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Yana Welinder
CEO & Founder at Kraftful
Yana Welinder is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kraftful, a company focused on enhancing product development through user feedback and data. With over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, she has established herself as a significant figure in product management. Kraftful is backed by notable investors, including Y Combinator, Google, and Samsung, reflecting its strong industry support.13
Before founding Kraftful, Yana led the product team at IFTTT, where she was instrumental in developing user experiences that engaged millions. Her previous roles also include working at Carbon, where she contributed to innovations in digital manufacturing, and involvement with Wikipedia as part of her advocacy for free knowledge creation.23
Yana holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Stanford University, which complement her extensive professional background. She is also a co-founder of GenAI Founders, a community aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in the generative AI space, and serves as a venture partner at Pioneer Fund, focusing on investments in Y Combinator companies.134
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Happy 20th Birthday YC!
@YCombinator has backed startups creating over $800 B in market value.
Here's 20 reasons it's great to be a YC founder:
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Bookface with answers to solve any possible startup problem 🧠
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Group partners who drop truth bombs when you need it 💣
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The iconic "talk to your users" reminders 📞
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@mwseibel’s “have you launched yet” energy 🚀
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Fundraising intros that actually deliver 💸
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Batchmates who instantly become founder fam 👯♀️
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Learning to distill your life’s work into 60 seconds 🎯
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Built-in founder therapy (aka group office hours) 😅
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Being told your MVP could always be more "M" 🛠️
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Building alongside future unicorn founders 🦄
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Instant street cred with just two letters ✨
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The shared obsession with relentlessly shipping 🚢
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@GarryTan's Demo Day production quality ⭐️
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YC dinners with free-flowing advice from founders who’ve done it before 💬
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Work at a Startup to hire scrappy top talent 💫
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Batchmates who get hyped about your wins 🥳
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@PaulG’s essays—timeless startup scripture 📖
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Access to an incredible founder network 🙌
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Epic YC Alumni Demo Day nostalgia every batch 😅
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Being part of the most ambitious startup club ever created 🌎
