Welcome, Y Combinator!
To showcase Living Legend, I created chapters in your autobiographies!
Since I can’t interview you, I found some publicly available interviews that some of you have done on YouTube and extracted the audio. I took that audio and put it through my pipeline to create the chapters you see below.
Restless Roots
by Garry Tan
Restless Roots is a deeply personal journey through the tangled history of family, identity, and resilience. Garry Tan pieces together his father’s past—from a fractured childhood in Singapore to the pursuit of reinvention in America—unearthing the generational struggles of addiction, loss, and the search for belonging. As he navigates the echoes of his family’s choices, he discovers how the past shapes us—and how we find the strength to break free.
Based on The Quest with Justin Kan – Garry Tan: “Designer, Engineer, Investor, Human”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ARFwBxz00&t=0s&ab_channel=FractalRadio
Brooklyn to Breakthrough
by Michael Seibel
Brooklyn to Breakthrough follows Michael Seibel’s journey from a resourceful Brooklyn childhood to leading the startup world. Through setbacks, pivots, and unexpected successes, he shares how resilience and adaptability shaped his path—from auctioning a company on eBay to mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Based on The Quest with Justin Kan – Michael Seibel: “From Justin.tv to YC”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcQesV17WN4&ab_channel=FractalRadio
The Turning Point
by Dalton Caldwell
Turning Point is the story of building—and rebuilding—in the fast-moving world of social media. Fueled by a vision of music as a shared experience, imeem soared to massive popularity before colliding with the realities of the music industry. Determined to create a platform free from outside control, Dalton Caldwell pivoted to app.net, a bold experiment in user-funded social networking. This is a story of innovation, resilience, and the lessons learned from building platforms in an ever-changing digital landscape.
Based on This Week in Startups, Episode #306
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ZsIlfzSBU&ab_channel=ThisWeekinStartups
Against the Grain
by Tom Blomfield
Against the Grain is the story of chasing success, breaking the rules, and learning when to let go. Tom Blomfield set out on the hardest path—studying law at Oxford—before realizing he was wired to build, not follow. From co-founding GoCardless to launching Monzo, he pushed the limits of banking, leading a startup that redefined finance. But after years of relentless growth, personal sacrifice, and the pressures of running a bank through a global crisis, he made the hardest decision of all: to step away. This is a story of ambition, burnout, and the search for balance..
Based on The Diary Of A CEO, “Monzo CEO On Death Threats, Depression & Digital Banking Wars: Tom BlomField“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2_QOCrVO4&t=1171s&ab_channel=TheDiaryOfACEO
