11 Y Combinator Startups that Shut Down (and why)
Y Combinator is one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world. I wanted to explore 11 companies from the accelerator that had to shut down, and track down why they did. Other than the information obtained directly from the founders, all other information is based on my conclusion on the evidence publicly available. Comment down below how many times I've said "product market fit". Thanks for watching, and please like and subscribe if you enjoyed, learned something new, or if you like my bald dome. Check out the failory article by Rob Picard here: https://www.failory.com/interview/obs... Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:23 SuperTone 01:55 Cache 03:00 Quest 03:40 Canopi 04:13 Mixr 05:08 Outfit 06:01 Mythia 07:04 Charge Running 08:11 Observa 09:46 Playmaker 10:51 Bonus 11:14 Outro

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