde on how they went from [--] to [--] with enterprise sales"
TikTok Link 2025-01-09T21:23Z 67.4K followers, 19K engagements

"Tech startups live and die by their speed of shipping software. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #tech"
TikTok Link 2023-12-20T21:02Z 67.4K followers, 90.8K engagements

"Its all about your users. #startup #entrepreneur #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-01-26T18:15Z 67.4K followers, 47.8K engagements

"Where theres linguistic ambiguity or some amount of subjective evaluation needed LLMs come into their own. #startup #tech #rfs #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-02-22T17:00Z 67.4K followers, 104.4K engagements

"Existing ERPs are notorious for being painful to implement and disliked by users yet are absolutely necessary. #startup #tech #rfs"
TikTok Link 2024-03-01T18:18Z 67.4K followers, 322.9K engagements

"Build product. Talk to users. #startup #founder #yc"
TikTok Link 2024-03-11T23:31Z 67.4K followers, 103.7K engagements

"Learning how to code might make you smarter. #startup #yc #tech #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-06-28T17:22Z 67.4K followers, 83.5K engagements

"A great demo actually feels like a good story. #startup #tech #yc #sales"
TikTok Link 2024-07-23T18:56Z 67.4K followers, 106.1K engagements

"What potential unlocks could we see with ultra intelligent models approaching ASI"
TikTok Link 2024-11-15T22:27Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"A lot of it applies to starting a startup in general"
TikTok Link 2024-12-12T01:28Z 67.4K followers, 86.2K engagements

"Yesterday SpaceX successfully launched four broadband satellites built by Astranis (YC W16) marking the first time a commercial manufacturer sent four of its own satellites to geostationary orbit (GEO) on a single mission. Earlier this year we visited Astranis' HQ for a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it from a scrappy startup that began in an SF apartment to launching more satellites to GEO over the past two years than any other operator in the world"
TikTok Link 2024-12-30T17:31Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"In the latest Lightcone episode Jared predicts that in [----] well be able to have Zoom calls with AI. What are some of your predictions for tech this year"
TikTok Link 2025-01-02T18:12Z 67.4K followers, 10.6K engagements

"How do OpenAIs o1 and o3 models perform complex reasoning"
TikTok Link 2025-01-03T20:46Z 67.4K followers, 17.6K engagements

"What makes a great founder is deeply understanding a specific group of users and building software that truly works for them. Thats the real moat"
TikTok Link 2025-07-10T00:02Z 67.4K followers, 15.9K engagements

"Pete uses the term AI horseless carriage to describe how early AI products feel like old software with a new engine. Its a pattern weve seen beforelike the first mobile appsand it takes time to truly unlock what new tech can do"
TikTok Link 2025-07-10T19:25Z 67.4K followers, 133.4K engagements

"Sam Altman believes the next decade will be defined by individuals and small teams getting more done than ever before. With lower coordination costs and better tools were on the verge of a step change in what people can build"
TikTok Link 2025-07-16T22:30Z 67.4K followers, 43.6K engagements

"Congrats to Dylan and the @figma team on their IPO today"
TikTok Link 2025-07-31T19:42Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Some of the most enduring companies like OpenAI and SpaceX started not with a business plan but with a hunch and genuine curiosity. Sometimes thats all it takes to attract the smartest people and build something lasting"
TikTok Link 2025-08-05T20:44Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Dr. Fei-Fei Li looks for intellectual fearlessnessthe courage to embrace hard problems and go all in. Its a quality shes learned from great innovators and one she values deeply in young people and in her own hiring"
TikTok Link 2025-08-20T19:27Z 67.4K followers, 11.1K engagements

"Some of the biggest breakthroughs started as ideas most people thought were impossible. But the best founders stay contrarian long enough to be right learning from criticism but staying true to their convictions and users who believe in the same vision"
TikTok Link 2025-10-24T22:44Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Cursor co-founder and CEO Michael Truells #1 piece of advice for students: focus less on credentials and more on curiositybuild things you care about with people you like and respect. #startup #tech #yc"
TikTok Link 2025-10-29T23:23Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"From dorm rooms to million-dollar companies. You can just do things. And YC can help. Apply to W26 by November 10: ycombinator.com/apply"
TikTok Link 2025-11-03T18:08Z 67.4K followers, 10.7K engagements

