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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.

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    Adora Cheung

    Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy & Instalab · Jan 2024

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    David Rusenko

    David Rusenko, Founder of Weebly · Jun 2024

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    Edith Elliott

    Edith Elliott, Co-Founder & CEO of Noora Health · Jun 2023

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    Edward Kim
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    Haya Odeh
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    Jen Herbach

    Founder Mode: Jen Herbach, Founder & CEO, Adventris Pharmaceuticals · Oct 2025

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    Kashish Gupta

    Founder Mode: Kashish Gupta, Founder and co-CEO of Hightouch · Sep 2025

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    Surbhi Sarna

    Surbhi Sarna, Founder of nVision Medical · Dec 2024

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    Trevor Blackwell

    Trevor Blackwell, Co-founder Y Combinator; Founder, Anybots · Dec 2023

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    Tyler Shultz

    Tyler Shultz, Theranos Whistleblower (Part 2) · 2 episodes

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    Yin Wu

    Yin Wu, Co-Founder of Pulley · Jun 2024

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    Yuri Sagalov

    Yuri Sagalov, Co-Founder of AeroFS · Apr 2024

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Recent episodes

65 episodes from the feed, newest first.

  1. John Coogan, Co-Founder & Host at TBPN

    with John Coogan

    May 2026
  2. Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel: Silicon Valley Bank Crisis

    with Ron Conway

    Apr 2026
  3. Justin Kan, Cofounder, Twitch

    with Justin Kan

    Apr 2026
  4. Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator

    with Paul Graham

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

    with Peter Reinhardt

    Mar 2026
  6. Tom Blomfield, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-Founder, Monzo

    with Tom Blomfield

    Feb 2026
  7. Spenser Skates, Founder & CEO, Amplitude

    with Spenser Skates

    Feb 2026
  8. Christina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, Vanta

    with Christina Cacioppo

    Jan 2026
  9. David Kirtley, Founder & CEO of Helion Energy

    with David Kirtley

    Jan 2026
  10. Jared Friedman, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-founder, Scribd

    with Jared Friedman

    Dec 2025
  11. Jessica & Carolynn Announce Season 5!
    Dec 2025
  12. Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic

    with Blake Scholl

    Dec 2025
  13. Founder Mode: Sajith Wickramasekara, Founder & CEO, Benchling

    with Sajith Wickramasekara

    Oct 2025
  14. Founder Mode: Jen Herbach, Founder & CEO, Adventris Pharmaceuticals

    with Jen Herbach

    Oct 2025
  15. Founder Mode: Andy Lapsa, Founder & CEO, Stoke Space

    with Andy Lapsa

    Sep 2025
  16. Founder Mode: Emmett Shear, Founder, Softmax & Twitch

    with Emmett Shear

    Sep 2025
  17. Founder Mode: Christina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, Vanta

    with Christina Cacioppo

    Sep 2025
  18. Founder Mode: Kashish Gupta, Founder and co-CEO of Hightouch

    with Kashish Gupta

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

    with Paul Gross

    Sep 2025
  20. Founder Mode: Chris Best, Founder & CEO, Substack
    Sep 2025
  21. Founder Mode: Jake Heller, Founder & CEO, Casetext

    with Jake Heller

    Aug 2025
  22. Founder Mode: Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO, Airbnb

    with Brian Chesky

    Aug 2025
  23. Founder Mode: Garry Tan, President & CEO, Y Combinator

    with Garry Tan

    Aug 2025
  24. Founder Mode: Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator

    with Paul Graham

    Aug 2025
  25. Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel Part 4 (Bonus)

    with Ron Conway

    May 2025