The Social Radars

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.

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Every guest on The Social Radars

52 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

1. —
   David Kirtley

   David Kirtley, Founder & CEO of Helion Energy · Jan 2026

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   Never again
2. —
   Sam Altman

   Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI · Mar 2025

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   Never again
3. —
   Brian Armstrong

   Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder & CEO of Coinbase · Sep 2023

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   Never again
4. —
   Brian Chesky

   Founder Mode: Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO, Airbnb · 3 episodes

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   Never again
5. —
   Alexandr Wang

   Alexandr Wang, Founder & CEO of Scale · Feb 2025

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   Never again
6. —
   Amjad Masad

   Replit Co-Founders, Amjad Masad & Haya Odeh · Aug 2024

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   Never again
7. —
   Bill Clerico

   Bill Clerico, Co-Founder & CEO of WePay · Oct 2023

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8. —
   Blake Scholl

   Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic · Dec 2025

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   Never again
9. —
   Christina Cacioppo

   Christina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, Vanta · 2 episodes

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10. —
    Dan Siroker

    Dan Siroker, Co-Founder of Limitless & Optimizely · Jul 2024

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11. —
    David Lieb

    David Lieb, Creator of Google Photos · Mar 2023

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12. —
    Drew Houston

    Drew Houston, Founder & CEO, Dropbox · Mar 2025

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    Never again
13. —
    Eddy Lu

    Eddy Lu, Co-founder & CEO of GOAT · Jul 2024

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    Never again
14. —
    Emmett Shear

    Founder Mode: Emmett Shear, Founder, Softmax & Twitch · 2 episodes

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15. —
    Garry Tan

    Founder Mode: Garry Tan, President & CEO, Y Combinator · 2 episodes

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16. —
    Harj Taggar

    Harj Taggar, Partner, Y Combinator · Jan 2025

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    Never again
17. —
    Jared Friedman

    Jared Friedman, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-founder, Scribd · Dec 2025

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    Never again
18. —
    John Collison

    Patrick & John Collison, Co-Founders of Stripe · Nov 2023

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19. —
    Justin Kan

    Justin Kan, Cofounder, Twitch · Apr 2026

    0 votes

    Never again
20. —
    Parker Conrad

    Parker Conrad, Founder of Zenefits & Rippling · Dec 2023

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    Never again
21. —
    Paul Buchheit

    Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail · Mar 2023

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    Never again
22. —
    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt, CEO & co-founder, Charm Industrial; CEO & co-founder, Segment · Mar 2026

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    Never again
23. —
    Ryan Petersen

    Ryan Petersen, Founder & CEO of Flexport · Jul 2024

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    Never again
24. —
    Spenser Skates

    Spenser Skates, Founder & CEO, Amplitude · Feb 2026

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    Never again
25. —
    Steve Huffman

    Steve Huffman, Co-Founder & CEO of Reddit · Apr 2023

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26. —
    Tom Blomfield

    Tom Blomfield, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-Founder, Monzo · Feb 2026

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27. —
    Tomer London
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28. —
    Tony Xu

    Tony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash · Mar 2023

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29. —
    John Coogan

    John Coogan, Co-Founder & Host at TBPN · May 2026

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    Never again
30. —
    Kyle Vogt

    Kyle Vogt, Founder of Cruise Automation · May 2024

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31. —
    Paul Graham

    Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator · 3 episodes

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32. —
    Paul Gross

    Founder Mode: Paul Gross, Founder & CEO of Remora Carbon · Sep 2025

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33. —
    Eric Migicovsky

    Eric Migicovsky, Founder, Pebble & Beeper · Feb 2025

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    Never again
34. —
    Sajith Wickramasekara

    Founder Mode: Sajith Wickramasekara, Founder & CEO, Benchling · Oct 2025

    0 votes

    Never again
35. —
    Tracy Young

    Tracy Young, Co-Founder & CEO of PlanGrid · Apr 2023

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    Never again
36. —
    Dimitri Dadiomov

    Dimitri Dadiomov, Co-Founder & CEO of Modern Treasury · Oct 2023

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    Never again
37. —
    Joshua Reeves

    Gusto Co-Founders: Josh Reeves, Edward Kim & Tomer London · Jan 2025

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38. —
    Andy Lapsa

    Founder Mode: Andy Lapsa, Founder & CEO, Stoke Space · Sep 2025

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39. —
    Ron Conway

    Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel: Silicon Valley Bank Crisis · 5 episodes

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    Never again
40. —
    Jake Heller

    Founder Mode: Jake Heller, Founder & CEO, Casetext · Aug 2025

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    Never again