Dalton Caldwell is Managing Director, Investments and Group Partner at YC. He was the cofounder and CEO of imeem (acquired by MySpace in 2009), and the cofounder and CEO of App.net. He has a BS in Symbolic Systems and a BA in Psychology from Stanford University.
YC stats
- The YC companies Dalton has worked with are worth a combined $170 billion.
- He's done more than 6,500 office hours over the course of 21 batches at YC.
- He's advised more than 35 YC unicorns including:
In the news
Videos
20:27
Dalton & Michael: How future billionaires get sh*t done
634K views
Over 1 year ago
29:00
Tarpit ideas - what are tarpit ideas & how to avoid them
580K views
Over 1 year ago
32:01
Dalton & Michael: Most important lifestyle habits of successful founders
391K views
Over 1 year ago
19:45
Dalton & Michael: Why you should leave your FAANG job
228K views
Over 1 year ago
40:21
How to apply and succeed at Y Combinator
206K views
Over 1 year ago
17:39
How To NOT Get Screwed Over As A Software Engineer
197K views
1 year ago
20:57
Dalton & Michael: Where do great startup ideas come from?
178K views
Over 1 year ago
24:52
How to apply and succeed at YC
175K views
1 year ago
25:56
Dalton & Michael: Things that don't scale, the software edition
168K views
Over 1 year ago
21:19
Dalton & Michael: Simple products that became big companies
160K views
Over 1 year ago
35:46
Dalton & Michael: Save your startup during an economic downturn
151K views
Over 1 year ago
18:52
Dalton & Michael: What does it really mean to do things that don't scale?
139K views
Over 1 year ago