Sam Altman is replacing Paul Graham as president of Y Combinator.  An alumnus of YC’s original YC S05, Mr. Altman co-founded Loopt in 2005.  Sam Altman subsequently joined YC as a part-time advisor.  Loopt was sold to Greendot in 2012. Mr. Altman is also a partner of his own venture capital firm Hydrazine Capital.  This […]

Notwithstanding investor rants about foreigners lacking brains and being unqualified to run a business, Airbnb continues its mission of being a global travel marketplace.  The share economy company that enables people to stay in unique spaces in 33,000 cities across 192 countries recently won a legal battle in New York City.  However, the war continues […]