"Five minutes before the deadline Cathy Di applied to YC with an idea: Dedalus Labs. Months later she's now running a company that's just raised $11M. The deadline to apply for the winter batch is tonight at 8pm PT - there's still time to get your app in: ycombinator.com/apply"
TikTok Link 2025-11-11T00:19Z 67.4K followers, 12K engagements

"Y Combinator co-founder Jessica Livingston on the beginnings of YC"
TikTok Link 2024-09-16T21:45Z 59.9K followers, [----] engagements

"The best consumer companies incorporate both virality and network effect which are different concepts but very closely related to grow organically"
TikTok Link 2024-10-08T19:11Z 59.6K followers, 13.5K engagements

"Great founders are concise and direct communicators. They are not in pitch mode shares YC Group Partner Brad Flora"
TikTok Link 2024-10-14T19:30Z 62.1K followers, 22K engagements

"Passion deeply caring about an idea and an impact in the world can get you started. And the desire to build something of value will direct you to true success"
TikTok Link 2024-10-22T23:14Z 59.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Some people assume that the better AI gets at coding the less value there is in knowing how to code. Its actually the opposite"
TikTok Link 2024-10-30T22:32Z 59.5K followers, 20.5K engagements

"What hard problems are you working on #startups #yc #ycombinator #Tech #jobs #founder"
TikTok Link 2022-04-26T18:16Z 67.2K followers, [----] engagements

"Growth means youve made something people want #startup #startups #growth #yc #ycombinator #tech #founder"
TikTok Link 2022-04-28T20:43Z 67.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Hiring doesnt solve all problems. #startup #yc #ycombinator #business #tech #founder #hiring #fyp"
TikTok Link 2022-05-19T18:47Z 66.8K followers, [----] engagements

"Launching isnt just one moment in time its something youll do over and over again as a company. #yc #ycombinator #founder #startup #Tech #business #company #build #fyp #entrepreneur #launch #product"
TikTok Link 2022-06-02T20:38Z 65.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Dont build product without talking to users. #yc #ycombinator #founder #startup #tech #business #company #build #fyp #entrepreneur #users #ideas #launch #startups #product #businesstiktok"
TikTok Link 2022-06-07T16:27Z 67.2K followers, 11.3K engagements

"The best founders are really good at identifying and prioritizing the tasks that are going to be the most impactful for their startup. #fyp #yc #founder #startup #tech #build #entrepreneur #focus #progress"
TikTok Link 2022-06-09T20:30Z 67.2K followers, 65K engagements

"Early on youll likely be doing lots of things manually to get customers and thats okay. Youll learn a lot from it. #yc #fyp #founder #startup #Tech #build #entrepreneur #focus #business #company #users #start"
TikTok Link 2022-06-10T19:15Z 66.6K followers, 13K engagements

"What are some hacks you used to figure out how to make your product work #yc #ycombinator #fyp #founder #startup #tech #build #entrepreneur #gmail"
TikTok Link 2022-06-30T22:16Z 64.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Whats your startup pitch 🤔 #yc #ycombinator #fyp #startup #founder #entrepreneur #pitch #customers #business"
TikTok Link 2022-07-13T22:37Z 66.2K followers, 18.3K engagements

"How do you balance optimism and pessimism as a founder #yc #ycombinator #startup #startups #founder #entrepreneur #business"
TikTok Link 2022-09-23T17:31Z 66.3K followers, [----] engagements

"#startup #founder #entrepreneur #business #pricing #sales"
TikTok Link 2022-12-16T18:44Z 66.4K followers, 11.5K engagements

"Its simpler than you think #startup #sales #pricing"
TikTok Link 2023-02-02T22:41Z 67.3K followers, 78.1K engagements

"Did you know these companies had more than one co-founder #startup #business #founder #entrepreneur"
TikTok Link 2023-02-07T21:30Z 66.4K followers, 43.7K engagements

"Are you building something people want #startup #business #founder #entrepreneur #users #ideas"
TikTok Link 2023-02-08T21:10Z 64K followers, 34.6K engagements

"Beware of distractions and vanity metrics #startup #business #product #users"
TikTok Link 2023-02-14T21:08Z 66.6K followers, 10K engagements

