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YC Startup News

Startups that come through Y Combinator often go on to shape entire markets. This section tracks news about YC-backed companies, from demo day launches and seed rounds to later funding, acquisitions, and the products these founders are building.

Expect launch announcements from current batch companies, follow-on rounds as alumni scale, product releases in categories from developer tools to AI agents and fintech, and the occasional exit or shutdown that closes a company's arc. Growth milestones and pivots fill in the stories between.

Watching these companies over time shows how early ideas evolve into real businesses, which is valuable study material for anyone building or backing startups. It also surfaces useful new products early, often before the wider market has heard of them.

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2021-05-01

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Konrad Gadzinowski

Spaghetti code doesn't just look bad, it makes code brittle and prone to bugs. A modular programming architecture decouples interdependency and makes your code more robust.

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2021-03-01

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Konrad Gadzinowski

Version control systems helped transform the way we execute and manage software projects. Should we use GitFlow or trunk-based development method? This guide lists the pros and cons of both, and looks at various use cases.

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2020-02-10

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Konrad Gadzinowski

Shopping online is more popular than ever. Let's explore marketplace business models and payment methods for both regional and global services.

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2026-10-22

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Konrad Gadzinowski

RapDv is a modern JavaScript framework, built with intention for a rapid, scalable and repeatable development. This article describes its architecture, and how to develop and deploy web apps with it.

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