Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI's biggest pep rally
Y Combinator filled the Chase Center with aspiring founders for its Startup School.Attendees heard talks from AI leaders, got lots of free products, and chatted with artificial YC partners.Some online commentators compared the event to a megachurch.The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle. A cameraman walked ahead of them, broadcasting their entrances to a San Francisco arena.Rather than trading jabs, executives like Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others traded advice.
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Y Combinator filled the Chase Center with aspiring founders for its Startup School.Attendees heard talks from AI leaders, got lots of free products, and chatted with artificial YC partners.Some online commentators compared the event to a megachurch.The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle. A cameraman walked ahead of them, broadcasting their entrances to a San Francisco arena.Rather than trading jabs, executives like Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others traded advice. They were at the Chase Center this weekend for Y Combinator's Startup School, a two-day conference for "technical builders" looking to make it big in entrepreneurship.Startup School had everything: light-up headphones, AI versions of the YC partners, and freebies upon freebies. Here's a quick look at the spectacle.omg hi sam @sama wrapping up @ycombinator startup school with @garrytan and @sama 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/TiLu8wjxdL— Blaire Pang (@blaire_pang) July 27, 2026 Back to (startup) schoolThe Chase Center is usually decked out in the Golden State Warriors' blue and gold.
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- Y Combinator filled the Chase Center with aspiring founders for its Startup School.Attendees heard talks from AI leaders, got lots of free products, and chatted with artificial YC partners.Some online commentators compared the event to a megachurch.The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle. A cameraman walked ahead of them, broadcasting their entrances to a San Francisco arena.Rather than trading jabs, executives like Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others traded advice.
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