"How do you structure your schedule to be most productive #startup #business #tech #founder #entrepreneur"
TikTok Link 2023-03-27T20:44Z 66.5K followers, 55K engagements

"Its one of the major advantages a startup has over big companies #startup #founder #entrepreneur"
TikTok Link 2023-04-26T16:52Z 66.3K followers, 75.7K engagements

"Focus on the user not the product #startup #business #entrepreneur #founder"
TikTok Link 2023-05-08T16:45Z 67.2K followers, 11.1K engagements

"Tarpit ideas may seem attractive but beware. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-05-30T15:00Z 66.4K followers, 10K engagements

"Be wary of jumping onto trends and fads. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-06-05T17:30Z 65.7K followers, 30.5K engagements

"How do you balance optimism and pessimism #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-06-26T18:44Z 66.7K followers, [----] engagements

"Its all about talking to your users. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-06-29T19:24Z 66.5K followers, 34.5K engagements

"Ignore the haters 🤷🏽♂ #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business #ai"
TikTok Link 2023-07-13T18:33Z 66.1K followers, 41.6K engagements

"If it doesnt help you build product or talk to users its likely not the best use of your time. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business #tech"
TikTok Link 2023-10-17T19:57Z 59.8K followers, 12.5K engagements

"These are the questions you should be asking at a late-stage startup. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business #tech #joblife"
TikTok Link 2023-10-24T18:39Z 62.8K followers, 38.8K engagements

"Organic growth for consumer companies come from virality and network effects. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #tech #business"
TikTok Link 2024-01-16T16:49Z 67.2K followers, 28.2K engagements

"Startups are hard. A good co-founder is there for emotional support. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2024-01-18T20:59Z 66.2K followers, 15.6K engagements

"Believe the no but not the why. #startup #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-01-30T19:40Z 64K followers, 12.8K engagements

"Lets build cool stuff #startup #Tech #business #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-02-14T14:54Z 63.9K followers, 16.4K engagements

"Are you building at the forefront of spatial computing #startup #tech #vr #ar #applevisionpro #oculus"
TikTok Link 2024-02-16T16:59Z 67K followers, 19.1K engagements

"If you dont believe in what youre building youre probably not going to make it #startup #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-03-05T22:37Z 67.2K followers, 25.8K engagements

"San Francisco (and Silicon Valley) is for the builders. #startup #founder #yc #sanfrancisco"
TikTok Link 2024-03-26T17:36Z 66.9K followers, 24.6K engagements

"Internals tools youve had at prior jobs are a great place to get inspiration from. #startup #yc #founder #ideas #tech"
TikTok Link 2024-05-06T14:33Z 66.7K followers, 22.4K engagements

"Metalware built a foundation model and a copilot for hardware design with less computational resources. #startup #yc #Tech #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-05-14T18:24Z 66.5K followers, 95.2K engagements

"Founders who can build #startup #yc #founder #tech #build"
TikTok Link 2024-05-22T16:16Z 66.9K followers, 60.5K engagements

"The weirdo - new industry pipeline #startup #yc #founder #tech #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-06-04T17:24Z 66.5K followers, 13.8K engagements

"At the end lf the day it only really matters if you can find a handful of users that use (and continue to use) your product. #startup #yc #tech"
TikTok Link 2024-06-17T20:14Z 67.2K followers, 35K engagements

"The artistry is actually in that interface between the human and the technology itself. #startup #tech #yc #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-07-02T18:27Z 59.5K followers, 24.4K engagements

"And dont try to time the market. #startup #tech #yc"
TikTok Link 2024-07-15T16:13Z 67K followers, 17.2K engagements

"Were running a new YC batch this fall Get your applications in by August 27th: ycombinator.com/apply #startup #Tech #yc #funding"
TikTok Link 2024-08-16T17:22Z 66.2K followers, 15.3K engagements

"Set your product apart through fun tionality or value instead. #startup #Tech #yc #competition"
TikTok Link 2024-08-17T16:49Z 64.6K followers, 49.6K engagements

"Use your launch to diagnose the problem. Once you identify the problem and fix it you can always launch again"
TikTok Link 2024-09-22T17:23Z 67.2K followers, 28.7K engagements

"One week left before the YC W25 application deadline"
TikTok Link 2024-11-05T19:02Z 66.4K followers, 10.7K engagements

