Y Combinator is not the first incubator to occupy the tech startup landscape, but it is arguably the most prestigious. "Graduating" from a YC stint gives entrepreneurs a stamp of approval in the ferociously competitive tech world. Would-be Zuckerbergs and Jobs fight to get into the program that gives little in the way of cash, $14,000 for solo entrepreneur acts, but offers huge advantages in getting ideas out of entrepreneur's heads and into the marketplace under the guidance of founder Paul Graham and his partners, including Paul Buchheit, famous for developing Gmail over a weekend while at Google.
Today, the latest class of Y Combinator entrepreneurs are unveiling their products and services at the Computer Science History Museum in Mountain View, just around the corner from Bucheit's former employer. The 75 YC startups will be pitching their butts off to investors in the hopes of scoring the next round of funding that could help send them soaring into the ranks of former YC companies including Dropbox, Disqus, and Hipmunk. Wired Business will be bringing you the highlights (and lowlights) from the day.