"AI is great at automating repetitive administrative work and the government needs to reduce spending. Combine those two ideas and now could be a great time to build software to make the government run more efficiently. YC would love to fund any builders up for the challenge"
TikTok Link 2024-11-18T22:21Z 66.4K followers, 35.9K engagements

"Dont worry about the perfect idea early on. Its better to just get started with something because your idea is always going to evolve. #yc #ycombinator #founder #startup #Tech #business #company #build #fyp #entrepreneur #execute #launch #ideas"
TikTok Link 2022-06-04T16:50Z 67.3K followers, 14.7K engagements

"Always start with a problem. #yc #ycombinator #fyp #founder #startup #Tech #build #entrepreneur #business #investing"
TikTok Link 2022-06-25T17:53Z 67.3K followers, 24.6K engagements

"Go get your seat at the table. #startup #entrepreneur #founder"
TikTok Link 2023-11-14T16:56Z 67.3K followers, 10.2K engagements

"The most successful startups all have technical talent on the founding team. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-11-30T20:31Z 67.3K followers, 30.9K engagements

"Go with what you can get started on most quickly. And get that first user. #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business"
TikTok Link 2023-12-14T20:12Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Talk about doing things that dont scale #startup #entrepreneur #founder #business #doordash Doordashs YC application video in [----] Doordashs YC application video in 2013"
TikTok Link 2023-12-18T20:07Z 67.4K followers, 72.7K engagements

"Whats your favorite piece of advice"
TikTok Link 2023-12-27T16:35Z 67.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Its much easier to build when youre optimistic"
TikTok Link 2023-12-29T18:58Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Lets bring manufacturing back to America. #startup #tech #business"
TikTok Link 2024-02-14T18:02Z 67.4K followers, 23.2K engagements

"There's so much more that we could do against this disease and we'd love to be a part of the fight against it. #startup #yc #rfs #fuckcancer"
TikTok Link 2024-03-20T16:07Z 67.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Theres a short list of things that actually matter when starting a company and its simpler than a lot of people think. #startup #yc #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-04-01T18:21Z 67.3K followers, 34.1K engagements

"In the beginning find the one narrow thing that you can do well and carve out something that's great. #startup #yc #founder"
TikTok Link 2024-05-01T19:41Z 67.3K followers, 43.5K engagements

"Probably not. #startup #yc #app #tech"
TikTok Link 2024-05-20T18:54Z 67.3K followers, 51.2K engagements

"What if AI could change how enterprise software gets built and sold #startup #yc #rfs #tech #ai"
TikTok Link 2024-06-07T16:18Z 67.4K followers, 34.5K engagements

"Handled incorrectly too much of it can be. Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) era was a wild time. #startup #tech #yc #zirp"
TikTok Link 2024-07-01T19:24Z 67.4K followers, 79.9K engagements

"Were approaching level 3"
TikTok Link 2024-11-27T00:34Z 67.4K followers, 38.5K engagements

"The best founders maintain a direct connection to their users. #yc #ycombinator #startup #fyp"
TikTok Link 2022-06-24T18:05Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"For startups this is binary #startup #business #Tech #founder #entrepreneur"
TikTok Link 2023-03-09T22:01Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Investors dont validate your startup your users do. #startup #business #tech #founder #entrepreneur"
TikTok Link 2023-04-03T21:57Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"We fund smart founders irrespective of what they want to work on. #startup #Tech"
TikTok Link 2024-02-28T22:20Z 67.4K followers, 17K engagements

"When youre pre-product market fit sales is a job for the founders. #startup #tech #yc #sales"
TikTok Link 2024-07-10T15:18Z 67.4K followers, 85.4K engagements

"Sometimes the best startup ideas begin by solving the most mundane tasks. #startup #ai #founder #tech"
TikTok Link 2024-02-12T22:05Z 67.4K followers, 43.6K engagements

"YC has funded well over [---] climate tech startups and we want to support more founders working on this once-in-a-generation opportunity. #startup #yc #rfs #climatechange"
TikTok Link 2024-03-29T18:31Z 67.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Atmo uses machine learning to make weather prediction more efficient #startup #yc #Tech #weather"
TikTok Link 2024-05-08T13:40Z 67.4K followers, 115.4K engagements

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